SMU Mustangs at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
B.J. Edwards scores 24 points, leads SMU over Wake Forest 91-79
Edwards shot 8 of 13 from the floor and finished with eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals. Jaron Pierre Jr. added 13 points for SMU (14-5, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Boopie Miller added 12 points and six assists for the Mustangs. Jaden Toombs chipped in with 10 points to go with nine rebounds.
The Mustangs built a nine-point halftime lead and led 47-36 in the second half. Wake Forest answered with a 10-3 surge to pull to 50-46 with 16:45 remaining but the Demon Deacons didn't get closer.
Pierre's 3-pointer made it 89-67 with 3:33 to play.
Juke Harris made five 3-pointers and finished with 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting to lead Wake Forest (11-8, 2-4). Tre’Von Spillers scored 19 points and Myles Colvin added 17.
Edwards scored 17 points in the first half to help SMU take a 45-36 lead into the break. Harris scored 11 first-half points for Wake Forest, which had its last lead, 20-18, with 10:48 remaining in the half.
Wake Forest: At No. 5 Duke on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 91 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Juke Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaac Carr assists) | 91 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Wake Forest Offensive Rebound. | 91 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Block. | 91 - 76 |
Statistics
 SMU |
 WAKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-64 | FG | 28-64 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 14-28 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-18 | FT | 13-18 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 89 | Percent Led | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 7,579 | Capacity:
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 |