Numbers and notes: MBB 93, Georgia Tech 71
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:53 pmSMU Postgame Notes – January 11, 2025
SMU 93, Georgia Tech 71
SMU (12-4, 3-2 ACC), GT (8-9, 2-3 ACC)
Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
UPCOMING GAMES
at Virginia – Wednesday, January 15 – 9pm ET/8pm CT – Charlottesville, Virginia – John Paul Jones Arena
TV: ACCN
at Miami – Saturday, January 18 – 2pm ET/1pm CT – Coral Gable, Florida – Watsco Center
TV: ESPN2/ESPNU
Louisville – Tuesday, January 21 – 8 p.m. CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ACCN
NET / WINS
SMU entered the game No. 46 in the NCAA NET
SMU has won 8 of past 10
SMU is 8-2 at Moody Coliseum
SMU RUNS
SMU had an 11-0 run to lead 11-2 at 16:31 1st half
Run eventually was 25-5 to lead 25-7 at 13:05 1st half
Had a 14-0 run to go up 46-15 at 4:35 1st half
SMU has 16 runs this season of at least 10-0
SMU started the game 1-of-5 FGs, then hit 9 of next 10 FG attempts (up 25-7 at 13:05 1st half)
HALFTIME LEAD
SMU led 50-19 at halftime. That is SMU’s largest halftime lead in a conference game since 49-15 vs South Florida on 12/31/14 (W, 83-49)
SMU held Georgia Tech to 19 at halftime, the lowest by an SMU opponent in the first half since 18 at Florida State 12/16/23 (led 25-18 and won 68-57)
SMU had 50 points in the first half
Has 10 halves with at least 50 points this season
STAT COMPARISON
Score: SMU 93, GT 71
SMU entered the game 2nd ACC / 24th NCAA at 84.1
SMU entered the game 3rd in ACC / 3rd NCAA in margin at +11.4
FG%: SMU 50.0, GT 45.8
SMU entered game 6th in ACC at 47.3%
3FGs: SMU 14-28, GT 9-23
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 50th NCAA at 37.1%
Rebounds: SMU 37, GT 37
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 25th NCAA at +7.6
SMU had 13 offensive rebounds – entered the game 1st in ACC / 21st NCAA at 14.0
Assists: SMU 25, GT 22
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC at 15.7
Tied season high for SMU
Steals: SMU 15, GT 2
Season-high for SMU (was 13)
Bench Points: SMU 31, GT 35
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 29th NCAA at 31.0
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.)
1st start this season for Chuck Harris
SMU had 5 score 10+ points
8th game this season with at least 5 scoring 10+
Matt Cross 11 (6th straight game with 10+, also had 7 rebounds)
Chuck Harris 21 tied season high (Entered game 36th in ACC at 11.
B.J. Edwards 19 career high (11th game in double figures this season)
Als had 6 assists and career-high 6 steals (T-11th at SMU in single-game steals)
Kario Oquendo 12
Yohan Traore 13 (Entered game averaging 8.3)
SMU had a season-high tying 25 assists (entered game 2nd in ACC averaging 15.7)
B.J. Edwards 6 (Entered game 17th ACC at 3.2)
Boopie Miller 9 (Entered game 4th ACC / 35th NCAA at 5.7)
SMU had 15 steals (entered game 4th in ACC averaging 7.7)
4th game this season with 10+
Matt Cross 3 season high
B.J. Edwards 6 career high (entered game 3rd in ACC / 31st NCAA at 2.2)
Boopie Miller 2 (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.5)
Samet Yiğitoğlu 3 career high
HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD
SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
12-4 at SMU (1st season)
273-179 career record (14th season)
167-54 career home record
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
11 points (entered game averaging 10.9)
7 rebounds (Entered game 5th in ACC at 8.4)
4 assists
Season-high 3 steals
2 blocks
B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
Career-high 19 points
6 assists (1 turnovers)
Entered game 17th ACC at 3.2
Entered game 9th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.18
Career-high 6 steals (entered game 3rd in ACC / 31st NCAA at 2.2)
T-11th in a game at SMU
Chuck Harris (#3, G, 6-4, Sr.)
Tied season-high 21 points (Entered game 36th in ACC at 11.
4-6 on 3FGs (entered game at 45.5%)
3 rebounds
2 assists
Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
4 points
9 assists (1 turnovers)
Entered game 4th ACC / 35th NCAA at 5.7
Entered game 7th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.30
2 steals (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.5)
Kario Oquendo (#8, G, 6-4, Sr.)
12 points
3-5 on 3FGs (entered game at 42.9%)
3 assists
Yohan Traore (F, F, 6-11, Jr.)
13 points
4 rebounds
Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
7 points
9 rebounds (entered the game 15th in ACC at 6.6)
2 blocks (entered the game 21st in ACC at 0.9)
Career-high 3 steals
SMU 93, Georgia Tech 71
SMU (12-4, 3-2 ACC), GT (8-9, 2-3 ACC)
Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
UPCOMING GAMES
at Virginia – Wednesday, January 15 – 9pm ET/8pm CT – Charlottesville, Virginia – John Paul Jones Arena
TV: ACCN
at Miami – Saturday, January 18 – 2pm ET/1pm CT – Coral Gable, Florida – Watsco Center
TV: ESPN2/ESPNU
Louisville – Tuesday, January 21 – 8 p.m. CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ACCN
NET / WINS
SMU entered the game No. 46 in the NCAA NET
SMU has won 8 of past 10
SMU is 8-2 at Moody Coliseum
SMU RUNS
SMU had an 11-0 run to lead 11-2 at 16:31 1st half
Run eventually was 25-5 to lead 25-7 at 13:05 1st half
Had a 14-0 run to go up 46-15 at 4:35 1st half
SMU has 16 runs this season of at least 10-0
SMU started the game 1-of-5 FGs, then hit 9 of next 10 FG attempts (up 25-7 at 13:05 1st half)
HALFTIME LEAD
SMU led 50-19 at halftime. That is SMU’s largest halftime lead in a conference game since 49-15 vs South Florida on 12/31/14 (W, 83-49)
SMU held Georgia Tech to 19 at halftime, the lowest by an SMU opponent in the first half since 18 at Florida State 12/16/23 (led 25-18 and won 68-57)
SMU had 50 points in the first half
Has 10 halves with at least 50 points this season
STAT COMPARISON
Score: SMU 93, GT 71
SMU entered the game 2nd ACC / 24th NCAA at 84.1
SMU entered the game 3rd in ACC / 3rd NCAA in margin at +11.4
FG%: SMU 50.0, GT 45.8
SMU entered game 6th in ACC at 47.3%
3FGs: SMU 14-28, GT 9-23
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 50th NCAA at 37.1%
Rebounds: SMU 37, GT 37
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 25th NCAA at +7.6
SMU had 13 offensive rebounds – entered the game 1st in ACC / 21st NCAA at 14.0
Assists: SMU 25, GT 22
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC at 15.7
Tied season high for SMU
Steals: SMU 15, GT 2
Season-high for SMU (was 13)
Bench Points: SMU 31, GT 35
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 29th NCAA at 31.0
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.)
1st start this season for Chuck Harris
SMU had 5 score 10+ points
8th game this season with at least 5 scoring 10+
Matt Cross 11 (6th straight game with 10+, also had 7 rebounds)
Chuck Harris 21 tied season high (Entered game 36th in ACC at 11.
B.J. Edwards 19 career high (11th game in double figures this season)
Als had 6 assists and career-high 6 steals (T-11th at SMU in single-game steals)
Kario Oquendo 12
Yohan Traore 13 (Entered game averaging 8.3)
SMU had a season-high tying 25 assists (entered game 2nd in ACC averaging 15.7)
B.J. Edwards 6 (Entered game 17th ACC at 3.2)
Boopie Miller 9 (Entered game 4th ACC / 35th NCAA at 5.7)
SMU had 15 steals (entered game 4th in ACC averaging 7.7)
4th game this season with 10+
Matt Cross 3 season high
B.J. Edwards 6 career high (entered game 3rd in ACC / 31st NCAA at 2.2)
Boopie Miller 2 (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.5)
Samet Yiğitoğlu 3 career high
HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD
SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
12-4 at SMU (1st season)
273-179 career record (14th season)
167-54 career home record
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
11 points (entered game averaging 10.9)
7 rebounds (Entered game 5th in ACC at 8.4)
4 assists
Season-high 3 steals
2 blocks
B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
Career-high 19 points
6 assists (1 turnovers)
Entered game 17th ACC at 3.2
Entered game 9th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.18
Career-high 6 steals (entered game 3rd in ACC / 31st NCAA at 2.2)
T-11th in a game at SMU
Chuck Harris (#3, G, 6-4, Sr.)
Tied season-high 21 points (Entered game 36th in ACC at 11.
4-6 on 3FGs (entered game at 45.5%)
3 rebounds
2 assists
Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
4 points
9 assists (1 turnovers)
Entered game 4th ACC / 35th NCAA at 5.7
Entered game 7th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.30
2 steals (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.5)
Kario Oquendo (#8, G, 6-4, Sr.)
12 points
3-5 on 3FGs (entered game at 42.9%)
3 assists
Yohan Traore (F, F, 6-11, Jr.)
13 points
4 rebounds
Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
7 points
9 rebounds (entered the game 15th in ACC at 6.6)
2 blocks (entered the game 21st in ACC at 0.9)
Career-high 3 steals