Kario Oquendo poured in a season-high 20 points to lead seven SMU scorers in double figures as the Mustangs blasted Alabama State 101-72 on Tuesday in Dallas.The Mustangs (7-2) led by 10 points at halftime but tripled that advantage over the first nine-plus minutes of the second half. SMU outshot the Hornets 47.8 percent to 34.8 percent from the field and earned massive edges in rebounds (56-34), points in the paint (44-10) and fastbreak points (29-6), the latter despite forcing only eight turnovers.Matt Cross added 12 points and 10 rebounds for SMU, which won its third straight game. Samet Yigitoglu and Chuck Harris scored 12 points apiece, Yohan Traore and B.J. Edwards each had 11 and Jerrell Colbert hit for 10.Amarr Knox led Alabama State (3-5) with 17 points, while Shawn Fulcher added 12.The teams traded blows in the game’s opening minutes before Alabama State took its largest lead of the game, 18-14, after a 3-pointer by Tyler Mack at the 13:55 mark of the first half. The Mustangs leapfrogged to the front via an 11-0 run that featured back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers from Oquendo, Cross and Harris.