SMU 74, [-/rv] LSU 64
SMU (9-2), LSU (8-2)
Comerica Center – Frisco, Texas
UPCOMING GAMES
at Boston College – Saturday, December 21 – 12pm ET/11am CT – Chestnut Hill, Mass. – Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606)
TV: The CW
Longwood – Sunday, December 29 – 1 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
TV: ACCNX
[4/6] Duke – Saturday, January 4 – 1:15 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
TV: The CW
NEUTRAL SITE
The Mustangs are 3-0 in neutral-sire games this year
Win 74-64 vs LSU at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas
Won the Acrisure Holiday Invitational in Palm Springs, Calif. (77-60 vs Washington State in final, 79-77 vs Cal Baptist in semifinal)
NCAA NET Rankings – SMU 42, LSU 53
SECOND-HALF
SMU outscored LSU 47-31 in the second half
SMU shot 59.3% and held LSU to 40.0%
SMU had 13 assists on 16 FGs in the second half
Forced LSU into 13 turnover in the 2nd half (17 total)
DOUBLE-DOUBLE+
Matt Cross had 16 points and 16 rebounds (tied career high in rebounds)
Most rebounds by a SMU player since 19 by Jordan Tolbert vs Hampton 12/17/15
Tied season high 7 offensive rebounds
3rd double-double 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.)
6th straight game with this starting lineup
SMU is 9-2 - Best start since starting 12-2 in 2020-21
SMU has won 5 straight
SMU had 4 score 10+ points
Matt Cross 16 (also had career-high tying 16 rebounds for 3rd double-double of the season)
B.J. Edwards 12 (also season-high 8 rebounds)
Chuck Harris 11 (3-4 on 3FGs)
Samet Yiğitoğlu 12 (7th game with 10+ in 9 games played)
Boopie Miller 9 (Entered game 15th in ACC at 14.9)
SMU had 20 assists on 27 FGs
B.J. Edwards 6 (Entered game 15th ACC at 3.3 assists)
Boopie Miller 7 (8th game this season with at least 5 assists, entered game 2nd ACC / 36th NCAA at 5.6)
SMU had 9 steals (entered game 5th ACC at 8.0)
B.J. Edwards 3 (entered game 2nd in ACC / 30th NCAA at 2.4, 7th game this season with multiple steals)
Boopie Miller 1 (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.7)
Yohan Traore 2
SMU RUNS
11-0 to take a 125 lead, finished by a three from B.J. Edwards at 13:59 1st half
8-2 to start the second half to tie the game 35-35 at 17:36
14-0 to go up 51-39 at 11:01 2nd half
Kario Oquendo dunk on a lob from B.J. Edwards https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/1868061094344048986
HIGHLIGHTS
ESPN
Game highlights https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/42971926
Samet Yiğitoğlu dunk https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/42970120
Matt Cross 3-pointer https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/42971146
B.J. Edwards alley-oop to Kario Oquendo https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/42971186
Jerrell Colbert dunk from Chuck Harris https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/42971197
B.J. Edwards steal and dunk https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/42971223
STAT COMPARISON
FG%: SMU 45.0%, LSU 42.6%
SMU entered game 3rd in ACC at 47.6%
Rebounds: SMU 41, LSU 31
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 12th NCAA at +10.4
SMU was +8 in the first half (24=16)
Matt Cross tied career high 16
Offensive Rebounds: SMU 13, LSU 7
Points in the Paint: SMU 42, LSU 26
Bench Points: SMU 21, LSU 4
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 19th NCAA at 34.2
HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD
SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
9-2 at SMU (1st season)
270-177 career record (14th season)
43-32 in neutral-site games
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
16 points
Tied career high 16 rebounds (8+ rebounds in 7 straight games; Entered game 9th in ACC at 7.
3rd double-double this season, 13th of career
2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
12 points
Tied Season-high 6 assists (3 turnover)
Entered game 15th ACC at 3.3 assists
Entered game 11th in ACC for assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.20
Season-high 8 rebounds
3 steals (entered game 2nd in ACC / 30th NCAA at 2.4)
Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
11 points
3-4 on 3FGs (entered game at 42.9%)
Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
9 points (Entered game 15th in ACC at 14.9)
7 assists (5 turnover)
Entered game 2nd ACC / 36th NCAA at 5.6
Entered game 10th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.43
1 steals (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.7)
Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
12 points (7th game with 10+ in 9 games played)
4 rebounds
2 blocks (Entered game 13th in ACC at 1.0)
