SMU Takes Down No. 21 Louisville, 95-85

Tuesday, February 17

Dallas, Texas

6pm CT

SMU

18-8,7-6ACC

Louisville

19-7,8-5ACC

Team	1	2	F
Louisville	49	36	85
SMU	52	43	95

SMU Takes Down No. 21 Louisville, 95-85

Feb 17 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Pierre Jr. Pours In 25, Miller 23, Washington 16 In Big Home Win

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DALLAS (AP) -- Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 25 points and Boopie Miller had 23 points with nine assists as SMU beat No. 21 Louisville 95-85 on Tuesday night, ending the Cardinals' five-game winning streak.

SMU (18-8, 7-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) went ahead to stay on Miller's short floater in the lane with 6:19 left that broke a 76-all tie. That was the second of six consecutive made field goals by the Mustangs, including a pair of 3-pointers by Corey Washington, who finished with 18 points.

Miller's alley-oop pass to Pierre for a dunk with 1:49 remaining pushed the lead to 91-83 and sent the already-loud Moody Coliseum crowd into a real frenzy.

It was the Mustangs' second win at home over a ranked ACC opponent this season, and could be significant in their push to reach their first NCAA Tournament since 2017. They beat then-No. 12 North Carolina 97-83 on Jan. 3, which was their first victory over a Top 25 opponent under second-year coach Andy Enfield.

Standout freshman Mikel Brown Jr. had 29 points for Louisville (19-6, 8-5), whose winning streak started with an 88-74 home win over SMU on Jan. 31. J'Vonne Hadley had 14 points and nine rebounds, while Ryan Conwell scored 12.

Brown has 29 points in back-to-back games since matching a Louisville single-game record and ACC freshman record with 45 points against North Carolina State on Feb. 9.

In a game with 17 lead changes and 16 ties between the ACC's two highest-scoring teams, Louisville went up 74-73 on Brown's driving reverse layup through defenders with eight minutes left. Less than a minute later, Brown took the ball away from Miller when SMU's senior guard went up in the air while driving toward the basket.

The Mustangs led 52-49 at halftime.

Up next, Louisville is home against Georgia Tech on Saturday, while SMU hosts Boston College on Saturday at Moody Coliseum.

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SMU Postgame Notes – February 17, 2026

SMU 95, [21/21] Louisville 85
SMU (18-8, 7-6 ACC), UL (19-7, 8-5 ACC)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

UPCOMING GAMES

Boston College – Saturday, February 21 – 3 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ACC Network | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM 193
At California – Wednesday, February 25 – 9 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. PT – Haas Pavilion – Berkeley, California
- TV: ACC Network | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM
At Stanford – Saturday, February 28 – 5 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. PT – Maples Pavilion – Stanford, California
- TV: ACC Network | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM

NCAA NET

Entering the game: SMU was No. 36, Louisville was No. 12 (Quad 1 home game)
SMU is 4-7 versus Quad 1

20-20

Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 25 and Boopie Miller scored 23
- 3^rd time in the past 4 games that both have scored 20+

CLOSING TIME

Game tied 76-76 with 6:33 left, SMU outscored Louisville 19-9 the rest of the way (Boopie Miller 8 points, Jaron Pierre Jr. 6 points)

GAME PHOTOS

Courtesy SMU Athletics: https://o000005859.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000YDzm_fkr_U8/G00007WYlTOGvAuI/02-17-MBB-Louisville

RANKED WINS

This is SMU's second ranked win of the season, both at Moody Coliseum (W, 97-83 vs No. 12/12 North Carolina 1/3/26)
- Most ranked wins since 2019-20 (2 – 74-70 at 20/20 Memphis 1/25/20; 73-72 OT vs 20/19 Houston 2/15/20)
- Most ranked wins at Moody Coliseum since 2013-14 (3 – 74-65 vs 17/15 Connecticut 1/4/14, 87-72 vs 22/22 Memphis 2/1/14, 76-55 vs 7/7 Cincinnati 2/8/14)

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 18-8 this season, 14-2 at Moody Coliseum
- 42-19 at SMU (2^nd season)
- 303-194 career record (15^th season)
- 20-13 in ACC games

MOODY MAGIC

SMU is 14-2 at Moody Coliseum
Most Home Wins In A Season
- 18 in 2013-14*
- 18 in 2016-17
- 17 in 2021-22
- 16 in 2014-15
- 16 in 2015-16
- 15 in 1984-85
- 15 in 2010-11
- 14 in 2023-24
- 14 in 2025-26
- *on-court record, wins vacated

SCORING STREAK

Boopie Miller had 23 points, his 33^rd consecutive game in double figures (entered game averaging 18.9; 6^th ACC / 56^th NCAA)
- Longest streak at SMU since at least 2000
Longest Streak Of Games Scoring 10+ for SMU (Since 2000)
- 33 - Boopie Miller (since 1/29/2025)
- 29 - Damon Hancock (2/22/01 to 3/6/02)
- 28 - Quinton Ross (12/6/01 to 12/17/02)
- 27 - Semi Ojeleye (12/4/2016 to 3/17/17)

JARON PIERRE JR. 2000

Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 25 points and now has 2,050 for his career
- Entered the game 4^th among NCAA D-I active players

STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 95, UL 85
- SMU entered the game averaging 86.2 (2^nd ACC / 19^th NCAA)
- SMU scored a season-high 52 points in the first half
FG%: SMU 58.5%, UL 44.8%
- SMU entered the game shooting 49.5% (3^rd ACC / 23^rd NCAA)
3FGs: SMU 9-19, UL 13-34
- SMU entered the game shooting 37.8% (2^nd ACC / 24^th NCAA)
Free Throws: SMU 10-12, UL 12-15
- SMU entered the game shooting 76.2% (5^th ACC / 48^th NCAA)
Assists: SMU 21, UL 18
- SMU entered the game averaging 17.6 (2^nd ACC / 24^th NCAA)
Steals: SMU 9, UL 7
Blocked Shots: SMU 6, UL 4
Points in the Paint: SMU 46, UL 30
- SMU entered the game averaging 37.0 points in the paint
- SMU is 14-4 when outscoring opponents in the paint
Fastbreak Points: SMU 11, UL 18
- SMU entered the game averaging 12.5 (1^st ACC / 86^th NCAA)

SMU RUNS

8-0 to go up 8-5 at 16:18 1^st half
SMU made 8 consecutive FGs from 12:36 to 7:49 of the first half, going from down 17-15 to up 34-28
SMU outscored Louisville 19-9 to finish the game (Game tied 76-76 with 6:33 left)

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.)
- 23^rd game with this lineup (16-7, 7-5 ACC)
SMU had 3 double-digit scorers (SMU has had at least 4 double-figure scorers in 23 of 26 games)
- Boopie Miller 23 (entered game averaging 18.9; 6^th ACC / 56^th NCAA – scored 10+ in 33 straight games)
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 25 (entered game averaging 17.4; 8^th ACC) - 10 games with 20+ this season
- Corey Washington 18 (entered game averaging 11.3; 45^th ACC)
SMU had 21 assists on 38 made FGs (SMU entered the game averaging 17.6; 2^nd ACC / 24^th NCAA)
- B.J. Edwards 7 (Entered game averaging 5.0; 7^th ACC / 68^th NCAA)
- Boopie Miller 9 (Entered game averaging 6.8; 2^nd ACC / 12^th NCAA)
- Samet Yigitoglu 2
SMU had 9 steals (SMU entered the game averaging 7.5; 7^th ACC)
- B.J. Edwards 3 (Entered game averaging 2.4; 1^st ACC / 12^th NCAA)
- Boopie Miller 2 (Entered game averaging 1.8; 5^th ACC / 86^th NCAA)
- Jaden Toombs 1
- Corey Washington 2
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 1

HIGHLIGHTS

ESPN2 / @SMUBasketball on X
- Boopie Miller layup (SMU 10-8) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2023914828180357489?s=42
- Sam Walters 3-pointer (SMU 26-21) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2023916563951173956?s=42
- Jaron Pierre Jr. block (61-60) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2023930000613781707?s=42
- Jaron Pierre Jr. jumper (UL 72-71) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2023934410937004422?s=42
- Boopie Miller fadeaway jumper (SMU 78-76) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2023936669326479606?s=42
- Jaron Pierre Jr. jumper (SMU 87-81) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2023938770077188508?s=42
- Boopie Miller alley-oop to Jaron Pierre Jr. (SMU 91-83) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2023939899313844225?s=42

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Jan. 26)
- 7 points (Entered game averaging 13.2; 28^th ACC)
- 3 rebounds (Entered the game averaging 6.1; 19^th ACC)
- 7 assists (Entered game averaging 5.0; 7^th ACC / 68^th NCAA)
- 3 steals (Entered game averaging 2.4; 1^st ACC / 12^th NCAA)
  - 19 multi-steal games this season
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
- 23 points (Entered game averaging 18.9; 6^th ACC / 56^th NCAA)
- 4-4 FTs (Entered the game at 86.9%; 3^rd ACC / 61^st NCAA)
- 1-2 3FGs (Entered game at 41.4%)
- 9 assists (Entered game averaging 6.8; 2^nd ACC / 12^th NCAA)
- 4 rebounds
- 2 steals (Entered game averaging 1.8; 5^th ACC, 86^th NCAA)
Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.) - Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game (Dec. 7)
- 25 points (entered game averaging 17.4; 8^th ACC)- 10 games with 20+ this season
- 7 rebounds (Entered game averaging 4.9)
- 1 steal
Sam Walters (#4, F, Jr.)
- 6 points
- 2-3 3FGs
Corey Washington (#3, F, Sr.)
- 18 points (entered game averaging 11.3; 45^th ACC)
- 5 rebounds (entered game averaging 4.9)
- 2 steals
Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
- 9 points (entered game averaging 10.7; 49^th ACC)
- 5 rebounds (Entered game averaging 8.0; 7^th ACC / 72^nd NCAA)
- 2 assists

SMU INDIVIDUAL SEASON & 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/ 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 64 B.J. Edwards (Sr.), 2025-26
- 8 63 Gerald Lewis (Jr.), 1991-92 (28)/Zhuric Phelps (Jr.), 2023-24 (33)
- 10 61 Bryan Hopkins (Fr.), 2002-03 (29)/Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88 (35)
SMU Career Assists
- 1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
- 2 508 Nic Moore (100), 2013-16
- 3 491 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
- 4 469 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
- 5 468 Billy Allen, 1978-80
- 6 460 Carl Wright, 1982-85
- 7 445 Kendric Davis (75), 2019-21
- 8 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
- 9 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
- 10 396 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
- 11 387 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
- 12 371 Jon Killen, 2004-08
- 13 363 Zachary Thiel, 1971-74
- 14 357 B.J. Edwards, 2023-26
- 15 337 Shake Milton (87), 2015-18
- 16 334 Scott Johnson, 1983-87
- 17 327 Boopie Miller, 2024-26
SMU Season Assists (Games Played) (Since 1971-72)
- 1 255 Billy Allen (So.), 1979-80 (28)
- 2 247 Butch Moore (Jr.), 1984-85 (33)
- 3 222 Butch Moore (Sr.), 1985-86 (29)
- 4 213 Billy Allen (Fr.), 1978-79 (24)
- 5 209 Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88 (35)
- 6 206 Michael Jaccar (Sr.), 1975-76 (28)
- 7 203 Carl Wright (So.), 1983-84 (33)
- 8 192 Butch Moore (Fr.), 1982-83 (30)
- 9 181 Nic Moore (So.), 2013-14 (37)
- 10 180 Gerald Lewis (Sr.), 1992-93 (27)
- 11 177 Carl Wright (Jr.), 1984-85 (33)
- 12 175 Nic Moore (Jr.), 2014-15 (34)
- 13 173 Kendric Davis (So.), 2019-20 (26)
- 14 172 Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
SMU Career Blocked Shots
- 1 278 Jon Koncak, 1981-85
- 2 245 Bamba Fall, 2005-09
- 3 169 Ira Terrell, 1972-76
- 4 151 Patrick Simpson, 2001-05
- 5 143 Papa Dia, 2007-11
- 6 131 Cannen Cunningham (134), 2011-15
- 7 129 Reggie Franklin, 1977-79
- 8 125 Ben Moore (135), 2013-17
- 9 97 Markus Kennedy (89),2013-16
- 10 88 James Gatewood, 1990-94
- 11 81 Quinton Ross, 1999-03
- 12 78 Brad Branson, 1978-80
- 13 70 Donatas Rackauskas, 2002-06/Jarrey Foster, 2015-19/Ethan Chargois (108), 2017-21/Samet Yigitoglu, 2024-26

SMU SEASON RECORDS

3-point field goals made
- 1. 286 2016-17
- 2. 281 2017-18
- 3. 280 2021-22
- 4. 277 2010-11
- 5. 275 2024-25
- 6. 263 2018-19
- 7. 251 2023-24
- 8. 248 2011-12
- 9. 236 2019-20
- 10. 216 2025-26