No. 24 SMU beats UConn 80-54 on senior night for Nic Moore
Sterling Brown scored 20 points and No. 24 SMU beat Connecticut 80-54 on Thursday night in the final home game for seniors Nic Moore and Markus Kennedy.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UConn Huskies
54
SMU Mustangs
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | 20 | 34 | 54 |
| SMU | 36 | 44 | 80 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Wagner Seahawks | W 83-41 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ Michigan Wolverines | W 85-77 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | W 86-46 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:31 54-80
David Nelson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:36 54-78
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 51-78
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 50-78
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:34 49-78
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:49 49-78
Sterling Brown made Layup. Assisted by Markus Kennedy.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:29 49-76
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:28 46-76
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Tolbert.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 46-73
Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 46-72
Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 46-71
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:25 46-71
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:25 46-70
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:25 46-69
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:44 46-69
Sam Cassell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Gibbs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:59 43-69
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Kennedy.
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JumpShot 6:20 43-66
Daniel Hamilton made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:48 41-66
Ben Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Jarrey Foster.
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DunkShot 7:19 41-64
Jarrey Foster made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 7:34 41-62
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 41-62
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 40-62
Foul on Nic Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:22 40-62
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Moore.
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LayUpShot 8:38 40-59
Daniel Hamilton made Layup.
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DunkShot 8:55 38-59
Jordan Tolbert made Dunk. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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DunkShot 9:33 38-57
Ben Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:47 38-55
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:47 38-54
Foul on Steven Enoch.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:58 38-54
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:58 37-54
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:58 36-54
Foul on Nic Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:41 36-54
Omar Calhoun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Purvis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:49 33-54
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Kennedy.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:17 33-51
Amida Brimah made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:17 32-51
Foul on Markus Kennedy.
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PersonalFoul 11:57 32-51
Foul on Amida Brimah.
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LayUpShot 12:43 32-51
Sterling Brown made Layup. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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PersonalFoul 12:59 32-49
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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LayUpShot 13:19 32-49
Ben Moore made Layup. Assisted by Nic Moore.
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PersonalFoul 13:26 32-47
Foul on Sterling Gibbs.
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PersonalFoul 13:33 32-47
Foul on Jalen Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:34 32-47
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:34 31-47
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 14:45 31-47
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:17 31-47
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:40 28-47
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:40 28-46
Nic Moore made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 15:40 28-45
Technical Foul on Shonn Miller.
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PersonalFoul 15:40 28-45
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:03 28-45
Jarrey Foster made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:03 28-44
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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JumpShot 16:03 28-44
Jarrey Foster made Jumper.
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JumpShot 16:24 28-42
Shonn Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Hamilton.
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PersonalFoul 17:15 26-42
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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DunkShot 17:47 26-42
Jordan Tolbert made Dunk. Assisted by Markus Kennedy.
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PersonalFoul 18:09 26-40
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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LayUpShot 18:09 26-40
Rodney Purvis made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:19 24-40
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:19 23-40
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:19 22-40
Foul on Shake Milton.
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End Game 0:00 54-80
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 54-80
Ben Moore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 54-80
Sterling Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:31 54-80
David Nelson made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:51 54-78
David Nelson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:51 54-78
Sam Cassell Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:59 54-78
SMU Turnover.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:02 54-78
SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:02 54-78
Kentan Facey Block.
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JumpShot 1:02 54-78
Jonathan Wilfong missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:36 54-78
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 1:52 51-78
Sterling Gibbs Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 51-78
Jonathan Wilfong missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:13 51-78
Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 2:13 51-78
Jarrey Foster missed Dunk.
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ShortTimeOut 2:31 51-78
SMU Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 51-78
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 50-78
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:34 49-78
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 2:34 49-78
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:49 49-78
Sterling Brown made Layup. Assisted by Markus Kennedy.
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Steal 3:00 49-76
Sterling Brown Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:00 49-76
Omar Calhoun Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:05 49-76
Omar Calhoun Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:05 49-76
Markus Kennedy missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:29 49-76
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:37 46-76
Kentan Facey Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:37 46-76
Shake Milton missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:55 46-76
Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:55 46-76
Kentan Facey missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:10 46-76
Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:10 46-76
Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:18 46-76
Shake Milton Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:18 46-76
Omar Calhoun missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:28 46-76
Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Tolbert.
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Defensive Rebound 4:50 46-73
Markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:50 46-73
Sterling Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 5:04 46-73
Connecticut Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 46-73
Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 46-72
Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
CONN
SMU
16-47
FG
32-62
34
Field Goal %
52
9-25
3PT
6-14
36
Three Point %
43
13-17
FT
10-15
76
Free Throw %
67
30
Rebounds
36
8
Offensive Rebounds
10
22
Defensive Rebounds
26
10
Assists
22
3
Steals
10
7
Blocks
5
17
Turnovers
9
1
Team Turnovers
2
17
Total Turnovers
9
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
15
1
Largest Lead
30
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