RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas men's basketball team outrebounded McMurry 49-18 in Monday's 105-79 American Southwest Conference game at the UTD Activity Center.

The Comets (18-3, 13-1 ASC), who continue to lead the league standings, jumped out to a 19-7 advantage over the the first 5:19 of the game and led 53-40 at halftime. They kept up the momentum in the second half, outscoring the War Hawks (6-15, 5-9 ASC) 52-39 in the period.

For the game, UTD shot 54 percent (34-for-63) overall, 13-for-28 from outside and 24-of-29 at the line with 49 rebounds, 26 assists, one block, seven assists and 23 turnovers.

McMurry shot 46 percent (29-for-63) from the field, 4-for-24 from three-point range and 17-of-24 at the free throw line with 18 rebounds, 17 assists, two blocks, 11 steals and 15 turnovers.

UT Dallas Notes
- Kyle Poerschke posted his first double-double as a Comet, coming up with 25 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
- Senior guard Hunter Stevens posted 14 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and a pair of steals.
- Freshman forward Austin Page was 6-for-6 shooting, en route to 14 points.
- Senior forward James Curtis had 12 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore guard Luke Kiser had 12 points, five boards and four assists.
- Nick Donnelly scored 11 points with four rebounds and went 5-for-5 from the line.

McMurry Notes
- Remy Minor led the War Hawks with 22 points and 10 assists.
- Elias Garcia recorded 15 points, six rebounds and four steals.
- TJ Hilliard had 20 points on 7-o-f8 shooting off the bench.
- Rob Charles added 11 points.

Up Next
UT Dallas will travel to Mary Hardin-Baylor on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff in Belton, Texas.