Sellers' 21 Points Help SMU Beat VMI 95-70

Thursday, November 5

Dallas, Texas

7 p.m. CT

SMU

2-0,0-0ACC

Virginia Military Institute

1-1,0-0SoCon

Team	1	2	F
VMI	28	42	70
SMU	47	48	95

Nov 5 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SMU Shoots 53% From The Field, Improve To 2-0

Box Score | Postgame Notes
Photo Gallery | Video Highlights
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DALLAS (AP) -- Oziyah Sellers scored 21 points, Jacob Patrick added 15 off the bench and SMU beat VMI 95-70 on Thursday night.

The Mustangs (2-0) led 23-19 before scoring 13 straight points. Billy White III started the run with a 3-pointer, and Sellers capped it with another from behind the arc to make it 36-19 with 3:23 left in the first half.

Sellers shot 7 of 11 from the field and made five 3-pointers. Jermaine O'Neal Jr. added 14 points and five rebounds, while Jakub Szumert scored 12.

Jaden Toombs had 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks for SMU.

TJ Johnson led VMI (1-1) with 19 points and five rebounds. Rickey Bradley Jr. added 13 points and five rebounds, while AJ Clark scored 11.

SMU shot 53% (33 of 62) from the field, made 14 of 29 from 3-point range and finished with 26 assists. VMI shot 29% (18 of 63).

Up next, SMU hosts Prairie View this Tuesday.

SMU Postgame Notes – November 5, 2026

SMU 95, VMI 70
SMU (2-0), VMI (1-1)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
PHOTOS: Please credit SMU Athletics

PRESEASON HONORS

Jaden Toombs – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Preseason Watch List
Associate Head Coach Jason Hart, Assistant Coach Jay Morris – Top 100 Most Impactful/Influential High Major Assistants
Assistant A.D. for Basketball Operations Michael Swets - Silver Waves Media Top Support Staff in College Basketball

UPCOMING GAMES

Prairie View A&M – Tuesday, November 10 – 7 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACCNX | Audio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM
Ball State – Friday, November 13 – 8 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACCN | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App
Oral Roberts – Tuesday, November 17 – 7 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACCNX | Audio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / SiriusXM

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 2-0 this season
- 46-25 at SMU (3^rd season)
- 307-200 career record (16^th season)
- 30-9 at Moody Coliseum

TV HIGHLIGHTS

ACCNX / @SMUBasketball on X
- Jermaine O'Neal Jr. mid-range jumper (SMU 2-0) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2118509607609897429/video/1?s=42
- Oziyah Sellers starts the game 3-3 from three (SMU 18-7) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2118513758586781848?s=42
- Oziyah Sellers 3-pointer (SMU 36-19) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2118519472520655146/video/2?s=42
- Cameron Lomax assist to Jacob Patrick for the 3-pointer (SMU 44-28) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2118521547476676866?s=42
- Jermaine O'Neal Jr. dunk (SMU 51-29) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2118528395315462618/video/1?s=42
- Jakub Szumert 3-pointer (SMU 75 -53) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2118538003903861227/video/1?s=42

TRIPLE THREAT

SMU hit 14 three-pointers (14-29), which is T-10^th in program history
- 5^th time SMU has hit 14 threes under Andy Enfield
- Oziyah Sellers 5-7 (tied career-high threes made, team-high 21 points)
- Jacob Patrick 5-5 (career-high threes made and points 15)
- Jakub Szumert 2-2 (had 12 points)

STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 95, VMI 70 (SMU led 47-28 at halftime)
- 17^th game with 95+ points under Andy Enfield
FG%: SMU 53.2%, VMI 28.6%
- SMU is 27-2 under Andy Enfield when shooting at least 50%, 2-0 this season
- Lowest FG% by an SMU opponent since 26.6% by [23/22] Cincinnati 2/27/2019
3FGs: SMU 14-29, VMI 5-21
FTs: SMU 15-21, VMI 29-33
Rebounds: SMU 38, VMI 26
Assists: SMU 26, VMI 10
- SMU had 8 different players with at least one assist
Steals: SMU 12, VMI 13
Blocks: SMU 7, VMI 1
Points in the Paint: SMU 30, VMI 24
- SMU is 39-11 under Andy Enfield when outscoring opponents in the paint

RUN, RUN

SMU had 2 runs of at least 10-0
- 11-0 run to lead 13-4 at 15:47 1^st half
- 13-0 to go up 36-19 at 3:23 1^st half
SMU has 55 runs of at least 10-0 under Head Coach Andy Enfield with a 32-6 record in those games
- 2 in 2026-27, 1-0
- 23 in 2025-26, 13-3
- 30 in 2024-25, 18-3

TEAM NOTES

Starters: #0 Rowan Brumbaugh (G, Gr.), #1 Jaden Toombs (F, So.), #6 Oziyah Sellers (G, Gr.), #7 Jermaine O'Neal Jr. (F, So.), #13 Jakub Szumert (F, Fr.)
- Same starting lineup for both games this season
SMU had 5 double-digit scorers
- Oziyah Sellers 21
- Jacob Patrick 15 (Career-high)
- Jermaine O'Neal Jr. 14
- Jakub Szumert 12
- Jaden Toombs 10
- SMU is 1-0 this season and 38-17 under Andy Enfield with at least 4 players in double figures, 22-2 when at least 5 get 10+,
SMU had 26 assists on 33 FGs (had 21 assists on 23 FGs in the season opener)
- David Terrell Jr. 6
- Billy White III 5
- Cameron Lomax 5
- Jaden Toombs 3
SMU had 12 steals (had 11 steals in the season opener)
- Jermaine O'Neal Jr. 3
- Billy White III 2
- David Terrell Jr. 2
- Jaden Toombs 2
SMU was 15-21 on free throws (was 32-40 in the season opener)
- Jakub Szumert 4-6 (was 13-14 in the season opener vs Southern)
- Oziyah Sellers 2-2
- Cameron Lomax 4-4

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Jermaine O'Neal Jr. (#7, G, So.)
- 14 points (scored 15 in season opener vs Southern)
- 5 rebounds
- Tied career-high 3 steals
Jacob Patrick (#2 G Sr.)
- Career-high 15 points
- Career-high 5 3FGs
- 3 rebounds
Oziyah Sellers (#6, G, Gr.)
- 21 points
- Tied career-high 5 3FGs
- 2 rebounds
Jakub Szumert (#13, F, Fr.)
- 12 points
- 4-6 FTs (was 13-14 in the season opener vs Southern)
- 3 rebounds
- 2 assists
- 1 block
David Terrell Jr. – Co-captain
- 5 points
- 2 rebounds
- 6 assists
- 2 steals
Jaden Toombs (#1, F, So.) – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List
- 10 points
- 4 rebounds
- 3 assists
- 2 steals
- Tied career-high 3 blocks