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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Eian Elmer scored 22 points and Miami (Ohio) beat the SMU Mustangs 89-79 on Wednesday night in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years.

Elmer went 6 of 9 from 3-point range as the 11th-seeded RedHawks (32-1), unbeaten during the regular season, advanced in the Midwest Region to play No. 6 seed Tennessee.

Brant Byers added 19 points, including four 3s, and Luke Skaljac had 17 points for Miami, making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007. The RedHawks finished 16 of 41 from 3-point range.

Jaden Toombs led SMU (20-14) with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 18 points and Boopie Miller had 15 for the Mustangs.

Miami went 31-0 during a captivating regular season - the only Division I team to go unbeaten in 2025-26 and just the eighth undefeated regular season in the past 50 years.

But the RedHawks lost their MAC Tournament opener to UMass, putting their NCAA Tournament hopes in jeopardy because of a schedule that ranked 339th in overall strength and featured no Quadrant 1 games.

Some analysts and critics questioned whether they belonged in the field with an at-large bid, but Miami silenced some skeptics Wednesday with a rousing victory over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent.

Peter Suder had the assist of the night when he gathered an outlet pass from Skaljac and bounced a pass across the paint to Elmer, who caught it and scored with one hand to put the RedHawks ahead 20-13.

Suder dished out six assists.

Elmer had 14 points and went 4 of 6 from 3-point range in the first half. Byers hit back-to-back 3s to give Miami an 11-point lead.

SMU missed its first seven 3-point attempts before Pierre connected with 7:02 remaining in the first half. The Mustangs went 5 of 19 from long distance on the night.

Almar Atlason hit a pair of 3s to give the RedHawks a 63-50 advantage early in the second half. He scored 12 points.

Skaljac's transition 3 extended Miami's lead to 71-57.

SMU had a decided size advantage, but foul trouble negated some of that. Mustangs 7-foot-2 center Samet Yigitoglu fouled out with 1:31 remaining. He finished with eight points and six rebounds.

Miami plays Tennessee on Friday in Philadelphia.
 

• No. 11 SMU 79, [rv/rv] No. 11 Miami (OH) 89
• SMU (20-14), SMU (31-2)
• NCAA Tournament – First Four
• UD Arena – Dayton, Ohio

• Boopie Miller – All-ACC Second Team, NABC All-District First Team
• Jaron Pierre Jr. – All-ACC Honorable Mention, NABC All-District Second Team
• 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

• 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.)
  • 5^th start for Jaden Toombs
  • B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury – 6^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, All-ACC Honorable Mention – 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 12^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (5^th ACC / 67^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC) 

• Courtesy SMU Athletics: https://o000005859.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000YDzm_fkr_U8/G0000ty1HGbaHIR4/03-18-MBB-vs-Miami-OH 

• Jaron Pierre Jr. had 18 points and now has 2,188 for his career (Entered the game 4^th among NCAA D-I active players)
• Boopie Miller had 15 points and now has 2,011 career points (Entered game 7^th among NCAA D-I active players)

• SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
  • 20-14 this season
  • 44-25 at SMU (2^nd season)
  • 305-200 career record (15^th season)
  • 7-7 in the NCAA Tournament 

• 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
  • 20-14 in 2025-26 

• Score: SMU 79, MU 89
  • SMU entered the game averaging 84.2 (2^nd ACC / 23^rd NCAA)
  • Miami entered the game averaging 90.7 (2^nd NCAA)
• FG%: SMU 47.7, MU 45.3
  • SMU entered the game shooting 49.0% (2^nd ACC / 24^th NCAA)
  • Miami entered the game shooting 52.4% (1^st NCAA)
• FT%s: SMU 80.0%, MU 68.3%
  • SMU entered the game shooting 74.1% (6^th ACC)
• Points In The Paint: SMU 46, MU 20 

• 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.)
  • 5^th start for Jaden Toombs
  • B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury –6^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, All-ACC Honorable Mention – 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 12^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (5^th ACC / 67^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)
• SMU had 4 double-digit scorers (at least 4 double-digit scorers in 28 of 34 games this season)
  • When 4 score 10+, SMU is 17-11 this season and 37-13 under Andy Enfield
  • Boopie Miller 15 (entered game averaging 19.2; 5^th ACC / 49^th NCAA)
  • Jaron Pierre Jr. 18 (entered game averaging 17.6; 8^th ACC)
  • Jaden Toombs 20 (entered game averaging 7.8)
  • Corey Washington 13 (entered game averaging 11.3; 45^th ACC)
• SMU had 15 assists on 31 made FGs (entered game averaging 16.9; 3^rd ACC / 30^th NCAA)
  • Boopie Miller 5 (entered game averaging 6.4; 2^nd ACC / 15^th NCAA)
  • Corey Washington 3
  • Jaron Pierre Jr. 4 

• 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 – 6^th straight game), started first 28 games this season – 12.7 points (31^st ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 12^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (5^th ACC / 67^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)
• Boopie Miller (#2, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, NABC All-District 1^st Team, 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
  • 15 points (Entered game averaging 19.2; 5^th ACC / 49^th NCAA)
  • 3-6 on 3FGs (entered game at 41.0%)
  • 5 assists (Entered game averaging 6.4; 7^th ACC / 66^th NCAA)
• Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.) – NABC All-District 2^nd Team, All-ACC Honorable Mention, Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game (Dec. 7)
  • 18 points (Entered game averaging 17.6; 8^th ACC)
  • 4 rebounds (Entered game averaging 4.9)
  • 4 assists
  • 3 steals
• Jaden Toombs (#10, C, Fr.)
  • 5^th start this season
  • 20 points (Entered game averaging 7.8)
  • Tied career-high 11 rebounds (Entered game averaging 4.3)
  • 3^rd career double-double
• Corey Washington (#3, F, Sr.)
  • 13 points (Entered game averaging 11.3; 45^th ACC)
  • 7-9 on FTs
• Sam Walters (#4, F, Jr.)
  • 5 points
  • 4 rebounds
  • 2 assists
• Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
  • 8 points (entered game averaging 10.8; 50^th ACC)
  • 4-5 on FGs (entered game shooting 62.4%)
  • 6 rebounds (Entered game averaging 7.9; 8^th ACC / 84^th NCAA)
    • 2 offensive rebounds (entered game averaging 3.6; 1^st ACC / 17^th NCAA)

• 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  629  Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
  • 7  624  Jim Krebs (Sr.), 1956-57 (26)
  • 8  622  Kendric Davis (Sr.), 2021-22 (32)
  • 9  608  Quinton Ross (Sr.), 2002-03 (30)
  • 10  599  Jaron Pierre Jr. (Sr), 2025-26
• Season Scoring Tandems
  • 1  1,228  Boopie Miller (629) & Jaron Pierre Jr. (599)
  • 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  366  Boopie Miller, 2024-26
  • 14  364  B.J. Edwards, 2023-26 – DNP
• 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  211  Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
  • 6  209  Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88
  • 7  206  Michael Jaccar (Sr.), 1975-76
• 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 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 

• 3-point field goals made
  • 1.  286  2016-17
  • 2.  284  2025-26
  • 3.  281  2017-18
  • 4.  280  2021-22
• Total Points
  • 1.  2879  1987-88
  • 2.  2858  2025-26
  • 3.  2797  2024-25
• Assists
  • 1.  786  1987-88
  • 2.  675  1984-85
  • 3.  655  1986-87
  • 4.  608  1983-84
  • 5.  574  2025-26
  • 6.  567  2016-17