Temple Owls at SMU Mustangs
· American Athletic Conference Championship - 2nd Round
11th-seed Temple upsets sixth-seeded SMU 75-60 to reach American Athletic Conference quarterfinals
Miller also contributed six assists and six steals for the Owls (14-19). William Settle added 14 points while shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line while he also had five blocks. Shane Dezonie had 12 points and shot 5 for 6, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.
Chuck Harris finished with 10 points for the Mustangs (20-12). Zhuric Phelps added nine points and two steals for SMU. Emory Lanier also had nine points.
Miller scored 12 points in the first half and Temple went into the break trailing 33-32. Temple used a 9-0 second-half run to come back from a two-point deficit and take the lead at 53-46 with 9:24 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Miller scored nine second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Hysier Miller Steal. | 75 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Zhuric Phelps Turnover. | 75 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Steve Settle III made Free Throw. | 75 - 60 |
Statistics
 TEM |
 SMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-54 | FG | 22-56 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-17 | FT | 10-15 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 | 20-12 |
| 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 |