SMU Defeats Syracuse 86-69 In ACC Tournament First Round

Tuesday, March 10

Charlotte, N.C. (Spectrum Center)

3:30pm CT

SMU

20-12,8-10ACC

Syracuse

15-17,6-12ACC

Team	1	2	F
Syracuse	38	31	69
SMU	39	47	86

SMU Defeats Syracuse 86-69 In ACC Tournament First Round

Mar 10 | Men's Basketball

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Boopie Miller Scores 25 and No. 11 Seed SMU Beats 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 in the ACC Tournament

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Boopie Miller scored 25 points to lead five starters in double figures, Jaden Toombs and Samet Yigitoglu each had a double-double and No. 11 seed SMU beat 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.

SMU (20-12), which had lost four ACC games in a row, advances to play 24th-ranked and sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday in the second round.

Toombs had a double-double in the first half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Miller added 11 points to help SMU hold a 39-38 lead at the break. Nate Kingz paced Syracuse with 17 points.

SMU pulled away midway through the second half when Jaron Pierre Jr. made three straight 3-pointers during a 13-0 run that ended in a 69-48 lead with 8:41 remaining. Pierre's fifth 3-pointer of the second half made it 79-66.

Pierre finished with 21 points for SMU. Toombs had 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Yigitoglu had 12 points and 11 boards, and Corey Washington also scored 12. The Mustang reserves only attempted two shots.

Kingz led Syracuse (15-17) with 25 points and Tyler Betsey added 15. The Orange shot 9 of 34 from distance (26%).

Up next, the Mustangs face Louisville on Wednesday in ACC Tournament Second Round action. SMU split the regular-season series with Louisville as both teams won at home.

SMU Postgame Notes – March 10, 2026

No. 11 SMU 86, No. 14 Syracuse 69
SMU (20-12), Syracuse (15-17)
T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament – First Round
Spectrum Center – Charlotte, North Carolina

UPCOMING GAMES

T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament
Second Round
- No. 11 SMU vs No. 6 [24/24] Louisville
- Wednesday, March 11 – 2:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. CT – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, North Carolina
- TV: ESPN | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM

ACC HONORS

Boopie Miller – All-ACC Second Team
Jaron Pierre Jr. – All-ACC Honorable Mention
B.J. Edwards – All-ACC Honorable Mention, ACC All-Defensive Team, votes for ACC Defensive Player of the Year, votes for ACC Most Improved Player

NCAA NET

Entering the game: SMU was No. 39, Syracuse No. 83 (Quad 2 neutral-site game)
- 4-8 versus Quad 1
- 5-4 versus Quad 2

LINEUP ADJUSTMENT

Starters: #2 Boopie Miller (G, Sr.), #3 Corey Washington (F, Sr.), #5 Jaron Pierre Jr. (G, Sr.), #10 Jaden Toombs (C, Fr.), #24 Samet Yigitoglu (C, So.)
- 3^rd start for Jaden Toombs
- B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury – 4^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 67^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 11^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (4^th ACC / 68^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)

GAME PHOTOS

Courtesy SMU Athletics: https://o000005859.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000YDzm_fkr_U8/G0000YqWGL7HkWVA/3-10-MBB-vs-Syracuse-ACC-Tournament

SCORING STREAK

Boopie Miller had 25 points, his 39^th consecutive game in double figures (entered game averaging 19.4; 5^th ACC / 48^th NCAA)
Longest Streak Of Games Scoring 10+ for SMU (Since 2000)
- 39 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)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Jaden Toombs had 16 points and 11 rebounds (plus 6 assists)
- Had 14 points and 11 rebounds at halftime
- First Mustang with a double-double at halftime since Marcus Weathers vs Tulsa 2/23/2022 (10p/10r at half; 14p/13r total)
  - Second career double-double
Samet Yigitoglu had 12 points and 11 rebounds (plus 3 assists, 1 steal)
- His 7^th double-double this season and 10^th of his career
3^rd time this season to have multiple players with a double-double in the same game

NCAA CAREER ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS

Jaron Pierre Jr. had 21 points and now has 2,153 for his career (Entered the game 4^th among NCAA D-I active players)
Boopie Miller had 25 points and now has 1,988 career points (Entered game 8^th among NCAA D-I active players)

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 20-12 this season
- 44-23 at SMU (2^nd season)
- 305-198 career record (15^th season)
- 16-12 in conference tournament games (2-1 in ACC Tournament games)

20 WINS

Head Coach Andy Enfield is the first to lead the Mustangs to at least 20 wins in each of his first two seasons
- 24-11 in 2024-25
- 20-12 in 2025-26

STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 86, SYR 69
- SMU entered the game averaging 85.0 (2^nd ACC / 20^th NCAA)
FG%: SMU 46.6%, SYR 44.4%
- SMU entered the game shooting 49.3% (3^rd ACC / 22^nd NCAA)
3FGs: SMU 33.3%, SYR 26.5%
- SMU entered the game shooting 37.8% (2^nd ACC / 23^rd NCAA)
Assists: SMU 20, SYR 16
- SMU entered the game averaging 17.1 (3^rd ACC / 30^th NCAA)
Points in the Paint: SMU 38, SYR 30
- SMU entered the game averaging 36.8
- 16-6 when outscoring opponents in the paint
Rebounds: SMU 44, SYR 31
- (Offensive rebounds: SMU 19, SYR 10)
Second-Chance Points: SMU 26, SYR 9

NOTES

Starters: #2 Boopie Miller (G, Sr.), #3 Corey Washington (F, Sr.), #5 Jaron Pierre Jr. (G, Sr.), #10 Jaden Toombs (C, Fr.), #24 Samet Yigitoglu (C, So.)
- 3^rd start for Jaden Toombs
- B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury – 4^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 67^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 11^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (4^th ACC / 68^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)
- Most points and assists with B.J. Edwards out of the lineup
SMU had 5 double-digit scorers (at least 4 double-digit scorers in 27 of 32 games this season)
- With at least five scoring 10+, SMU is 9-1 this season and 21-2 under Head Coach Andy Enfield
- With at least four scoring 10+, SMU is 17-10 this season and 37-13 under Head Coach Andy Enfield
- Boopie Miller 25 (entered game averaging 19.4; 5^th ACC / 48^th NCAA – scored 10+ in 39 straight games)
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 21 (entered game averaging 17.5; 8^th ACC)
- Jaden Toombs 16 (entered game averaging 7.3)
- Samet Yigitoglu 12 (entered game averaging 11.0; 49^th ACC)
- Corey Washington 12 (entered game averaging 11.3; 44^th ACC)
SMU had 20 assists on 34 made FGs (entered game averaging 17.1; 3^rd ACC / 30^th NCAA)
- Most assists in a game without BJ Edwards in the lineup
- Boopie Miller 4 (Entered game averaging 6.6; 2^nd ACC / 13^th NCAA)
- Jaden Toombs 6 - career high
- Corey Washington 4 - career high
SMU outrebounded Syracuse 44-31
- 9-1 when outrebounding opponents by 10+
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 5 (entered game averaging 5.0)
- Jaden Toombs 11 (entered game averaging 3.8)
- Corey Washington 7 (entered game averaging 5.0)
- Samet Yigitoglu 11 (Entered game averaging 7.8; 7^th ACC / 86^th NCAA)
- Boopie Miller 7 (Entered game averaging 3.6)

HIGHLIGHTS

ACC Network / @SMUBasketball on X
- Jaron Pierre Jr. Dunk (SMU 6-5) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2031470508458356845?s=42
- Boopie Miller 3-pointer (SMU 11-10) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2031472096279183612?s=42
- Boopie Miller 3-pointer (SMU 25-21) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2031475872012677279?s=42
- Boopie Miller 3-pointer (SMU 49-42) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2031485987608547839?s=42
- Corey Washington 3-pointer (SMU 54-44) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2031489938189890004?s=42
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 3-pointer (SMU 72-52) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2031492789670731876?s=42
- Jaden Toombs layup (SMU 74-54) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2031493935965585884?s=42

SMU RUNS

SMU had a 13-0 run to go up 69-48 at 8:41 in the second half (Jaron Pierre Jr. 9 points in the run)
SMU has 23 runs of at least 10-0 this season (13-3 in games with a run of at least 10-0)

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, All-ACC Honorable Mention, ACC All-Defensive Team, votes for ACC Defensive Player of the Year, votes for ACC Most Improved Player, ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Jan. 26)
- DNP (injury – 4^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 67^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 11^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (4^th ACC / 68^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)
Boopie Miller (#2, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, All-ACC Second Team, 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
- 25 points (Entered game averaging 19.4; 5^th ACC / 48^th NCAA) - 17^th 20-point game this season – 4^th in a row
- 2-2 FTs (Entered the game at 87.0%; 4^th ACC / 58^th NCAA)
- 5-9 3FGs (entered game shooting 42.4%)
- 4 assists (Entered game averaging 6.6; 2^nd ACC / 13^th NCAA)
- 7 rebounds (Entered game averaging 3.6)
Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.) – All-ACC Honorable Mention, Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game (Dec. 7)
- 21 points (Entered game averaging 17.5; 8^th ACC) - 17 in the 2^nd half
- 5 rebounds (Entered game averaging 5.0)
- 3 assists
- 2 steals
Jaden Toombs (#10, C, Fr.)
- 3^rd start this season
- 16 points (Entered game averaging 7.3)
- 11 rebounds (Entered game averaging 3.8)
  - 6 offensive rebounds
- Career-high 6 assists
- 2^nd career double-double
Corey Washington (#3, F, Sr.)
- 12 points (Entered game averaging 11.3; 44^th ACC)
- 7 rebounds (Entered game averaging 5.0)
- Career-high 4 assists (was 3)
- 2 steals
Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
- 12 points (entered game averaging 11.0; 49^th ACC)
- 6-11 on FGs (entered game shooting 63.2%)
- 11 rebounds (Entered game averaging 7.8; 7^th ACC / 86^th NCAA)
  - 5 offensive rebounds (entered game averaging 3.61; 1^st ACC / 17^th NCAA)
- 7^th double-double this season, 10^th of his career

SMU INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER RECORDS

SMU Season Points (500+) (Since 1953-54) (GP)
- 1 737 Gene Phillips (Sr.), 1970-71 (26)
- 2 685 Gene Phillips (Jr.), 1969-70 (24)
- 3 665 Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (35)
- 4 639 Papa Dia (Sr.), 2010-11 (35)
- 5 634 Ira Terrell (Sr.), 1975-76 (28)
- 6 624 Jim Krebs (Sr.), 1956-57 (26)
- 7 622 Kendric Davis (Sr.), 2021-22 (32)
- 8 608 Quinton Ross (Sr.), 2002-03 (30)
- 9 606 Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
- 10 597 Ira Terrell (So.), 1973-74 (27)
- 11 580 Jahmal McMurray (Sr.), 2018-19 (32)
- 12 574 Jim Krebs (Jr.), 1955-56 (30)
- 13 572 Damon Hancock (Sr.), 2001-02 (29)
- 14 566 Jon Koncak (Sr.), 1984-85 (33)
- 15 565 Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88 (35)
- 16 564 Jaron Pierre Jr. (Sr), 2025-26
Season Scoring Tandems
- 1 1,170 Boopie Miller (606)& Jaron Pierre Jr. (564)
- 2 1,165 Gene Phillips (737) & Bobby Rollings (428) - 1970-71
- 3 1,140 Papa Dia (639) & Robert Nyakundi (501) - 2010-11
- 4 1,135 Semi Ojeleye (665) & Sterling Brown (470) - 2016-17
- 5 1,126 Kato Armstrong (565) & Carlton McKinney (561) - 1987-88
SMU Career Assists
- 1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
- 2 508 Nic Moore, 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
- 13 364 B.J. Edwards, 2023-26 – DNP
- 14 363 Zachary Thiel, 1971-74
- 15 357 Boopie Miller, 2024-26
SMU Season Assists (Since 1971-72)
- 1 255 Billy Allen (So.), 1979-80
- 2 247 Butch Moore (Jr.), 1984-85
- 3 222 Butch Moore (Sr.), 1985-86
- 4 213 Billy Allen (Fr.), 1978-79
- 5 209 Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88
- 6 206 Michael Jaccar (Sr.), 1975-76
- 7 203 Carl Wright (So.), 1983-84
- 8 202 Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
SMU Season FT Made (135+) (Since 1953-54)
- 1 213 Gene Phillips (Sr.), 1970-71 (26)
- 2 203 Jan Loudermilk (Sr.), 1961-62 (25)
- 3 199 Gene Phillips (Jr.), 1969-70 (24)
- 4 184 Quinton Ross (Sr.), 2002-03 (30)
- 5 177 Kendric Davis (Sr.), 2021-22 (32)
- 6 172 Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (35)
- 7 167 Ryan Manuel (So.), 2012-13 (32)
- 8 162 Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88 (35)/Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
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
- 5 180 B.J. Edwards, 2023-25 – DNP
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 65 B.J. Edwards (Sr.), 2025-26 – DNP

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. 270 2025-26
- 7. 263 2018-19
Total Points
- 1. 2879 1987-88
- 2. 2797 2024-25
- 3. 2721 2025-26
Assists
- 1. 786 1987-88
- 2. 675 1984-85
- 3. 655 1986-87
- 4. 608 1983-84
- 5. 567 2016-17
- 6. 561 2013-14
- 7. 555 2024-25
- 8. 549 2025-26