Numbers and notes: MBB 63, N.C. State 57

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SMU Postgame Notes – January 25, 2025
SMU 63, NC State 57
SMU (15-5, 6-3 ACC), NC State (9-10, 2-6 ACC)
Raleigh, North Carolina – Lenovo Center

UPCOMING GAMES

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

at Virginia Tech – Wednesday, February 5 – 9pm ET/8pm CT – Blacksburg, Virginia – Cassell Coliseum
TV: ACCN

NET / WINS

SMU entered the game No. 44 in the NCAA NET
SMU has won 4 of past 5 and 11 of past 14
SMU is 7-2 away from Moody Coliseum
SMU is 4-1 on the road in ACC games
NC State is now 36-10 at home since the start of the 2022-23 season

FINISH

NC State got within 56-55 with 3:21 left
B.J. Edwards 3FG at 2:55
Samet Yiğitoğlu hit 2FTs at 1:59 & again at 0:18

SMU RUNS

15-0 to go up 31-22 at 2:32 1st half
4th-longest of the season (22-0 vs Tarleton State 11/4, 16-0 vs Florida A&M 11/7, 16-0 at Miami 1/18)
SMU was 7-10 on FGs and held NCSU to 0-9 on FGs during the run

SMU has 20 runs of at least 10-0 this season

SMU started the game down 8-0 before leading 34-26 at halftime (34-18 over last 16:22 of 1st half)

26-13 bridging the halves to go up 42-29 at 15:50 2nd half


STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 63, NC State 57
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 16th NCAA at 84.2
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC with a margin of +11.2
FG%: SMU 44.2%, NC State 29.0%
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC at 48.2%
Season-low for SMU opponent, 9th opponent SMU has held under 40%
3FGs: SMU 6-16, NC State 4-23
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 24th NCAA at 38.3%
Rebounds: SMU 42, NC State 34
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 27th NCAA at +7.0
SMU had 9 offensive rebounds (8 second-chance points)
Points in the Paint: SMU 32, NC State 16
SMU entered the game averaging 38.2
Bench Points: SMU 19, NC State 11
SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 30th NCAA at 29.7

NOTES

Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, 6-3, 185, Jr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, 6-0, 175, Jr.), #5 Tibet Görener (F, 6-9, 205, Sr.), #24 Samet Yiğitoğlu (C, 7-2, 265, Fr.), #33 Matt Cross (F, 6-7, 230, Sr.)
1st game with this starting lineup (1st start for Tibet Görener)

SMU had 4 guys with 8+ points
Matt Cross 11 (Entered game averaging 11.0, 10 rebounds for 5th double-double of the season)
B.J. Edwards 8 (Entered game averaging 10.7)
Kario Oquendo 13 (entered game averaging 9.6, also season-high 7 rebounds)
Samet Yiğitoğlu 20 career-high (7 rebounds, 8-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs, 12th game this season with 10+)

SMU outrebounded NC State 42-34
SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 27th NCAA at +7.0
Matt Cross 10 (entered game 7th in ACC at 8.0)
Kario Oquendo 7 season-high
Samet Yiğitoğlu 7 (entered the game 14th in ACC at 6.5)
B.J. Edwards 6

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
15-5 at SMU (1st season)
276-180 career record (14th season)

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
11 points (Entered game averaging 11.0)
10 rebounds (Entered game 7th in ACC at 8.0)
1 assist, 1 block
5th double-double this season, 15th of his career

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
8 points (entered game averaging 10.7)
1 assist (Entered game 13th ACC at 3.4
1 steals (entered game 2nd in ACC / 15th NCAA at 2.4)
6 rebounds

Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
6 points (Entered game 32nd in ACC at 12.2)
2-3 on 3FGs (entered game at 43.3%)


Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
5 points
3 rebounds
5 assists (3 turnover)
Entered game 4th ACC / 31st NCAA at 5.7
Entered game 3rd ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.66

Kario Oquendo (#8, G, 6-4, Sr.)
13 points (entered game averaging 9.6)
Season-high 7 rebounds
1 assist

Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
Career-high 20 points (8-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs, entered game averaging 9.7)
7 rebounds (entered the game 14th in ACC at 6.5)
1 block (entered game 12th in ACC at 1.1)
1 assist