No. 12 SMU holds off ECU 81-77 in AAC quarterfinals
Semi Ojeleye scored a career-high 36 points and No. 12 SMU held off East Carolina 81-77 Friday in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
East Carolina Pirates
77
SMU Mustangs
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECU | 21 | 56 | 77 |
| SMU | 43 | 38 | 81 |
PeoplesBank Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks | L 75-78 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs South Carolina Upstate Spartans | W 83-70 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 77-81
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 77-80
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 77-79
Foul on Caleb White.
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TipShot 0:32 77-79
Semi Ojeleye made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:53 77-77
Elijah Hughes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kentrell Barkley.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 74-77
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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LayUpShot 1:17 74-77
Kentrell Barkley made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Sheppard.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 72-77
Caleb White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hughes.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 69-77
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 69-76
Foul on Deng Riak.
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JumpShot 2:06 69-76
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:47 69-74
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:11 69-71
Elijah Hughes made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:26 67-71
Caleb White made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 64-71
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 64-70
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:40 64-69
Foul on Andre Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:47 64-69
Caleb White made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:47 63-69
Caleb White made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:47 62-69
Caleb White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:47 61-69
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 61-69
Kentrell Barkley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 60-69
Foul on Shake Milton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:14 60-69
Kentrell Barkley made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 57-69
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 57-68
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:27 57-67
Foul on Andre Washington.
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LayUpShot 4:44 57-67
Elijah Hughes made Layup. Assisted by Kentrell Barkley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:11 55-67
Deng Riak made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kentrell Barkley.
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LayUpShot 5:26 52-67
Sterling Brown made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:33 52-65
Kentrell Barkley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:33 51-65
Kentrell Barkley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:33 50-65
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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LayUpShot 5:46 50-65
Kentrell Barkley made Layup. Assisted by Andre Washington.
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JumpShot 6:15 48-65
Semi Ojeleye made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:38 48-63
Kentrell Barkley made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:01 45-63
Foul on Kentrell Barkley.
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DunkShot 7:01 45-63
Ben Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:54 45-61
Jarrey Foster made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:54 45-60
Foul on Elijah Hughes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:23 45-60
Elijah Hughes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deng Riak.
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LayUpShot 8:45 42-60
Shake Milton made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:09 42-58
Kentrell Barkley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:09 41-58
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:46 41-58
Elijah Hughes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:46 40-58
Elijah Hughes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:46 39-58
Foul on Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:09 39-58
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:09 39-57
Foul on Caleb White.
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LayUpShot 10:09 39-57
Semi Ojeleye made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:21 39-55
Michel Nzege made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:21 38-55
Michel Nzege made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:21 37-55
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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PersonalFoul 10:30 37-55
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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PersonalFoul 11:14 37-55
Foul on Jeremy Sheppard.
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LayUpShot 11:57 37-55
Ben Moore made Layup. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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TipShot 12:18 37-53
Andre Washington made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 12:47 35-53
Foul on Andre Washington.
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LayUpShot 12:47 35-53
Semi Ojeleye made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:35 35-51
Kentrell Barkley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb White.
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End Game 0:00 77-81
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 77-81
East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 77-81
Elijah Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:04 77-81
Elijah Hughes Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 77-81
Caleb White missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 77-81
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 77-80
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 77-79
Foul on Caleb White.
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ShortTimeOut 0:15 77-79
SMU Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 77-79
Kentrell Barkley Turnover.
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TipShot 0:32 77-79
Semi Ojeleye made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:32 77-77
Semi Ojeleye Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:32 77-77
Sterling Brown missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:53 77-77
Elijah Hughes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kentrell Barkley.
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Offensive Rebound 0:57 74-77
Kentrell Barkley Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 74-77
Kentrell Barkley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:04 74-77
Deng Riak Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:04 74-77
Jeremy Sheppard missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:11 74-77
East Carolina Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:11 74-77
Ben Emelogu II Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 74-77
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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LayUpShot 1:17 74-77
Kentrell Barkley made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Sheppard.
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Steal 1:25 72-77
Jeremy Sheppard Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:25 72-77
Ben Emelogu II Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 72-77
Caleb White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Hughes.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 69-77
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 69-76
Foul on Deng Riak.
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JumpShot 2:06 69-76
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 69-74
Ben Emelogu II Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:30 69-74
Ben Moore Block.
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JumpShot 2:30 69-74
Elijah Hughes missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:47 69-74
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:11 69-71
Elijah Hughes made Layup.
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Steal 3:16 67-71
Elijah Hughes Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:16 67-71
Shake Milton Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:26 67-71
Caleb White made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 64-71
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 64-70
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:40 64-69
Foul on Andre Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:47 64-69
Caleb White made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 320 events.
Team Stats
ECU
SMU
26-63
FG
28-46
41
Field Goal %
61
13-30
3PT
4-12
43
Three Point %
33
12-16
FT
21-29
75
Free Throw %
72
32
Rebounds
31
13
Offensive Rebounds
5
19
Defensive Rebounds
26
11
Assists
14
5
Steals
6
1
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
16
2
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
16
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
24
Fouls
17
2
Largest Lead
23
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