Ojeleye, No. 19 SMU rally for 76-66 win over Houston
Semi Ojeleye had 18 of his 22 points in the second half and No. 19 SMU rallied to beat Houston 76-66 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
SMU Mustangs
76
Houston Cougars
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 26 | 50 | 76 |
| HOU | 30 | 36 | 66 |
Fertitta Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Prairie View A&M Panthers | W 98-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs VMI Keydets | W 95-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Southern Jaguars | W 85-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 76-66
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 75-66
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 74-66
Foul on Kyle Meyer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 73-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 72-66
Foul on Damyean Dotson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 74-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 0:38 72-66
Galen Robinson Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 72-64
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 71-64
Foul on Kyle Meyer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-64
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-63
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 71-62
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 71-62
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 70-62
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 69-62
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 69-62
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 68-62
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 67-62
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 67-62
Rob Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Galen Robinson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 67-59
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 66-59
Foul on Devin Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 66-59
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 65-59
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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JumpShot 1:16 65-59
Semi Ojeleye made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:38 63-59
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Galen Robinson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 63-56
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 62-56
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 61-56
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 61-56
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Galen Robinson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 61-53
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 60-53
Foul on Danrad Knowles.
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LayUpShot 3:04 60-53
Sterling Brown made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:45 58-53
Ben Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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JumpShot 4:03 56-53
Galen Robinson Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 56-51
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 55-51
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 54-51
Foul on Devin Davis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:55 54-51
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:14 51-51
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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LayUpShot 5:14 51-51
Galen Robinson Jr. made Layup.
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DunkShot 5:21 51-49
Ben Moore made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:50 49-49
Rob Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:06 49-46
Ben Emelogu II made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:26 47-46
Damyean Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Gray Jr..
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PersonalFoul 6:42 47-43
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 47-43
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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LayUpShot 6:55 47-43
Galen Robinson Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:13 47-41
Foul on Danrad Knowles.
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LayUpShot 7:13 47-41
Semi Ojeleye made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 45-41
Foul on Semi Ojeleye.
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PersonalFoul 8:12 45-41
Foul on Semi Ojeleye.
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PersonalFoul 8:22 45-41
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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JumpShot 8:54 45-41
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:39 43-41
Ben Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Jarrey Foster.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:35 41-41
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:35 41-40
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:59 41-40
Ben Emelogu II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:24 38-40
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:24 37-40
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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JumpShot 11:42 37-40
Damyean Dotson made Jumper. Assisted by Wes VanBeck.
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End Game 0:00 76-66
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 76-66
Semi Ojeleye Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 76-66
Galen Robinson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 76-66
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 75-66
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 74-66
Foul on Kyle Meyer.
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Defensive Rebound 0:26 74-66
Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:26 74-66
Rob Gray Jr. missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:35 74-66
Damyean Dotson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:35 74-66
Galen Robinson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 73-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 72-66
Foul on Damyean Dotson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 74-66
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 0:38 72-66
Galen Robinson Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 72-64
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:43 71-64
SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 71-64
Semi Ojeleye missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 71-64
Foul on Kyle Meyer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-64
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-63
Galen Robinson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 71-62
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 71-62
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 70-62
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 69-62
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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Defensive Rebound 0:50 69-62
Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:50 69-62
Rob Gray Jr. missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 69-62
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:58 68-62
SMU Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 68-62
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 67-62
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
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ShortTimeOut 0:59 67-62
Houston Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 67-62
Rob Gray Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Galen Robinson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 67-59
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:08 66-59
SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 66-59
Ben Moore missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 66-59
Foul on Devin Davis.
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Defensive Rebound 1:08 66-59
Ben Moore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 66-59
Galen Robinson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 66-59
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 65-59
Foul on Wes VanBeck.
Showing the last 40 of 321 events.
Team Stats
SMU
HOU
25-54
FG
26-63
46
Field Goal %
41
4-14
3PT
9-27
29
Three Point %
33
22-28
FT
5-11
79
Free Throw %
45
40
Rebounds
33
11
Offensive Rebounds
13
29
Defensive Rebounds
20
10
Assists
12
5
Steals
1
2
Blocks
1
7
Turnovers
6
1
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
6
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
26
11
Largest Lead
13
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