Mustangs Fall At No. 20 Louisville

Saturday, January 31

Louisville, KY

1pm CT

SMU

15-6,4-4ACC

Louisville

15-6,5-4ACC

Team	1	2	F
SMU	47	27	74
Louisville	44	44	88

Mustangs Fall At No. 20 Louisville

Jan 31 | Men's Basketball

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SMU Hosts NC State Tuesday Night At Moody - 8pm Tip

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Mikel Brown Jr. scored 20 points off the bench, Isaac McKneely added 14 and No. 20 Louisville used a 10-0 second-half run to rally past SMU 88-74 on Saturday.

The Cardinals (15-6, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) overcame a cold start and 47-44 halftime deficit to take their first lead at 55-53 on Kobe Rodgers' transition layup with 14:37 remaining. SMU eventually went ahead 62-61, but Aly Khalifa (eight points) scored five during their pivotal spurt and Louisville steadily stretched the lead to bounce back from Monday night's 83-52 rout at No. 4 Duke.

Mustangs guard Boopie Miller, the ACC's No. 4 scorer, had 20 points for his 28th consecutive double-digit scoring game. SMU (15-6, 4-4) entered the game with the league's top offense (87.3 points per game) and had won its past two.

Louisville entered averaging 86 points and reached that mark behind 52% shooting after halftime and 49% overall. The Cardinals' bench provided the biggest boost, dominating the Mustangs 47-5 while holding them to 37% shooting in the second half.

Brown regrouped from 1-of-13 shooting against the Blue Devils to make 7 of 14 from the field with three 3-pointers. The heralded freshman guard also had three rebounds and four assists.

McKneely made 5 of 10 with four 3s, Khani Rooths and Ryan Conwell added 12 points and J'Vonne Hadley had 10.

SMU made 4 of its first 5 3s and 5 of 9 shots overall for a 14-4 lead and 47-44 advantage at the break behind 59% shooting. Louisville overcame a 4-of-12 shooting start to close the first half 13 of 24.

Up next, SMU hosts NC State on Tuesday, while Louisville hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday.

SMU men's basketball vs. NC State - Tuesday, Feb. 3 - Purchase tickets today!

SMU Postgame Notes – January 31, 2026

[20/20] Louisville 88, [rv/rv] SMU 74
UL (15-6, 5-4 ACC), SMU (15-6, 4-4 ACC)
KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Kentucky

UPCOMING GAMES

[rv/-] NC State – Tuesday, February 3 – 8 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ESPN2 | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM 387, 977
At Pitt – Saturday, February 7 – 3:45 p.m. ET/2:45 p.m. CT – Petersen Events Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- TV: The CW | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM
Notre Dame – Tuesday, February 10 – 6 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACC Network | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM

NCAA NET

Entering the game: SMU was No. 31, UL was No. 19

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 15-6 this season
- 39-17 at SMU (2^nd season)
- 300-192 career record (15^th season)
- 17-11 in ACC games

SCORING STREAK

Boopie Miller had 20 points, his 28^th consecutive game in double figures (entered game averaging 19.4; 7^th ACC / 45^th NCAA)
- Longest streak since 28 by Quinton Ross 12/6/01 to 12/17/02 (Next is 29 by Damon Hancock 2/22/01 to 3/6/02)

STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 74, UL 88
- SMU entered the game averaging 87.3 (1^st ACC / 18^th NCAA)
- UL entered the game averaging 86.0 (2^nd ACC / 24^th NCAA)
FG%: SMU 48.4%, UL 49.2%
- SMU entered the game shooting 49.4% (3^rd ACC / 27^th NCAA)
- UL entered the game shooting 46.2% (9^th ACC)
3FGs: SMU 8-25, UL 10-35
- SMU entered the game shooting 36.6% (3^rd ACC / 52^nd NCAA)
- UL entered the game shooting 35.2% (7^th ACC)
Free Throws: SMU 6-9, UL 16-23
- SMU entered the game shooting 76.9% (3^rd ACC / 33^rd NCAA)
Steals: SMU 8, UL 9
- SMU entered the game averaging 7.7 (7^th ACC / 101^st NCAA)
UL entered the game averaging 7.3 (8^th ACC)

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.)
- 18^th game with this lineup (13-5, 4-3 ACC)
SMU had 4 double-digit scorers (SMU has had at least 4 double-figure scorers in 19 of 21 games)
- With at least four scoring 10+, SMU is 13-6 this season and 33-9 under Head Coach Andy Enfield
- B.J. Edwards 13 (entered game averaging 14.2; 22^nd ACC)
- Boopie Miller 20 (entered game averaging 19.4; 7^th ACC / 45^th NCAA – scored 10+ in 28 straight games)
- Samet Yigitoglu 14(entered game averaging 10.5; 53^rd ACC)
- Corey Washington 13 (entered game averaging 11.2; 46^th ACC)
SMU had 8 steals (SMU entered the game averaging 7.7; 7^th ACC / 101^st NCAA)
- B.J. Edwards 3 (Entered game averaging 2.6; 1^st ACC / 9^th NCAA)
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 2
- Corey Washington 2
SMU had 7 assists on 30 made FGs (SMU entered the game averaging 17.8; 1^st ACC / 22^nd NCAA)
- Boopie Miller 4 (Entered game averaging 6.7; 1^st ACC / 11^th NCAA)
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 3

HIGHLIGHTS

ESPN / @SMUBasketball on X
- Jaron Pierre Jr 3-poiner (SMU 3-0) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2017677882567344420?s=42
- Corey Washington 3-poiner (SMU 17-7) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2017679762915733588?s=42

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Jan. 26)
- 13 points (Entered game averaging 14.2; 22^nd ACC)
  - 1-3 3FGs (Entered game at 36.0%)
- 8 rebounds (Entered the game averaging 5.9; 22^nd ACC)
- 3 steals (Entered game averaging 2.6; 1^st ACC / 9^th NCAA)
  - 16^th game this season with multiple steals (entered game T-8^th nationally in multi-steal games)
Boopie Miller (#2, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 5), AP National Player of the Week (Jan. 6), USBWA/Oscar Robertson Trophy National Players of the Week (Jan. 6), Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List, Lute Olson Award Watch List, Preseason All-ACC Second Team
- 20 points (Entered game averaging 19.4; 7^th ACC / 45^th NCAA)
- 2-2 FTs (Entered the game at 88.2%; 3^rd ACC / 49^th NCAA)
- 4 assists (Entered game averaging 6.7; 6^th ACC / 11^th NCAA)
Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.) - Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game (Dec. 7)
- 9 points (entered game averaging 17.5; 8^th ACC)
- 5 rebounds (Entered game averaging 4.9)
- 2 steals
- 3 assists
Corey Washington (#3, F, Sr.)
- 13 points (entered game averaging 11.2; 46^th ACC)
- 4 rebounds (Entered game averaging 5.1)
- 2 steals
Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
- 14 points (entered game averaging 10.5; 53^rd ACC)
- 7-8 on FGs (entered game shooting 59.2% this season)
- 8 rebounds (Entered game averaging 8.1; 7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA)
- 1 block (entered game averaging 1.6; 5^th ACC / 67^th NCAA)

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
- 6 170 B.J. Edwards, 2023-25
SMU Season Steals
- 1 83 B.J. Edwards (Jr.), 2024-25
- 2 79 Gerald Lewis (Sr.), 1992-93 (27)
- 3 77 Carl Wright (So.), 1983-84 (33)
- 4 76 Carl Wright (Jr.), 1984-85 (33)
- 5 68 Zhuric Phelps (So.), 2022-23 (30)
- 6 67 Willie Davis (Jr.), 1999-00 (30)
- 7 63 Gerald Lewis (Jr.), 1991-92 (28)
- 63 Zhuric Phelps (Jr.), 2023-24 (33)
- 9 61 Bryan Hopkins (Fr.), 2002-03 (29)
- 61 Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88 (35)
- 11 60 Jeryl Sasser (So.), 1998-99 (30)
- 60 Jimmy Whitt (So.), 2017-18 (33)
- 13 59 Bryan Hopkins (Jr.), 2004-05 (25)
- 14 58 Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88 (35)
- 15 57 Markus Kennedy (So.), 2013-14 (37)
- 16 55 B.J. Edwards (Sr.), 2025-26