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Numbers and notes: MBB 98, Longwood 82

PostPosted: Sun Dec 29, 2024 8:37 pm
by PonyPride
SMU Postgame Notes – December 29, 2024
SMU 98, Longwood 82
SMU (11-2), Longwood (11-4)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas


UPCOMING GAMES

[4/4] Duke – Saturday, January 4 – 1:15 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
TV: The CW

at [rv/rv] North Carolina – Tuesday, January 7 – 9pm ET/8pm CT – Chapel Hill, N.C. – Smith Center
TV: ACCN

Georgia Tech – Saturday, January 11 – 3 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
TV: ESPN2/ESPNU

WIN STREAK / NET

SMU has won 7 straight
Longest since 8 straight in 2021-22
Win streak includes:
Washington State on Nov. 27 (77-60 neutral site – Palm Springs, Calif.)
Virginia on Dec. 7 (63-51 at Moody Coliseum)
LSU on Dec. 14 (74-64 neutral site – Frisco, Texas)
at Boston College on Dec. 21 (103-77)

SMU entered the game No. 30 in the NCAA NET

SMU RUNS

10-0 run to go up 38-26 with 5:34 left in the 1st half

11-0 run to go up 83-63 at 6:57 2nd half

15-3 to start the 2nd half to take a 60-46 lead at 16:59 (SMU also scored at 1st-half buzzer for 17-3 total run)

SMU made 10 straight FGs from the first-half buzzer to 14:44 2nd half (lead 67-56)

SMU has 14 runs this season of at least 10-0
5 in the past 3 games (2 vs LSU 12/14, 1 at Boston College 12/21, 2 vs Longwood 12/29)


STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 98, LU 82
SMU entered the game 1st ACC / 16th NCAA at 86.3
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 28th NCAA in margin at +16.4
FG%: SMU 62.0%, LU 47.2%
SMU entered game 2nd in ACC / 43rd NCAA at 48.8%
3FGs: SMU 10-20, LU 4-14
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 33rd NCAA at 38.3%
Rebounds: SMU 33, LU 30
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 15th NCAA at +9.2
SMU had ___ offensive rebounds – entered the game 1st in ACC / 29th NCAA at 13.8
Bench Points: SMU 26, LU 28
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 17th NCAA at 33.7

SMU shot 62.0% after shooting 64.4% at Boston College 12/21

SMU hit 10-20 on threes after going 11-16 (68.8%) at Boston College 12/21

SMU had 53 points in the second half
9th time with at least 50 points I a half this season

NOTES

Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, 6-3, 185, Jr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, 6-0, 175, Jr.), #21 Yohan Traore (F, 6-11, 235, Jr.), #24 Samet Yiğitoğlu (C, 7-2, 265, Fr.), #33 Matt Cross (F, 6-7, 230, Sr.)
8th straight game with this starting lineup

SMU is 11-2 - Best start since starting 12-2 in 2020-21

SMU has won 7 straight

SMU is 7-1 at Moody Coliseum

SMU had 4 score 10+ points (First game this season with two 20-point scorers)
Matt Cross 19
Chuck Harris 12 (2-4 on 3FGs)
Boopie Miller 24 season high (4th 20+ game this season, Entered game 18th in ACC at 14.7)
6-7 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 10-12 FTs
Also had 7 assists
Yohan Traore 20 season high (15 in first half, 5th double-digit game this season)
Also had 11 rebounds

SMU had 18 assists on 31 made FGs
SMU entered the game 1st ACC in assists at 16.3
Boopie Miller 7 (Entered game 3rd ACC / 30th NCAA at 5.8
B.J. Edwards 5 (Entered game 16th ACC at 3.4)
Matt Cross 4

SMU outrebounded Longwood 33-30
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 15th NCAA at +9.2
8 offensive rebounds (entered the game 1st in ACC / 29th NCAA at 13.8)
Yohan Traore 11 season high

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
11-2 at SMU (1st season)
272-177 career record (14th season)
166-53 at home in career


ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Jerrell Colbert (#20, F, Jr.)
2 blocks (entered game 10th in ACC at 1.2)

Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
19 points
4 rebounds Entered game 5th in ACC at 8.5)
4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
6 points
5 assists (3 turnovers)
Entered game 16th ACC in assists at 3.4
Entered game 12th in ACC for assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.16
2 steals (entered game 2nd in ACC / 23rd NCAA at 2.4)

Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
12 points (Entered game 30th in ACC at 12.3)
2-4 on 3FGs (entered game at 49.0%)
Entered game 11th in ACC for 3FG made at 2.1

Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
Season-high 24 points (Entered game 18th in ACC at 14.7)
7 assists (4 turnovers)
Entered game 3rd ACC / 30th NCAA at 5.8
Entered game 9th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.33
2 steals (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.5)

Kario Oquendo (#8, G, Sr.)
9 points
2 steals

Yohan Traore (#21, F, 6-11, Jr.)
Season-high 20 points (7-10 FGs)
11 rebounds
2nd double-double this season
First half: 15 points, 7 rebounds

Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
3 points
8 rebounds