Jakub Szumert, a freshman forward who played professionally in Poland, finished with 24 points and seven rebounds to lead SMU to an 85-72 victory Monday night over Southern in the season opener for both teams in Dallas.
Szumert, 5 of 6 from the field, made 13 of his 14 free-throw attempts.
The Mustangs made fewer field goals than Southern (26-23) but outscored the Jaguars 32-12 from the free-throw line…