SMU Falls To Louisville In ACC Second Round, 62-58

Wednesday, March 11

Charlotte, N.C. (Spectrum Center)

1:30pm CT

SMU

20-13,8-10ACC

Louisville

23-9,11-7ACC

Team	1	2	F
SMU	26	32	58
Louisville	26	36	62

SMU Falls To Louisville In ACC Second Round, 62-58

Mar 11 | Men's Basketball

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Pierre Jr. Scores 17, Toombs 13 In Mustang Loss

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Ryan Conwell hit two key shots in the final 1:17 and finished with 16 points as No. 24 Louisville battled back to beat SMU 62-58 on Wednesday and advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Adrian Wooley added 14 points and Isaac McKneely had 10 for the Cardinals (23-9), who'll face Miami on Thursday.

Jarron Pierre Jr. had 17 points and Jaden Toombs added 13 points and nine rebounds for SMU (20-13), which led by six in the second half before Louisville stormed back behind three inside baskets from Vangelis Zougris.

After a defensive struggle in the first half ended in a 26-all tie, SMU built its biggest lead at 41-35 on back-to-back 3s by Sam Walters and Pierre from the same spot in right corner.

The Mustangs, playing their second game in two days, appeared content to patiently work time off the shot clock, extending every possession and shortening the game.

But Louisville worked its way back after SMU's 7-foot-1 rim protector Samet Yigitoglu picked up his fourth foul with 7:51 left and was forced to the bench. That freed up Zougris to work in the middle, where he scored three key baskets in a two-minute stretch.

Yigitoglu returned with the game tied at 56 and three minutes left and Pierre briefly put the Mustangs ahead with a driving layup.

But after SMU's Corey Washington went down with a shoulder injury, Conwell took over.

He hit a 3 to give the Cardinals the lead for good at 60-58 with 1:17 left. SMU's Boopie Miller missed a 3 at the other end and Conwell drove the left side of lane and scored on a left-handed layup with 29.4 seconds left to make it a two-possession game.

Louisville played without star freshman Mikel Brown Jr., who is out for the tournament with a back injury.

Up next, SMU awaits to see if it will make the NCAA Tournament.

SMU Postgame Notes – March 11, 2026

No. 6 [24/24] Louisville 62, No. 11 SMU 58
Louisville (23-9), SMU (20-13)
T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament – Second Round
Spectrum Center – Charlotte, North Carolina

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. 37, Louisville was No. 13 (Quad 1 neutral-site game)
- 4-9 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.)
- 4^th start for Jaden Toombs
- B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury –5^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (20^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 11^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (6^th ACC / 79^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)

GAME PHOTOS

Courtesy SMU Athletics: https://o000005859.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000YDzm_fkr_U8/G0000CPALYreeFCA/3-11-MBB-vs-Louisville-ACC-Tournament

NCAA CAREER ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS – PIERRE JR. & MILLER OVER 2,000 POINTS

Jaron Pierre Jr. had 17 points and now has 2,170 for his career (Entered the game 5^th among NCAA D-I active players)
Boopie Miller had 8 points and now has 1,996 career points (Entered game 7^th among NCAA D-I active players)

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 20-13 this season
- 44-24 at SMU (2^nd season)
- 305-199 career record (15^th season)
- 16-13 in conference tournament games (2-2 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
- 20-13 in 2025-26

STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 58, LOU 62
- SMU entered the game averaging 85.0 (2^nd ACC / 20^th NCAA)
- 7^th time this season holding an opponent under 70 points
- Held Louisville to a season low 26 points in the first half
FG%: SMU 42.9%, LOU 39.6%
- SMU entered the game shooting 49.2% (3^rd ACC / 23^rd NCAA)
- 6^th time this season Louisville has been held under 40%
3FGs: SMU 9-27, LOU 6-26
- SMU entered the game shooting 37.6% (2^nd ACC / 26^th NCAA)
- Held Louisville to 2-14 from 3pt range in the first half
FT%s: SMU 1-3, LOU 14-20

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.)
- 4^th start for Jaden Toombs
- B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury –5^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (20^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 11^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (6^th ACC / 79^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)
SMU had 3 double-digit scorers
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 17 (entered game averaging 17.6; 8^th ACC)
- Jaden Toombs 13 (entered game averaging 7.6)
- Corey Washington 10 (entered game averaging 11.3; 44^th ACC)

HIGHLIGHTS

ESPN / @SMUBasketball on X
- Corey Washington 3-pointer (UofL 4-3): https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/2031805362840523136?s=20
- Samet Yigitoglu block (SMU 7-7) https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/2031808573362122821?s=20
- Corey Washington 3-pointer (SMU 12-9) https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/2031809290848059797?s=20
- Jaden Toombs block (SMU12-11) https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/2031811340273095105?s=20
- Jaden Toombs floater (UofL 26-24) https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/2031816719962972662?s=20
- Jaden Toombs Steal and Score (SMU 35-33) https://x.com/accmbb/status/2031823921666744407?s=20
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 3-pointer (SMU 41-35) https://x.com/SMUBasketball/status/2031825875302289588?s=20

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

B.J. Davis-Ray (#9, G, Fr.)
- 3 points
- 1-2 FGs
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 – 5^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (20^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 11^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (6^th ACC / 79^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
- 8 points (Entered game averaging 19.5; 5^th ACC / 44^th NCAA)
- 4 assists (Entered game averaging 6.5; 2^nd ACC / 14^th NCAA)
- 1 steals (Entered game averaging 1.5; 12^th ACC)
- 8 rebounds (Entered game averaging 3.7)
Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.) – All-ACC Honorable Mention, Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game (Dec. 7)
- 17 points (Entered game averaging 17.6; 8^th ACC)
- 5-9 on 3 FGs
- 4 rebounds (Entered game averaging 5.0)
Jaden Toombs (#10, C, Fr.)
- 4th start this season
- 13 points (Entered game averaging 7.6)
- 9 rebounds (Entered game averaging 4.1)
- Career-high 3 steals
- 2 assists
- Career-high 3 blocks
Corey Washington (#3, F, Sr.)
- 10 points (Entered game averaging 11.3; 44^th ACC)
- 4-7 FGs, 2-4 on 3FGs
Sam Walters (#4, F, Jr.)
- 5 points
- 2-4 on FGs
Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
- 2 points (entered game averaging 11.0; 47^th ACC)
- 1-3 on FGs (entered game shooting 62.8%)
- 7 rebounds (Entered game averaging 7.9; 7^th ACC / 81^st NCAA)
  - 2 offensive rebounds (entered game averaging 3.7; 1^st ACC / 15^th NCAA)
- 3 assists

SMU INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER RECORDS

SMU Season Points
- 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)
- 8 614 Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
- 9 608 Quinton Ross (Sr.), 2002-03 (30)
- 10 597 Ira Terrell (So.), 1973-74 (27)
- 11 581 Jaron Pierre Jr. (Sr), 2025-26
Season Scoring Tandems
- 1 1,195 Boopie Miller (614) & Jaron Pierre Jr. (581)
- 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
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
- 15 361 Boopie Miller, 2024-26
SMU Season Assists
- 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/Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
SMU Season FT Made
- 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 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 76 Samet Yigitoglu, 2024-
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. 279 2025-26
- 5. 277 2010-11
Total Points
- 1. 2879 1987-88
- 2. 2797 2024-25
- 3. 2779 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. 559 2025-26
- 8. 555 2024-25