SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 54
58 - 54
SMU holds off Memphis 58-54 behind Ojeleye's double-double
Trailing by three at halftime, Memphis rallied to a 41-40 lead on Markel Crawford's 3-pointer, trailed, then led 45-44 after K.J. Lawson made two free throws. Shake Milton's 3-pointer put SMU up 49-45 with 6:03 left, then Sterling Brown hit a 3 for a 54-48 SMU lead.
Memphis closed to 54-52 on Jeremiah Martin's two free throws and a layup, but Brown iced it with two free throws for the Mustangs.
Brown scored 14 points with six assists and Milton added 10 for SMU (11-3), which held a 44-25 rebounding advantage but scored only four second-chance points off 15 offensive boards.
Martin scored 16 points and Dedric Lawson added 14 for Memphis (9-4).
SMU has won seven games in a row.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ben Moore Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Keon Clergeot missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Memphis Timeout | 58 - 54 |
Statistics
 SMU |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 18-51 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 11-19 | FT | 15-21 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
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2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |