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PALM SPRINGS, CA (AP) -- Boopie Miller's basket with 2.1 seconds left gave SMU a 79-77 win over California Baptist on Tuesday at the Acrisure Holiday Invitational after the Mustangs blew a 16-point second-half lead.

The Lancers (4-3) rallied behind Kendal Coleman, who scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half when they tied the game seven times, the final time on Dominique Daniels Jr.'s drive with 15.7 seconds left.

Out of an SMU (5-2) timeout, Miller took the inbounds pass and worked the clock down before coming off a ball screen and putting in about a 10-foot floater.

B.J. Edwards scored 17 points, Miller 16, Kario Oquendo 14 and Yohan Traore 10 for the Mustangs, who shot 53% and made 8 of 20 3-point tries.

Coleman was 12-of-16 shooting, making 6 of 8 from the arc, in leading the Lancers. Daniels added 16 points and AJ Braun 12. California Baptist shot 52%.

SMU led almost the entire first half and outscored Lancers 11-4 to end the half for a 45-32 lead.
 

• Acrisure Holiday Invitational - Semifinal
• SMU 79, Cal Baptist 77
• SMU (5-2), CBU (4-3)
• Acrisure Arena – Palm Springs, California
• Head Coach Andy Enfield Postgame Audio

• Acrisure Holiday Invitational Championship - Acrisure Arena – Palm Springs, California
  • vs Fresno State or Washington State – Wednesday, November 27 – 8:30pm CT/6:30pm PT
  • TV: TruTV | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App
• Alabama State – Tuesday, December 3 – 7 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
  • TV: ACCNX | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App
• First ACC Game
  • Virginia – Saturday, December 7 – 1:15 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
  • TV: The CW | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App 

• SMU will play in the championship of an in-season tournament for the third straight season. The Mustangs made the final of the 2022-23 Diamond Head Classic (defeat Iona, defeat Utah State, lost to Hawaii) and the 2023-24 Fort Myers Tip-Off (defeat West Virginia, lost to Wisconsin). 

• Boopie Miller hit a running floater with 2.1 seconds left for the 79-77 win
  • https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/1861633650225217612
• Game was tied 8 times total, including 7 times in the second half 

• 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.)
  • Second straight game with this starting lineup
• SMU scored 79 points and had 4 score 10+ points (SMU entered the game averaging 89.7 points, 2^nd ACC)
  • B.J. Edwards 17 (tied career high, first time leading SMU in scoring, had 11 at halftime)
    • Also had 4 assists, 3 steals
  • Boopie Miller 16 (double figures in each game this season)
  • Kario Oquendo 14 (3-4 on 3FGs, 3^rd game with 10+ this season, 2^nd straight)
  • Yohan Traore 12 (3^rd game this season with 10+)
  • Samet Yiğitoğlu 9, Matt Cross 7 (also had 8 rebounds)
• Stat Comparison
  • FG%: SMU 52.2%, CBU 55.2%
    • 5^th game this season at 50% or better
  • Rebounds: SMU 30, CBU 27
  • Offensive Rebounds (2^nd Chance Points): SMU 10 (15), CBU 9 (12)
  • Points in the Paint: SMU 40, CBU 40 

• 8-0 to go up 24-13 (Kario Oquendo 6 points on two 3-pointers and a layup by Boopie Miller)
• 16-6 run to bridge the halves (11-4 to end the first half, 5-2 to start the second half)

• SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
  • 5-2 at SMU (1^st season)
  • 266-177 career record (14^th season) 

• Jerrell Colbert (#20, F, Jr.)
  • 2 blocks (9 last 4 games)
• Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
  • 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals
• B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
  • Tied career high 17 points (5^th game this season with 10+)
  • 7-10 on FGs
  • 4 assists
  • 3 steals (entered game 2^nd in ACC at 2.5)
• Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
  • 16 points, including game-winning FG with 2.1 seconds left
    • Entered game 11^th in ACC in scoring at 17.3
  • 5 assists (2 turnovers)
    • Entered game 2^nd ACC / 23^rd NCAA at 6.2
    • Entered game 9^th in ACC for assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.85
  • 5 rebounds
  • 1 steal
• Kario Oquendo (#8, G, Sr.)
  • 14 points (3^rd game this season with 10+, 2^nd straight)
  • 3-4 on 3FGs (8-13 past 3 games)
• Yohan Traore (#21, F, Jr.)
  • 12 points (3^rd game with 10+)
  • 2-5 on 3FGs (tied career high for 3FGs made)
  • 2 rebounds
• Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
  • 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks