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DALLAS (AP) -- Kario Oquendo scored 21 points and SMU held Virginia without a field goal over the final 10 minutes of a 63-51 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday.

It was the Mustangs' first conference game as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

SMU led by two points at halftime, then Virginia's Isaac McKneely converted a four-point play and followed it up with a 3-pointer to give the Cavaliers a 45-38 lead with just over 10 minutes to go. They did not make another field goal.

The Cavaliers missed their final nine shots but were still behind by only three points with 2 1/2 minutes to go. But they did not score again, missing three shots and not attempting a free throw. They had three turnovers in that final stretch.

Samet Yigitoglu had 16 points and Matt Cross grabbed 10 rebounds for SMU.

McKneely led Virginia (5-4, 0-1 ACC) with 17 points.

Chuck Harris hit a 3-pointer for a 28-19 SMU lead with 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Virginia then hit three 3-pointers in four attempts and closed to within 30-28 at halftime.

Yigitoglu made 6 of 7 shots and scored 14 points in the first half.

SMU improved to 8-2 under first-year coach Andy Enfield.
 

• SMU's First ACC Game
• SMU 63, Virginia 51
• SMU (8-2, 1-0 ACC), Virginia (5-4, 0-1 ACC)
• David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
• Head Coach Andy Enfield Postgame Audio | Postgame Press Conference

• Compete 4 Cause Classic
  • vs LSU - Saturday, December 14 – 3 p.m. CT – Frisco, Texas – Comerica Center
  • TV: ESPNU | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App
• at Boston College – Saturday, December 21 – 12pm ET/11am CT – Chestnut Hill, Mass. – Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606)
  • TV: The CW | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App
• Longwood – Sunday, December 29 – 1 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
  • TV: ACCNX | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App

• First ACC game and WIN for SMU
• SMU has won 11 straight conference openers

• SMU outscored Virginia 25-6 over the last 10:08 of the game (was trailing 45-38) - Virginia was 0-9 on FGs in that time

• 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.)
  • 5^th straight game with this starting lineup
• SMU had 4  score 9+ points
  • Chuck Harris 9
  • Boopie Miller 9
  • Kario Oquendo 21 - season high (2^nd straight with 20+, 5^th straight game with 10+, all since coming off the bench)
    • 4-6 on 3FGs, Also had 6 rebounds
  • Samet Yiğitoğlu 16 - season high(6^th game with 10+ in 8 games played)
    • 7-8 FGs, Also had 6 rebounds
• SMU is 6-1 at Moody Coliseum
  • SMU had 13 assists on 21 FGs
  • B.J. Edwards 3 (Entered game 13^th ACC at 3.3)
  • Boopie Miller 4 (Entered game 2^nd ACC / 27^th NCAA at 5.8)
• SMU had 8 steals
  • B.J. Edwards 4 (entered game 3^rd in ACC at 2.2, 6^th game this season with multiple steals)
  • Boopie Miller 2 (entered game 13^th in ACC at 1.7)

• 8-0 to go up 23-17 at 7:06 1^st half (Boopie Miller 3-point play to finish)
  • Eventually went to 13-2 for a 28-19 lead at 5:29 1^st half finish on Chuck Harris 3-pointer)
• 12-2 run to go up 50-47 at 5:09 (Kario Oquendo back-to-back 3-pointers to finish the run)
  • Was a response to a 7-0 run by Virginia
• 9-0 to finish

• FG%: SMU 42.9%, UVA 34.0%
  • SMU entered game 3^rd ACC at 48.1%
• Rebounds: SMU 36, UVA 25
  • SMU entered the game 1^st in ACC / 11^th NCAA at +10.3
  • Matt Cross game-high 10
• Points in the Paint: SMU 30, UVA 10
• Fastbreak Points: SMU 9, UVA 0
  • SMU entered the game 3^rd in ACC / 18^th in NCAA at 17.0
• Bench Points: SMU 32, UVA 16
  • SMU entered the game 1^st in ACC / 16^th NCAA at 34.4

• SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
  • 8-2 at SMU (1^st season)
  • 269-177 career record (14^th season)
  • 81-41 in conference home games

• Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
  • 6 points
  • 10 rebounds (8+ rebounds in 6 straight games; Entered game 8^th in ACC at 7.5)
  • 3 assists
• B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
  • 3 assists (1 turnover) - Entered game 13^th ACC at 3.3 assists & 11^th in ACC for assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.14
  • 2 rebounds
  • 4 steals (entered game 3^rd in ACC at 2.2)
• Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.) - 9 points, 2 assists
• Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
  • 9 points (Entered game 14^th in ACC at 15.6)
  • 4 assists (Entered game 2^nd ACC / 27^th NCAA at 5.8)
  • 2 steals (entered game 13^th in ACC at 1.7)
• Kario Oquendo (#8, G, Sr.)
  • Season-high 21 points (5^th straight game with 10+, 2^nd straight with 20+)
  • 4-6 on 3FGs
  • 6 rebounds
• Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
  • Season-high 16 points (6^th game with 10+ in 8 games played)
  • 7-8 FGs
  • 6 rebounds