SMU
22-8,13-6ACC
Syracuse
12-18,6-13ACC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 44 | 31 | 75 |
| SMU | 36 | 41 | 77 |
SMU Defeats Syracuse In Final Second Thriller
Mar 4 | Men's Basketball
Ambrose-Hylton Tip-In Completes Senior Night Comeback Victory
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Ambrose-Hylton Game Winner
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DALLAS (AP) -- Keon Ambrose-Hylton tipped in the winning basket with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift SMU to a 77-75 win over Syracuse on Tuesday night.
Ambrose-Hylton had given the Mustangs (22-8, 13-6 ACC) their first lead of the second half when Boopie Miller fed him in the paint with 46 seconds remaining. Jaquan Carlos tied the game with a free throw before Ambrose-Hylton followed Miller's miss for the winner. JJ Starling got up a shot from inside the halfcourt line but the ball went in-and-out at the buzzer.
Miller was back after missing five games with an injury and the point guard finished with 11 points and five assists. Kario Oquendo scored 16 points to lead six Mustangs in double figures.
Lucas Taylor scored 13 points and Jaquan Carlos 12 with eight assists for the Orange (12-18, 6-13), who also had six scorers in double figures.
Three-pointers by Chris Bell and Kyle Cuffe Jr. gave Syracuse a 12-point lead midway through the second half. SMU tied the game at 73-all on a Samet Yigitoglu free throw with 1:29 left.
The Orange led 41-36 at halftime after Carlos banked in a straightaway 3-pointer at the buzzer.
SMU held leads for only 1:28 of the game. The Mustangs shot 54% but were just 13 of 27 from the line. Syracuse shot 48% but gave up 16 points off 14 turnovers.
In Saturday regular-season finales, Syracuse is home against Virginia and SMU is at Florida State.
SMU Postgame Notes – March 4, 2025
- SMU 77, Syracuse 75
- SMU (22-8, 13-6 ACC), Syracuse (12-18, 6-13 ACC)
- David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
- Head Coach Andy Enfield Postgame Audio
- Postgame Press Conferences
UPCOMING GAMES
- at Florida State – Saturday, March 8 – 4pm ET/3pm CT – Tallahassee, Florida – Donald L. Tucker Center
- TV: ESPNU | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM 384, 974
- SMU honored Keon Ambrose-Hylton, Matt Cross, Tibet Görener, Chuck Harris, Kario Oquendo and Jackson Young in a pregame ceremony.
- SMU entered the game No. 41 in the NCAA NET
- SMU is T-4th in the ACC at 13-6
- Keon-Ambrose-Hylton tip-in with 2.9 seconds left to win the game
- SMU rallied from down 12 (63-51 with 9:54 left)
- Largest comeback this season (was 9 vs LSU 12/14 – W, 74-64)
- Outscored Syracuse 22-10 to tie the game 73-73 with 1:29 left
- SMU had a 10-0 run to tie the game at 23-23 with 8:27 left in the 1st half
- Kario Oquendo 6 points, Keon Ambrose-Hylton 4 points
- SMU has 28 runs of at least 10-0 this season
30 in 2016-17
28 in 1987-88
27 in 2013-14+
27 in 2014-15
26 in 1955-56
25 in 1983-84
25 in 2015-16
24 in 2021-22
23 in 1984-85
22 in 1956-57
22 in 2024-25
+ Wins vacated
SMU – MOST CONFERENCE WINS
17 in 2016-17
15 in 2014-15
13 in 2015-16
13 in 2021-22
13 in 2024-25
STAT COMPARISON
- Score: SMU 77, Syracuse 75
- SMU entered the game 3rd in ACC / 24th NCAA at 81.7
- SMU entered the game 4th in ACC / 35th NCAA with a margin of +9.7
- FG%: SMU 53.6%, Syracuse 48.1%
- SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 30th NCAA at 48.2%
- SMU entered the game 3rd in ACC / 40th NCAA at 40.9% FG defense
- 3FG%: SMU 4-11, Syracuse 9-22
- SMU entered the game 3rd in ACC / 17th NCAA at 38.4%
- Assists: SMU 16, Syracuse 19
- SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 47th NCAA at 16.0
- Steals: SMU 12, Syracuse 1
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 75th NCAA at 7.8
- Fastbreak points: SMU 12, Syracuse 9
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 33rd NCAA at 13.6
- Points in the Paint: SMU 44, Syracuse 26
- SMU entered the game averaging 37.0
- 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.)
- 8th game with this starting lineup, 3rd straight
- Boopie Miller returned after missing 5 straight games (injury)
- SMU had 6 with 10+ points
- 22nd time at least 4 score 10+ (18-4), 13th time with at least 5 scoring 10+ (12-1), 4th time with at least 6 scoring 10+ (4-0)
- Keon Ambrose-Hylton 12
- Game-winning tip-in with 2.9 seconds left
- Matt Cross 10 (Entered game 36th in ACC averaging 11.9)
- Season-high 5 steals, 8 rebounds
- Chuck Harris 13 (Entered game 31st in ACC averaging 13.0)
- Boopie Miller 11 (Entered game 26th in ACC averaging 13.4)
- Kario Oquendo 16 (Entered game 48th in ACC averaging 10.7)
- 3-6 on 3FGs
- Samet Yiğitoğlu 12 (Entered game 49th in ACC averaging 10.6)
- SMU had 16 assists on 30 made FGs
- SMU entered the game 2nd in ACC / 47th NCAA at 16.0
- Chuk Harris 5
- Boopie Miller 5 (Entered game 4th ACC / 29th NCAA at 5.7)
- SMU had 12 steals
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 75th NCAA at 7.8
- 9th game this season with 10+ steals (7 of those in ACC games)
- Matt Cross 5 season-high (8th game this season with multiple steals)
- B.J. Edwards 1 (entered game 2nd in ACC / 14th NCAA at 2.3)
- Samet Yiğitoğlu 4 career-high
- SMU entered the game 1st in ACC / 75th NCAA at 7.8
- SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 22-8 at SMU (1st season)
- 283-183 career record (14th season)
- Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, F, Sr.)
- 12 points (game-winning tip-in with 2.9 seconds left)
- 5 rebounds, 1 assist
- Matt Cross (#33, F, Sr.)
- 10 points (Entered game 36th in ACC at 11.9)
- 5-7 FGs
- 8 rebounds (Entered game 5th in ACC at 7.9)
- Season-high 5 steals (8th game this season with multiple steals)
- B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Jr.)
- 1 points (entered game 51st in ACC at 10.4)
- 3 rebounds
- 1 assists (0 turnovers)
- Entered game 11th in ACC at 3.8
- Entered game 13th in ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.98
- 1 steals (entered game 2nd in ACC / 14th NCAA at 2.3)
- Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
- 13 points (Entered game 31st in ACC at 13.0)
- 1-2 on 3FGs (entered the game at 43.0%)
- 5 assists
- 2 rebounds
- Boopie Miller (#2, G, Jr.)
- Missed previous 5 games (injury)
- 11 points (Entered game 26th in ACC at 13.4)
- 5 assists (2 turnovers)
- Entered game 4th ACC / 29th NCAA at 5.7
- Entered game 4th ACC / 38th NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.58
- Kario Oquendo (G, 6-4, Sr.)
- 16 points (Entered game 48th in ACC at 10.7)
- 3-6 on 3FGs (entered the game at 41.7%)
- 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal
- Samet Yiğitoğlu (C, 7-2, Fr.)
- 12 points (entered game 49th in ACC at 10.6)
- 3 rebounds (entered game 15th in ACC at 6.5)
- 1 block (entered game 17th in ACC at 1.0)
- Career-high 4 steals (4th game this season with multiple steals)
SMU Season Steals
1 79 Gerald Lewis (Sr.), 1992-93
2 77 Carl Wright (So.), 1983-84
3 76 Carl Wright (Jr.), 1984-85
4 69 B.J. Edwards (Jr.), 2024-25
5 68 Zhuric Phelps (So.), 2022-23
SMU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS
SMU Career 3FG Made
1 273 Stephen Woods, 1996-00
2 267 Robert Nyakundi, 2008-12
3 256 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
4 225 Nic Moore, 2013-16
5 220 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
6 190 Shake Milton, 2015-18
7 170 Quinton Ross, 1999-03
8 163 Jahmal McMurray, 2017-19
9 161 Chad Allen, 1990-94
10 134 Chuck Harris, 2023-25
11 133 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
SMU TEAM SEASON RECORDS
Total Points
1 2879 1987-88
2 2627 2013-14
3 2599 2016-17
4 2535 2023-24
5 2506 1983-84
6 2491 1984-85
7 2445 2024-25
8 2436 2021-22
9 2390 1975-76
3-point field goals made
1 286 2016-17
2 281 2017-18
3 280 2021-22
4 277 2010-11
5 263 2018-19
6 251 2023-24
7 248 2011-12
8 242 2024-25
SEASON ATTENDANCE
Attendance 5,804
Total Games Season
124,986 18 2014-15
124,198 18 2016-17
119,878 18 2017-18
117,420 17 2015-16
107,412 19 2013-14
103,856 18 2018-19
101,296 16 1984-85
97,141 17 2024-25
90,454 14 1978-79
