Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Markus Kennedy scored 18 points, Nick Russell
 had 15 and No. 23...

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 Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Markus Kennedy scored 18 points, Nick Russell
 had 15 and No. 23 SMU beat UCF 70-55 on Saturday to win its first home game as
 a ranked team in 29 years.
 
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 Nic  Moore added  13 points and Ryan  Manuel scored 10 for the Mustangs (23-6,
 12-4 American), who have won three in a row and 12 of their last 14 games.
 
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 Isaiah  Sykes had 18 points to lead UCF (11-16, 3-13), which has lost three of
 four.
 
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 Ranked  in the top 25 this season for the first time since 1985, SMU continues
 to look like a lock to make its first NCAA tournament since 1993.
 
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 Saturday's  game was the first for the Mustangs at home as a ranked team since
 March  9,  1985. The next will  come Wednesday against No. 7 Louisville, which
 fell  to Memphis  on Saturday. SMU also has a regular-season game left against
 Memphis.
 
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NCAA Game Summary - UCF at SMU

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I. Sykes (UCF): 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
M. Kennedy (SMU): 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

GAME NOTES: The 23rd-ranked SMU Mustangs gear up for the home stretch, as they
 take on the UCF Knights in an American Athletic Conference bout at Moody
 Coliseum.

UCF (11-15) at (23) SMU (22-6)

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Markus Kennedy scored 18 points, Nick Russell
 had 15 and No. 23 SMU beat UCF 70-55 on Saturday to win its first home game as
 a ranked team in 29 years.

NCAA Game Summary - UCF at SMU

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