Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 85
SMU rallies late to finish season sweep of Tulane, 85-75
The Mustangs swept the season series with the Green Wave. SMU has not lost at home to Tulane since December 7, 1991.
Tulane never led in the first meeting in New Orleans, but the Green Wave held a 35-32 advantage at the break in Dallas after Kevin Zhang hit a 3 at the buzzer and was up by five, 53-48 with 11:09 to play. Nat Dixon hit a 3 to tie it at 54-54 and spark a 9-0 run that put the Mustangs up, but Tulane came back to tie at 60-60 with under seven minutes to go. McMurray hit two free throws and Dixon added two more to put the Mustangs in front for good.
McMurray hit 5 of 9 from distance and finished with 29 points to lead SMU (12-7, 4-3 American). Mike hit all five of his 3-point attempts and added 20 points.
Jordan Cornish had 17points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Tulane (4-15, 0-7).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Caleb Daniels Steal. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Feron Hunt Turnover. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Samir Sehic made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Zhang. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Nat Dixon made Dunk. | 73 - 85 |
Statistics
 TULN |
 SMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 28-61 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 16-22 | FT | 17-23 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 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 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 5,993 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |