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DALLAS (AP) -- Boopie Miller scored 21 points with seven assists, B. J. Edwards had 17 points, and SMU defeated UNC-Greensboro 81-68 on Monday night.
Miller scored 13 points in the second half and the Mustangs (3-0) pushed a six-point halftime lead to 14 points halfway through the period. After an unusual stretch of nearly five minutes in which all 14 points were scored at the free-throw line, Malik Henry threw down a dunk that got Greensboro within 65-54.
Ronald Polite III added a layup for the Spartans before Samet Yigitoglu's dunk and free throw started an 11-3 run capped by an Edwards 3-pointer to put the Mustangs up 78-59 near the three-minute mark.
Kenyon Giles scored 21 points, Henry 14 and Polite 12 for Greensboro (1-1). Miles Jones did not score or even attempt a shot but grabbed 10 rebounds in 22 minutes of play.
A 3-pointer by Akrum Ahemed gave the Spartans a 24-23 lead with about 7 minutes left in the first half. B. J. Edwards then hit a 3 to put SMU up 26-24 and the Mustangs went on to lead 41-35 at halftime.
The Mustangs will next travel to Butler on Friday, November 15, before returning home to face Prairie View A&M on November 18.
SMU Postgame Notes – November 11, 2024
- SMU 81, UNC Greensboro 68
- SMU (3-0), UNCG (1-1)
- David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
UPCOMING GAMES
- At Butler – Friday, November 15 – 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT – Hinkle Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: FS2 | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App
- Prairie View A&M – Monday, November 18 – 7 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACCNX | Audio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App
- [rv/rv] Mississippi State – Friday, November 22 – 7:30 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACCNX | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
NOTES
- Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, 6-3, 185, Jr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, 6-0, 175, Jr.), #8 Kario Oquendo (G, 6-4, 220, SR.), #21 Yohan Traore (F, 6-11, 235, Jr.), #24 Samet Yiğitoğlu (C, 7-2, 265, Fr.)
- B.J. Edwards had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals (tied career high in steals, has 12 in three games, entered game T-20 NCAA at 3.5 steals per game)
- Boopie Miller had 21 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
- SMU had 5 score 8+ points
- SMU won 81-68
- Has 279 points in 3 games this season
- SMU led 41-35 at halftime
- Stat Comparison
- FG%: SMU 42.9, UNCG 41.4
- Points off turnovers: SMU 19, UNCG 12
- 2nd Chance Points: SMU 16, UNCG 6
- Points in the paint: SMU 34, UNCG 28
- Steals: SMU 9, UNCG 6
- SMU had 9 steals (have 31 in first 3 games)
HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD
- SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 3-0 at SMU (1st season)
- 264-175 career record (14th season)
SMU RUNS
- Had a 9-0 run early in the second half to go up 53-41 with 13:15 left to play
- 11-0 run to go up 14-7 (SMU has had a run of at least 11-0 in each game this season)
- SMU had a 28-4 run, including a 16-0 stretch, in the win vs Florida A&M 11/7
- SMU had a 32-3 run, including a 22-0 spurt, in the season-opening win vs Tarleton State 11/4
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
- B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
- 17 points
- 7 rebounds (6+ in each game this season)
- 1 assist
- Career-high tying 5 steals (12 in 3 games this season)
- Entered game T-20 NCAA at 3.5 steals per game
- First Mustang with 3+ steals in three straight games since Zhuric Phelps 1/5/23 to 1/18/23
- Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
- 21 points (18 career 20-point games, including all 3 this season)
- 7 assists (4 turnovers) (23 assists this season with 8 turnovers)
- 1 steal (8 this season)
- 4 rebounds
- Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
