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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Samet Yigitoglu scored 20 points and his two free throws with 18 seconds left finished off SMU's 63-57 win over North Carolina State in the first meeting between the schools as Atlantic Coast Conference rivals on Saturday.

The Mustangs (15-5, 6-3) earned their fourth win in their last five games. The Wolfpack (9-10, 2-6) lost their fourth straight and sixth in their last seven outings.

The Mustangs held a 34-26 lead at the break and the 7-foot-2 freshman from Istanbul opened the second half by scoring their first eight points to push the advantage to 13 points, 42-29. After hitting 5 of 9 shots from beyond the arc in the first half the Mustangs missed their first six shots from distance in the second half.

The Wolfpack rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to trail 54-51 after a Marcus Hill jumper with under six minutes to play. Ben Middlebrooks took a rebound away from Yigitoglu in the paint and was fouled, then hit both free throws with 3:21 to play to make it a one-point game, 56-55. B.J. Edwards answered with SMU's lone second-half 3 and Yigitoglu hit four straight free throws in the final two minutes to seal the victory.

The freshman was 8 of 13 from the floor and had seven rebounds to lead SMU. Kario Oquendo was 4 of 8 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the line to add 13 points and Matt Cross contributed 11 points and 10 boards.

Hill finished with 14 points to lead NC State. Dontrez Styles added 12 points and Jayden Taylor contributed 11 points and three steals.

NC State plays at No. 2 Duke on Monday. SMU plays host to Cal on Wednesday.
 

• SMU 63, NC State 57
• SMU (15-5, 6-3 ACC), NC State (9-10, 2-6 ACC)
• Raleigh, North Carolina – Lenovo Center
• Head Coach Andy Enfield Postgame Audio
• Postgame Press Conferences

• 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
• at Virginia Tech – Wednesday, February 5 – 9pm ET/8pm CT – Blacksburg, Virginia – Cassell Coliseum
  • TV: ACCN | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM 

• SMU entered the game No. 44 in the NCAA NET
• SMU has won 4 of past 5 and 11 of past 14
• SMU is 7-2 away from Moody Coliseum
• SMU is 4-1 on the road in ACC games
• NC State is now 36-10 at home since the start of the 2022-23 season 

• NC State got within 56-55 with 3:21 left
• B.J. Edwards 3FG at 2:55
• Samet Yiğitoğlu hit 2FTs at 1:59 & again at 0:18 

• 15-0 to go up 31-22 at 2:32 1^st half
  • 4^th-longest of the season (22-0 vs Tarleton State 11/4, 16-0 vs Florida A&M 11/7, 16-0 at Miami 1/18)
  • SMU was 7-10 on FGs and held NCSU to 0-9 on FGs during the run
• SMU has 20 runs of at least 10-0 this season
• SMU started the game down 8-0 before leading 34-26 at halftime (34-18 over last 16:22 of 1^st half)
• 26-13 bridging the halves to go up 42-29 at 15:50 2^nd half

• Score: SMU 63, NC State 57
  • SMU entered the game 1^st in ACC / 16^th NCAA at 84.2
  • SMU entered the game 2^nd in ACC with a margin of +11.2
• FG%: SMU 44.2%, NC State 29.0%
  • SMU entered the game 2^nd in ACC at 48.2%
  • Season-low for SMU opponent, 9^th opponent SMU has held under 40%
• 3FGs: SMU 6-16, NC State 4-23
  • SMU entered the game 2^nd in ACC / 24^th NCAA at 38.3%
• Rebounds: SMU 42, NC State 34
  • SMU entered the game 2^nd in ACC / 27^th NCAA at +7.0
  • SMU had 9 offensive rebounds (8 second-chance points)
• Points in the Paint: SMU 32, NC State 16
  • SMU entered the game averaging 38.2
• Bench Points: SMU 19, NC State 11
  • SMU entered the game 1^st in ACC / 30^th NCAA at 29.7

• Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, 6-3, 185, Jr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, 6-0, 175, Jr.), #5 Tibet Görener (F, 6-9, 205, Sr.), #24 Samet Yiğitoğlu (C, 7-2, 265, Fr.), #33 Matt Cross (F, 6-7, 230, Sr.)
  • 1^st game with this starting lineup (1^st start for Tibet Görener)
• SMU had 4 guys with 8+ points
  • Matt Cross 11 (Entered game averaging 11.0, 10 rebounds for 5^th double-double of the season)
  • B.J. Edwards 8 (Entered game averaging 10.7)
  • Kario Oquendo 13 (entered game averaging 9.6, also season-high 7 rebounds)
  • Samet Yiğitoğlu 20 career-high (7 rebounds, 8-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs, 12^th game this season with 10+)
• SMU outrebounded NC State 42-34
  • SMU entered the game 2^nd in ACC / 27^th  NCAA at +7.0
  • Matt Cross 10 (entered game 7^th in ACC at 8.0)
  • Kario Oquendo 7 season-high
  • Samet Yiğitoğlu 7 (entered the game 14^th in ACC at 6.5)
  • B.J. Edwards 6 

• SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
  • 15-5 at SMU (1^st season)
  • 276-180 career record (14^th season)

• Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
  • 11 points (Entered game averaging 11.0)
  • 10 rebounds (Entered game 7^th in ACC at 8.0)
  • 1 assist, 1 block
  • 5^th double-double this season, 15^th of his career
• B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
  • 8 points (entered game averaging 10.7)
  • 1 assist (Entered game 13^th ACC at 3.4
  • 1 steals (entered game 2^nd in ACC / 15^th  NCAA at 2.4)
  • 6 rebounds
• Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
  • 6 points (Entered game 32^nd in ACC at 12.2)
  • 2-3 on 3FGs (entered game at 43.3%)
• Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
  • 5 points
  • 3 rebounds
  • 5 assists (3 turnover)
    • Entered game 4^th ACC / 31^st NCAA at 5.7
    • Entered game 3^rd ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.66
• Kario Oquendo (#8, G, 6-4, Sr.)
  • 13 points (entered game averaging 9.6)
  • Season-high 7 rebounds
  • 1 assist
• Samet Yiğitoğlu (#24, C, 7-2, Fr.)
  • Career-high 20 points (8-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs, entered game averaging 9.7)
  • 7 rebounds (entered the game 14^th in ACC at 6.5)
  • 1 block (entered game 12^th in ACC at 1.1)
  • 1 assist