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DALLAS (AP) -- Reyne Smith scored 30 points while matching his career high with 10 3-pointers and No. 25 Louisville won its first game as a ranked team in four years, beating Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU 98-73 on Tuesday night.

Chucky Hepburn had 13 points and a career-high 16 assists as the Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) won their ninth game in a row. J'Vonne Hadley and James Scott each added 16 points.

With first-year coach Pat Kelsey and a roster filled with transfers and one freshman — the only returning player was a fifth-year walk-on — Louisville this week broke into the AP Top 25 for first time since January 2021.

Matt Cross had 18 points to lead SMU (14-5, 5-3), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. B.J. Edwards scored 16.

Hepburn, a senior transfer from Wisconsin, opened the game with a 3 as the Cardinals never trailed and built a 32-point lead.

The Cardinals have their longest winning streak since winning 10 in a row in early 2020. The Mustangs were coming off a 117-74 win at Miami, but are 0-2 at home against ranked ACC teams in coach Andy Enfield's first season. They lost 89-62 to Duke, which is up to No. 2.

SMU missed 13 of its first 15 shots and trailed by 11 midway through the first half. The Mustangs entered as the ACC leader in shooting at 48.6% from the field.

Up next, Louisville has a week between games before hosting Wake Forest next Tuesday. SMU plays Saturday at N.C. State.
 

• [25/rv] Louisville 98, SMU 73
• Louisville (15-5, 8-1 ACC), SMU (14-5, 5-3 ACC)
• David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
• Head Coach Andy Enfield Postgame Audio
• Postgame Press Conferences

• at N.C. State – Saturday, January 25 – 12pm ET/11am CT – Raleigh, North Carolina – Lenovo Center
  • TV: The CW| Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
• California – Wednesday, January 29 – 8pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
  • TV: ACCN | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
• Stanford – Saturday, February 1 – 5pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
  • TV: ACCN | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM 

• SMU entered the game No. 36 in the NCAA NET, Louisville at No. 29 in the NCAA NET
• Snaps SMU's 3-game winning streak ( SMU has won 3 of past 4 games and 10 of past 13 games)
  • SMU is 8-3 at Moody Coliseum
• Louisville has won 9 straight (8 in ACC)

• Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, 6-3, 185, Jr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, 6-0, 175, Jr.), #3 Chuck Harris (G, 6-4, 190, Sr.), #24 Samet Yiğitoğlu (C, 7-2, 265, Fr.), #33 Matt Cross (F, 6-7, 230, Sr.)
  • 4^th straight game with this starting lineup
• SMU had 7 guys with 10+ points
  • Matt Cross 18 (7-11 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, Entered game averaging 10.6)
    • Also had 8 rebounds and 2 assists
  • B.J. Edwards 16 (Entered game averaging 10.4)
    • Also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
  • Samet Yiğitoğlu 11 (11^th game this season with 10+)
    • 5 rebounds, career-high 4 blocks

• Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
  • 18 points (Entered game averaging 10.6)
  • 8 rebounds (Entered game 7^th in ACC at 8.0)
  • 2 assists
• B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
  • 16 points (entered game averaging 10.4)
  • 4 assists (0 turnovers)
    • Entered game 13^th ACC at 3.4
    • Entered game 9^th ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.26
  • 3 steals (entered game 2^nd in ACC / 16^th NCAA at 2.4)
  • 4 rebounds
• Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
  • 11 points (4-7 FGs, entered game averaging 9.6)
  • 5 rebounds (entered the game 15^th in ACC at 6.6)
  • Career-high 4 blocks (was 3 vs Mississippi State 11/22; entered game 20^th in ACC at 0.9)

• SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
  • 14-5 at SMU (1^st season)
  • 275-180 career record (14^th season)
  • 167-55 career record in home games