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Tarleton St. TSU 0-1,0-0 WAC

SMU SMU 1-0,0-0 ACC

Tarleton St. TSU

0-1,0-0 WAC

Final

Nov. 03, 2025

SMU SMU

1-0,0-0 ACC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Tarleton St. TSU	38	38	76
SMU SMU	48	48	96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | Nov 3

SMU Opens Season With 96-76 Win Over Tarleton State

Pierre Scores 21, Miller 20, Edwards 20 To Lead Mustangs

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DALLAS (AP) -- Boopie Miller and B.J. Edwards each scored 20 as SMU handled Tarleton State 96–76 on Monday in a season opener for both teams.

Edwards went 7 of 12 from the field and 4 of 5 at the line with four assists, while Miller finished 4 of 9, hit a perfect 11-11 free throws and added five rebounds.

Corey Washington gave the Mustangs punch at the rim with 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting, and center Samet Yigitoglu posted 12 points, eight boards and three blocks.

Jaron Pierre Jr. drilled a corner 3 with three seconds left in the first half to send SMU to the break up 48–38. Early in the second, Yigitoglu's layup and Edwards' 3 pushed the lead to 58–47, and Washington followed with a 3-pointer and an and-one layup to make it 71–60 with 11:17 left. SMU kept control from there, closing it out at the line and holding the margin near 20 for the final minutes.

SMU shot 56.0% from the floor and 39.0% from downtown (7 of 18). The Mustangs won the glass 31–30, totaled 13assists against 11 turnovers and had six steals.

Tarleton State was led by Dior Johnson's 23 points off the bench (6 of 12, 8 of 8 FT). Freddy Hicks added 15 points and five assists, going 13 of 15 at the line, and DJ Dormu scored 10. The Texans shot 39.0% overall, 39.0% from behind the arc and 83.0% on free throws but couldn't string stops after SMU's late-half 3 and steady second-half answers.

SMU Postgame Notes – November 3, 2024

SMU 96, Tarleton State 76
SMU (1-0), TSU (1-0)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

UPCOMING GAMES

Texas A&M Corpus Christi – Thursday, November 6 – 7 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
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Murray State – Tuesday, November 11 – 7 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACCNX | Audio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
Butler – Saturday, November 15 – 1 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
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SEASON OPENERS

SMU scored 96 in the opening win over Tarleton State – 6th-highest in a season opener
- 121-89, vs James Madison 11/28/87 (Springfield, Mo.)
- 113-36, McMurry 12/3/56 (Moody Coliseum)
- 110-69, Hardin-Simmons 11/20/99 (Moody Coliseum)
- 105-78, Austin College 12/1/70 (Moody Coliseum)
- 97-67, Sam Houston 11/25/20 (Moody Coliseum)
- 96-62, Tarleton State 11/4/24 (Moody Coliseum)
- 96-76 Tarleton State 11/3/25 (Moody Coliseum)
- 95-88, St. Edward's 11/26/83 (Moody Coliseum)
SMU is undefeated in last 14 season openers

TV HIGHLIGHTS

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- B.J. Edwards three pointer
- Samet Yigitoglu alley-oop from Boopie Miller

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 25-11 at SMU (2nd season)
- 286-186 career record (15th season)

STAT COMPARISON

FG%: SMU 56.0%, TSU 39.2%
- SMU is 14-1 under Andy Enfield when shooting at least 50%
3FG%: SMU 38.9%, TSU 38.9%
FTs: SMU 33-42, TSU 29-35
Rebounds: SMU 31, TSU 30
Points in the paint: SMU 30, TSU 22
Assists: SMU 13, TSU 12
- SMU averaged 15.9 last season, 2nd ACC / 44th NCAA
Steals: SMU 6, TSU 5
- SMU averaged 8.1 last season, 1st ACC / 55th NCAA

NOTES

Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, Sr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, Sr.), #3 Corey Washington (F, Sr.), #4 Sam Walters (F, Jr.), #24 Samet Yigitoglu (C, So.)
SMU had 5 double-digit scorers
- SMU is 13-1 under Andy Enfield when at least five score in double figures
- SMU had three 20-point scorers for the first time since at TCU 1/27/2001 (Damon Hancock 28, Quinton Ross 22, Jeryl Sasser 20)
- B.J. Edwards 20 (career high)
- Boopie Miller 20
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 21
- Corey Washington 16
- Samet Yigitoglu 12
SMU had 13 assists on 28 FGs (SMU averaged 15.9 last season, 2nd ACC / 44th NCAA)
- B.J. Edwards 4
- Boopie Miller 5
- Samet Yigitoglu 3 (tied career high)
SMU had 6 steals (SMU averaged 8.1 last season, 1st ACC / 55th NCAA)
- B.J. Edwards 2
- Corey Washington 2
SMU was 33-42 on free throws
- Most free-throw attempts since 50 at Texas State 1/2/2010
- Went 17-22 in the first half (most FTA in a half since 28 in the 2nd half vs Mississippi State 11/20/24)
- Boopie Miller 11-11 (19th time in program history an SMU player has been perfect on at least 10 attempts

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain
- Career High 20 points (averaged 9.9 last season, 52nd ACC)
- 4 assists
- 2 steals (averaged 2.4 last season, 2nd ACC / 11th NCAA)
Boopie Miller (#2, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, Preseason All-ACC Second Team
- 20 points (averaged 13.2 last season, 26th ACC)
- 5 assists (averaged 5.5 last season, 4th ACC /33rd NCAA)
Corey Washington (#3, F, Sr.)
- 16 points (averaged 13.7 last season at Wichita State)
- 4 rebounds (averaged 7.5 last season at Wichita State)
Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.)
- 21 points (averaged 21.6 last season at Jacksonville State)
Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
- 12 points (averaged 10.0 last season, 51st ACC))
- 8 rebounds (averaged 6.2 last season, 17th ACC)
- 3 blocked shots (averaged 1.0 last season, 15th ACC)
- 3 assists (tied career high)