Numbers and notes: Louisville 98, MBB 73

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SMU Postgame Notes – January 21, 2025
[25/rv] Louisville 98, SMU 73
Louisville (15-5, 8-1 ACC), SMU (14-5, 5-3 ACC)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum

UPCOMING GAMES

at N.C. State – Saturday, January 25 – 12pm ET/11am CT – Raleigh, North Carolina – Lenovo Center
TV: The CW

California – Wednesday, January 29 – 8pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ACCN

Stanford – Saturday, February 1 – 5pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ACCN

NET
SMU entered the game No. 36 in the NCAA NET, Louisville at No. 29 in the NCAA NET

Snaps SMU’s 3-game winning streak ( SMU has won 3 of past 4 games and 10 of past 13 games)
SMU is 8-3 at Moody Coliseum

Louisville has won 8 straight

NOTES
Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, 6-3, 185, Jr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, 6-0, 175, Jr.), #3 Chuck Harris (G, 6-4, 190, Sr.), #24 Samet Yiğitoğlu (C, 7-2, 265, Fr.), #33 Matt Cross (F, 6-7, 230, Sr.)
4th straight game with this starting lineup

SMU had 7 guys with 10+ points
Matt Cross 18 (7-11 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, Entered game averaging 10.6)
Also had 8 rebounds and 2 assists
B.J. Edwards 16 (Entered game averaging 10.4)
Also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
Samet Yiğitoğlu 11 (11th game this season with 10+)
5 rebounds, career-high 4 blocks


INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
18 points (Entered game averaging 10.6)
8 rebounds (Entered game 7th in ACC at 8.0)
2 assists

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
16 points (entered game averaging 10.4)
4 assists (0 turnovers)
Entered game 13th ACC at 3.4
Entered game 9th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.26
3 steals (entered game 2nd in ACC / 16th NCAA at 2.4)
4 rebounds

Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
11 points (4-7 FGs, entered game averaging 9.6)
5 rebounds (entered the game 15th in ACC at 6.6)
Career-high 4 blocks (was 3 vs Mississippi State 11/22; entered game 20th in ACC at 0.9)

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
14-5 at SMU (1st season)
275-180 career record (14th season)
167-55 career record in home games