Central Arkansas Bears at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Miller scores 23, Pierre 21 and SMU pulls away from Central Arkansas in second half in 99-82 win
B.J. Edwards added 17 points for the Mustangs (10-2), who remained unbeaten in eight home games after shooting 59%. The Bears made 11 of 33 3-pointers, including four by Pierre, and outscored the Bears by 30 in the paint.
Ty Robinson scored a career-high 28 points, Camren Hunter added 19 and Javion Guy-King 16 for Central Arkansas (5-8), which made 12 of 26 3-point attempts including four each from Robinson and Guy-King.
After seeing a 19-point lead shaved to four by halftime, the Mustangs opened the second half outscoring the Bears 16-4 to rebuild a a 17-point advantage with Pierre hitting two 3-pointers and scoring nine points during the surge that ended with a transition dunk by Edwards. The lead remained in double figures the rest of the way.
SMU built a 19-point lead midway through the first half but then was outscored 30-13 the remainder of the period to see its lead to shrink to 51-47. Robinson hit a pair of 3-pointers to end his 20-point half.
SMU is home against Cal State Fullerton next Sunday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Parker Applegate makes free throw 2 of 2 | 82 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Ethan Thomas subbing in for Central Arkansas | 81 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Luke Moore subbing out for Central Arkansas | 81 - 99 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 SMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-61 | FG | 40-68 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 12-26 | 3PT | 11-33 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 12-17 | FT | 8-10 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 4,634 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-13 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 32-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| 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 |