SMU Falls To No. 22 Miami, 77-69

Wednesday, March 4

Dallas, Texas

6pm CT

SMU

19-11,8-9ACC

Miami

24-6,13-4ACC

Team	1	2	F
Miami (FL)	38	39	77
SMU	31	38	69

SMU Falls To No. 22 Miami, 77-69

Mar 4 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Pierre Jr. Scores 27, Miller 21 To Lead SMU On Senior Night

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DALLAS (AP) -- Tre Donaldson scored 17 points, Malik Reneau had a double-double and No. 22 Miami beat SMU 77-69 on Wednesday night, ensuring the Hurricanes a double bye in next week's ACC Tournament.

Reneau had 12 points and 11 rebounds while Tru Washington scored 15 for Miami (24-6, 13-4), which got its seventh win in eight games since the start of February. Freshman guard Noam Dovrat had 12 points on four 3-pointers for the second game in a row.

The Hurricanes played their first game as an AP Top 25 team since December 2023 after getting ranked on Monday. They matched their school record for regular-season wins and increased Division I's best turnaround to 17 victories more than last season with first-year coach Jai Lucas.

Jaron Pierre Jr. had 27 points with six 3s and Boopie Miller scored 21 for the Mustangs (19-11, 8-9), who have lost three in a row after earlier this season getting double-digit wins at home over Top 25 teams North Carolina and Louisville. They haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2017.

Miami never trailed and there were four ties, the last at 23-all before Dovrat's 3-pointer with 7:34 left in the first half. Dovrat played only five minutes before halftime, but made all three of his 3-point attempts, including one at the end of the half for a 38-31 lead.

Miami stretched it to 60-44 midway through the second before Pierre hit back-to-back 3s. The Mustangs had a chance to get within six with two minutes left after a turnover by Ernest Udeh Jr., but he responded with his fourth block, denying a shot by SMU big man Samet Yigitouglu, who finished with 12 points. Udeh also had 10 rebounds.

Up next, Miami is home against Louisville on Saturday, while SMU plays at Florida State the same day.

SMU Postgame Notes – March 4, 2026

[22/23] Miami 77, SMU 69
Miami (24-6, 13-4 ACC), SMU (19-11, 8-9 ACC),
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

UPCOMING GAMES

At Florida State – Saturday, March 7 – 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT – Donald L. Tucker Center – Tallahassee, Florida
- TV: ACC Network | Radio: SMU Mobile App / Varsity Network App / Sirius XM
T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament – March 10-14 – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, North Carolina
- Tournament Central

NCAA NET

Entering the game: SMU was No. 37, Miami was No. 31 (Quad 2 home game)
- 4-8 versus Quad 1
- 3-3 versus Quad 2

SENIOR DAY

SMU honored five seniors in a pregame ceremony: B.J. Edwards, Boopie Miller, Jaron Pierre Jr., Trey Utter and Corey Washington.

LINEUP CHANGE

Starters: #2 Boopie Miller (G, Sr.), #3 Corey Washington (F, Sr.), #5 Jaron Pierre Jr. (G, Sr.), #7 Jermaine O'Neal Jr. (F, Fr.), #24 Samet Yigitoglu (C, So.)
- 1^st career start for freshman Jermaine O'Neal Jr.
- B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, 12.7 points (29^th ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 65^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 14^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (6^th ACC / 65^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)

GAME PHOTOS

Courtesy SMU Athletics: https://o000005859.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000YDzm_fkr_U8/G00002ZPg8o6xS94/03-04-SMU-Basketball-Miami

SCORING STREAK

Boopie Miller had 21 points, his 37^th consecutive game in double figures (entered game averaging 18.9; 6^th ACC / 58^th NCAA)
- Longest Streak Of Games Scoring 10+ for SMU (Since 2000)
  - 37 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)

NCAA CAREER ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS

Jaron Pierre Jr. had 27 points and now has 2,125 for his career (Entered the game 5^th among NCAA D-I active players)
Boopie Miller had 21 points and now has 1,931 career points (Entered game 10^th among NCAA D-I active players)

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD

SMU Head Coach Andy Enfield
- 19-11 this season
- 43-22 at SMU (2^nd season)
- 304-197 career record (15^th season)
- 21-16 in ACC games

STAT COMPARISON

Score: SMU 69, UM 77
- SMU entered the game averaging 85.8 (1^st ACC / 18^th NCAA)
FG%: SMU 41.3%, UM 47.4%
- SMU entered the game shooting 49.8% (3^rd ACC / 18^th NCAA)
3FGs: SMU 8-24, UM 11-18
- SMU entered the game shooting 37.9% (2^nd ACC / 21^st NCAA)
Free Throws: SMU 9-11, UM 12-18
- SMU entered the game shooting 74.5% (5^th ACC)
Rebounds: SMU 34, UM 37
- Miami entered the game with a +8.8 rebound margin (2^nd ACC / 12^th NCAA)

NOTES

Starters: #2 Boopie Miller (G, Sr.), #3 Corey Washington (F, Sr.), #5 Jaron Pierre Jr. (G, Sr.), #7 Jermaine O'Neal Jr. (F, Fr.), #24 Samet Yigitoglu (C, So.)
- 1^st start this season for Jermaine O'Neal Jr.
- B.J. Edwards – DNP (injury), started first 28 games this season – 3x ACC Player of the Week, 12.7 points (29^th ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 65^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 14^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (6^th ACC / 65^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)
SMU had 3 double-digit scorers
- Boopie Miller 21 (entered game averaging 18.9; 6^th ACC / 58^th NCAA – scored 10+ in 37 straight games)
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 27 (entered game averaging 17.6; 8^th ACC)
- Samet Yigitoglu 12 (entered game averaging 10.8; 48^th ACC)

HIGHLIGHTS

ACC Network / @SMUBasketball on X
- Jermaine O'Neal Jr. 3-pointer (Miami 8-7) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2029349149653573861?s=42
- Samet Yigitoglu block leads to Boopie Miller fastbreak layup (SMU 11-11) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2029349149653573861?s=42
- Boopie Miller 3-pointer (Miami 20-19) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2029353817901240321?s=42
- Samet Yigitoglu dunk (Miami 26-25) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2029356451198550509?s=42
- Jaron Pierre Jr. dunk (Miami 45-34) https://x.com/smubasketball/status/2029366221506769250?s=42

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, Sr.) – Co-Captain, ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Jan. 26)
- DNP (injury), started first 28 games this season – 12.7 points (29^th ACC), 5.9 rebounds (19^th ACC), 4.9 assists (7^th ACC / 65^th NCAA), 2.3 steals (1^st ACC / 14^th NCAA), 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (6^th ACC / 65^th NCAA), 33.2 minutes (7^th ACC)
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
- 21 points (Entered game averaging 18.9; 6^th ACC / 58^th NCAA) - 15^th 20-point game this season
- 4-5 FTs (Entered the game at 87.4%; 4^th ACC / 54^th NCAA)
- 6 assists (Entered game averaging 6.7; 2^nd ACC / 13^th NCAA)
- 1 steal (Entered game averaging 1.6; 9^th ACC)
- 4 rebounds (Entered game averaging 3.6)
Jermaine O'Neal Jr. (#7, F, Fr.)
- First career start
- 3 points (Entered game averaging 4.9)
- 3 steals
- Tied season-high 6 rebounds (Entered game averaging 2.0)
  - 4 offensive rebounds
Jaron Pierre Jr. (#5, G, Sr.) - Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game (Dec. 7)
- 27 points (Entered game averaging 17.6; 8^th ACC)
- 4 rebounds (Entered game averaging 5.0)
- 2 assists
- 3 steals
Jaden Toombs (#10, C, Fr.)
- 4 points (Entered game averaging 7.5)
- 7 rebounds (Entered game averaging 3.7)
- 1 steal
Samet Yigitoglu (#24, C, So.)
- 12 points (entered game averaging 10.8; 48^th ACC)
- 5-9 on FGs (entered game shooting 63.0%)
- 7 rebounds (Entered game averaging 7.8; 7^th ACC / 87^th NCAA)
  - 5 offensive rebounds (entered game averaging 3.5; 2^nd ACC / 23^rd NCAA)
- Tied career-high 4 blocks (entered game averaging 1.3; 9^th ACC)

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)
- 9 597 Ira Terrell (So.), 1973-74 (27)
- 10 580 Jahmal McMurray (Sr.), 2018-19 (32)
- 11 574 Jim Krebs (Jr.), 1955-56 (30)
- 12 572 Damon Hancock (Sr.), 2001-02 (29)
- 13 566 Jon Koncak (Sr.), 1984-85 (33)
- 14 565 Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88 (35)
- 15 562 Jeryl Sasser (So.), 1998-99 (30)
- 16 561 Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88 (35)
- 17 555 Jim Krebs (So.), 1954-55 (26)
- 18 549 Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
- 19 543 Mike Wilson (Sr.), 1992-93 (28)
- 20 540 Kevin Lewis (Sr.), 1985-86 (29)
- 21 537 Sammy Hervey (Jr.), 1972-73 (25)
- 22 536 Jaron Pierre Jr. (Sr), 2025-26
Season Scoring Tandems
- 1 1,165 Gene Phillips (737) & Bobby Rollings (428) - 1970-71
- 2 1,140 Papa Dia (639) & Robert Nyakundi (501) - 2010-11
- 3 1,135 Semi Ojeleye (665) & Sterling Brown (470) - 2016-17
- 4 1,126 Kato Armstrong (565) & Carlton McKinney (561) - 1987-88
- 5 1,120 Semi Ojeleye (665) & Shake Milton (455) - 2016-17
- 6 1,095 Jon Koncak (566) & Carl Wright (529) - 1984-85
- 7 1,085 Boopie Miller (549) & Jaron Pierre Jr. (536)
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
- 15 349 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
- 8 194 Boopie Miller (Sr.), 2025-26
- 9 192 Butch Moore (Fr.), 1982-83
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)
- 9 158 Jim Krebs (Sr.), 1956-57 (26)/Bobby Mills (Jr.), 1955-56 (30)/Damon Hancock (Sr.), 2001-02 (26)
- 12 157 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 74 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. 277 2010-11
- 5. 275 2024-25
- 6. 263 2018-19 (24)
- 7. 251 2023-24 (12)
- 8. 248 2011-12 (9)
- 9. 247 2025-26
Total Points
- 1. 2879 1987-88
- 2. 2797 2024-25
- 3. 2627 2013-14
- 4. 2599 2016-17
- 5. 2557 2025-26
- 6. 2535 2023-24
- 7. 2506 1983-84
- 8. 2491 1984-85
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. 528 2015-16
- 9. 524 2014-15
- 10. 518 2025-26