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DALLAS (AP) -- Boopie Miller scored 24 points and added seven assists and Yohan Traoire posted a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds to help power SMU to its seventh straight win, closing out its nonconference schedule with a 98-82 victory over Longwood on Sunday.
The Mustangs (11-2) shot 62% from the field for the game, knocking down 10 of 20 shots from behind the 3-point arc to earn their seventh win in eight home games.
Longwood (11-4) stayed close by taking advantage of 20 SMU turnovers and 10 steals. Elijah Tucker's jumper with 11:37 left pulled the Lancers within seven, 69-62, but the Mustangs answered with a 14-1 run to take a 20-point lead.
Miller knocked down 6 of 7 shots from the field, including both of his 3-point attempts, and was 10 of 12 from the free-throw line. Traore was 7 of 10 from the floor, including 2 of 4 from deep, and was 4 for 4 at the line. Matt Cross added 19 points and Chuck Harris chipped in 12 points off the bench.
Tucker finished with 20 points and six rebounds to lead Longwood. Coby Garland posted a double-double with 19 points and 11 assists and Emanuel Richards finished with 12 points off the bench.
SMU, off to a 2-0 start in its first season of Atlantic Coast Conference play, hosts No. 4 Duke on Saturday. Longwood opens Big South Conference play Thursday at home against Presbyterian.
SMU Postgame Notes – December 29, 2024
UPCOMING GAMES
- [4/4] Duke – Saturday, January 4 – 1:15 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: The CW | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
- at [rv/rv] North Carolina – Tuesday, January 7 – 9pm ET/8pm CT – Chapel Hill, N.C. – Smith Center
- TV: ACCN | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
- Georgia Tech – Saturday, January 11 – 3 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ESPN2/ESPNU | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
WIN STREAK / NET
- SMU has won 7 straight
- Longest since 8 straight in 2021-22
- Win streak includes:
- Washington State on Nov. 27 (77-60 neutral site – Palm Springs, Calif.)
- Virginia on Dec. 7 (63-51 at Moody Coliseum)
- LSU on Dec. 14 (74-64 neutral site – Frisco, Texas)
- at Boston College on Dec. 21 (103-77)
- SMU entered the game No. 30 in the NCAA NET
SMU RUNS
- 10-0 run to go up 38-26 with 5:34 left in the 1st half
- 11-0 run to go up 83-63 at 6:57 2nd half
- 15-3 to start the 2nd half to take a 60-46 lead at 16:59 (SMU also scored at 1st-half buzzer for 17-3 total run)
- SMU made 10 straight FGs from the first-half buzzer to 14:44 2nd half (lead 67-56)
- SMU has 14 runs this season of at least 10-0
- 5 in the past 3 games (2 vs LSU 12/14, 1 at Boston College 12/21, 2 vs Longwood 12/29)
STAT COMPARISON
- Score: SMU 98, LU 82
- SMU entered the game 1st ACC / 16th NCAA at 86.3
- SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 28th NCAA in margin at +16.4
- FG%: SMU 62.0%, LU 47.2%
- SMU entered game 2nd in ACC / 43rd NCAA at 48.8%
- 3FGs: SMU 10-20, LU 4-14
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 33rd NCAA at 38.3%
- Rebounds: SMU 33, LU 30
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 15th NCAA at +9.2
- SMU had ___ offensive rebounds – entered the game 1st in ACC / 29th NCAA at 13.8
- Bench Points: SMU 26, LU 28
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 17th NCAA at 33.7
- SMU shot 62.0% after shooting 64.4% at Boston College 12/21
- SMU hit 10-20 on threes after going 11-16 (68.8%) at Boston College 12/21
- SMU had 53 points in the second half
- 9th time with at least 50 points I a half 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.)
- 8th straight game with this starting lineup
- SMU is 11-2 - Best start since starting 12-2 in 2020-21
- SMU has won 7 straight
- SMU is 7-1 at Moody Coliseum
- SMU had 4 score 10+ points (First game this season with two 20-point scorers)
- Matt Cross 19
- Chuck Harris 12 (2-4 on 3FGs)
- Boopie Miller 24 season high (4th 20+ game this season, Entered game 18th in ACC at 14.7)
- 6-7 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 10-12 FTs
- Also had 7 assists
- Yohan Traore 20 season high (15 in first half, 5th double-digit game this season)
- SMU had 18 assists on 31 made FGs
- SMU outrebounded Longwood 33-30
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 15th NCAA at +9.2
- 8 offensive rebounds (entered the game 1st in ACC / 29th NCAA at 13.8)
- Yohan Traore 11 season high
HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD
- SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 11-2 at SMU (1st season)
- 272-177 career record (14th season)
- 166-53 at home in career
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jerrell Colbert (#20, F, Jr.)
- 2 blocks (entered game 10th in ACC at 1.2)
- Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
- 19 points
- 4 rebounds Entered game 5th in ACC at 8.5)
- 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
- B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
- 6 points
- 5 assists (3 turnovers)
- Entered game 16th ACC in assists at 3.4
- Entered game 12th in ACC for assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.16
- 2 steals (entered game 2nd in ACC / 23rd NCAA at 2.4)
- Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
- 12 points (Entered game 30th in ACC at 12.3)
- 2-4 on 3FGs (entered game at 49.0%)
- Entered game 11th in ACC for 3FG made at 2.1
- Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
- Season-high 24 points (Entered game 18th in ACC at 14.7)
- 7 assists (4 turnovers)
- Entered game 3rd ACC / 30th NCAA at 5.8
- Entered game 9th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.33
- 2 steals (entered game 11th in ACC at 1.5)
- Kario Oquendo (#8, G, Sr.)
- Yohan Traore (#21, F, 6-11, Jr.)
- Season-high 20 points (7-10 FGs)
- 11 rebounds
- 2nd double-double this season
- First half: 15 points, 7 rebounds
- Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
