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DALLAS (AP) -- Boopie Miller had 27 points and 12 assists and SMU beat No. 12 North Carolina 97-83 on Saturday, giving the Mustangs their first win over a ranked team for second-year coach Andy Enfield.

Corey Washington added 23 points, while B.J. Edwards scored 15 points and had six assists for the Mustangs (12-2), who are in their second Atlantic Coast Conference season. Jaron Pierre had 13 points and Jaden Toombs 12.

After leading by nine points three times before the game was tied at halftime, SMU never trailed after the break in its ACC opener. The Mustangs shot 60% overall (36 of 60) and 52% (14 of 27) on 3-pointers.

Seth Trimble had 22 points for North Carolina (13-2, 1-1 ACC), which was off to its best start in more than 15 years. Henri Veesaar had 14 points, while freshman standout Caleb Wilson had 13 points and seven rebounds.

Washington scored nine of SMU's first 11 points after halftime, including two tiebreaking 3-pointers. That second 3 with 17:01 left snapped a 47-all tie and put SMU ahead to stay. In between those 3s, Wilson had picked off an alley-oop pass that the Tar Heels turned into a tying 3 of their own.

Miller made 10 of 13 field goals That included a 3-pointer from the right corner in front of the SMU bench with 14 1/2 minutes left when he made a step-back move that had Wilson loosing his balance and almost falling down.

SMU's last win over a ranked team had been 85-83 over No. 6 Houston on Feb. 9, 2022.

Up next, North Carolina hosts Wake Forest next Saturday, while SMU travels to Clemson on Wednesday.
 

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SMU Postgame Notes – January 3, 2026

• SMU 97, [12/12] North Carolina 83
• SMU (12-2, 1-0 ACC), UNC (13-2, 1-1 ACC)
• David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

 
UPCOMING GAMES

• At [rv/rv] Clemson – Wednesday, January 7 – 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT – Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, South Carolina
  • TV: ESPNU | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM
• At [6/5] Duke – Saturday, January 10 – 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT – Cameron Indoor Stadium – Durham, North Carolina
  • TV: ESPN or ESPN2 | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM
• Virginia Tech – Wednesday, January 14 – 8 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
  • TV: ESPN2 or ESPNU | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM 

NCAA NET

• Entering the game: SMU was No. 28, UNC was No. 18 

RANKED WIN

• First win for SMU over a ranked team since 2/9/22 vs [6/7] Houston (W, 85-83)

CONFERENCE OPENERS

• SMU has won 12 straight conference openers

GAME PHOTOS

• Courtesy SMU Athletics: https://smumustangs.photoshelter.com/galleries/invited_galleries/C0000O99JUWxMhEI/C0000YDzm_fkr_U8/G0000Owtx6Cx7wbU/01-03-MBB-vs-North-Carolina 

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

• SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
  • 12-2 this season
    • 10-0 at Moody Coliseum
  • 36-13 at SMU (2^nd season)
    • 23-6 at Moody Coliseum
  • 297-188 career record (15th season)
  • 14-7 in ACC games 

SCORING STREAK

• Boopie Miller had 27 points, his 22^nd consecutive game in double figures (entered game averaging 19.9; 4^th ACC / 34^th NCAA)
  • Longest streak since 23 by Shake Milton from 3/17/17 to 1/28/18

TRIPLES

• SMU was 14-27 on 3FGs
  • Ties season-high and T-10^th in program history
  • Corey Washington 5-7 - career-high threes made
  • Boopie Miller 3-5
  • B.J. Edwards 2-4
  • Jaden Toombs 2-3 

DOUBLE-DOUBLES

• Boopie Miller had 27 points and 12 assists
  • 5^th this season (all points/assists)
  • 12 assists ties career high
  • Second consecutive game

STAT COMPARISON 

• Score: SMU 97, UNC 83
  • SMU entered the game averaging 91.1 (1^st ACC / 16^th NCAA)
  • UNC entered the game allowing 63.7 (1^st ACC / 18^th NCAA)
  • Tied 39-39 at halftime
• FG%: SMU 60.0%, UNC 48.3%
  • SMU entered the game shooting 49.9% (2^nd ACC / 29^th NCAA)
  • SMU season-high FG%
  • UNC entered the game at 36.1% FG defense (1^st ACC / 2^nd NCAA)
• 3FGs: SMU 14-27, UNC 12-28
• Free Throws: SMU 11-16, UNC 13-19
  • SMU entered the game shooting 76.7% (3^rd ACC / 37^th NCAA)
• Assists: SMU 23, UNC 21
  • SMU entered the game averaging 19.0 (1^st ACC / 18^th NCAA)
• Blocked Shots: SMU 5, UNC 1
• Points in the Paint: SMU 36, UNC 28
  • SMU entered the game averaging 41.2 points in the paint
• Fastbreak Points: SMU 15, UNC 11
  • SMU entered the game averaging 16.5 (1^st ACC / 34^th NCAA)

NOTES

• Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, Sr.), #2 Boopie Miller (G, Sr.), #3 Corey Washington (F, Sr.), #5 Jaron Pierre Jr. (G, Sr.), #24 Samet Yigitoglu (C, So.)
  • 12^th straight game with this lineup
• SMU had 5 double-digit scorers (At least 4 double-figure scorers in 13 of 14 games this season)
  • SMU is 19-1 under Andy Enfield when at least 5 score in double figures
    • 7-0 this season
  • SMU is 31- 8 under Andy Enfield when at least 4 score in double figures
    • 11-2 this season
  • B.J. Edwards 15 (entered game averaging 13.5; 27^th ACC)
  • Boopie Miller 27 (entered game averaging 19.9; 4^th ACC / 34^th NCAA; 22^nd straight game w/ 10+)
  • Jaron Pierre Jr. 13 (entered game averaging 18.7; 8^th ACC / 55^th NCAA – 10+ in every game this season)
  • Corey Washington 23 - season high (entered game averaging 12.4; 34^th ACC)
  • Jaden Toombs 12
• SMU had 23 assists on 36 made FGs (SMU entered the game averaging 19.0; 1^st ACC / 18^th NCAA)
  • B.J. Edwards 6 (Entered game averaging 5.5; 6^th ACC / 42^nd NCAA)
  • Boopie Miller 12 (Entered game averaging 7.1; 2^nd ACC / 8^th NCAA)
  • Samet Yigitoglu 3
  • Corey Washington 2

SMU RUNS

• SMU had a run of 11-0 to go up 13-4 at 14:03 1^st half
• Have 15 runs of at least 10-0 this season
  • 9-0 this season in games with at least a 10-0 run
  • 27-3 under Andy Enfield when recording at least one 10-0 run

HIGHLIGHTS

• The CW / @SMUBasketball on X
  • Corey Washington layup (SMU 2-0) https://x.com/thecw_sports/status/2007534755110379551?s=42
  • Boopie Miller layup (SMU 6-4) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2007536309536206904?s=42
  • B.J. Edwards alley-oop to Jaron Pierre Jr (SMU 13-4) https://x.com/thecw_sports/status/2007536897355358427?s=42
  • Corey Washington 3-pointer (SMU 25-16) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2007539805379604483?s=42
  • B.J. Edwards layup (SMU 37-36) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2007544854096572461?s=42
  • Boopie Miller layup before half (SMU 39-39) https://x.com/thecw_sports/status/2007544897994404223?s=42
  • B.J. Edwards 3-pointer (SMU 53-47) https://x.com/thecw_sports/status/2007550952350593451?s=42
  • Boopie Miller step back 3-pointer (SMU 58-50)  https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2007552297673388161?s=42
  • B.J. Edwards layup (SMU 65-59) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2007555465803378987?s=42
  • Boopie Miller alley-oop to Jaron Pierre Jr (SMU 71-65) https://x.com/thecw_sports/status/2007556997915574599?s=42 

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 24)
  • 15 points (Entered game averaging 13.5; 27^th ACC)
  • 4 rebounds (Entered the game averaging 5.8; 22^nd ACC)
  • 6 assists (Entered game averaging 5.5; 6^th ACC / 42^nd NCAA)
  • 2 steals (Entered game averaging 2.6; 1^st ACC / 13^th NCAA)
• Boopie Miller (#2, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, Lute Olson Award Watch List, Preseason All-ACC Second Team
  • 27 points (Entered game averaging 19.9; 4^th ACC / 34^th NCAA)
    • 22^nd straight game in double figures (Longest streak since 23 by Shake Milton from 3/17/17 to 1/28/18)
    • 7^th 20-point game this season
  • 12 assists (Entered game averaging 7.1; 2^nd ACC / 8^th NCAA)
  •  5^th double-double this season, 9^th of his career
• Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.) - Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game
  • 13 points (entered game averaging 18.7; 8^th ACC / 55^th NCAA)
  • 3 rebounds
• Jaden Toombs (#10, C, Fr.)
  • 12 points
  • 2 rebounds
  • 1 block
• Corey Washington
  • 23 points (entered game averaging 12.4; 34^th ACC)
  • Career-high 5-7 on 3FGs
  • 6 rebounds (entered game averaging 5.8)
• Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
  • 4 points (entered game averaging 11.5; 43^rd ACC)
  • 5 rebounds (Entered game averaging 8.9; 6^th ACC / 40^th NCAA)
  • 2 blocks (entered game averaging 1.5; 5^th ACC / 86^th NCAA)
    • 9^th multi-block game this season

SMU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

• SMU Career Steals
  •                 1              225         Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
  •                 2              209         Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
  •                 3              205         Carl Wright, 1982-85
  •                 4              197         Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
  •                 5              179         Stephen Woods, 1996-00
  •                 6              160         Willie Davis, 1997-01
  •                 7              158         Zhuric Phelps, 2021-24
  •                 8              153         Quinton Ross, 1999-03
  •                 9          151       B.J. Edwards, 2023-25