SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mikel Brown Jr. scores 20 to help No. 20 Louisville rally past SMU 88-74
The Cardinals (15-6, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) overcame a cold start and 47-44 halftime deficit to take their first lead at 55-53 on Kobe Rodgers' transition layup with 14:37 remaining. SMU eventually went ahead 62-61, but Aly Khalifa (eight points) scored five during their pivotal spurt and Louisville steadily stretched the lead to bounce back from Monday night's 83-52 rout at No. 4 Duke.
Mustangs guard Boopie Miller, the ACC's No. 4 scorer, had 20 points for his 28th consecutive double-digit scoring game. SMU (15-6, 4-4) entered the game with the league's top offense (87.3 points per game) and had won its past two.
Louisville entered averaging 86 points and reached that mark behind 52% shooting after halftime and 49% overall. The Cardinals' bench provided the biggest boost, dominating the Mustangs 47-5 while holding them to 37% shooting in the second half.
Brown regrouped from 1-of-13 shooting against the Blue Devils to make 7 of 14 from the field with three 3-pointers. The heralded freshman guard also had three rebounds and four assists.
McKneely made 5 of 10 with four 3s, Khani Rooths and Ryan Conwell added 12 points and J'Vonne Hadley had 10.
SMU made 4 of its first 5 3s and 5 of 9 shots overall for a 14-4 lead and 47-44 advantage at the break behind 59% shooting. Louisville overcame a 4-of-12 shooting start to close the first half 13 of 24.
Louisville hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Corey Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper | 74 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:12 | B.J. Edwards Steal. | 74 - 88 |
Statistics
 SMU |
 LOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 31-63 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 10-35 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 6-9 | FT | 16-23 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 56 | Percent Led | 36 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 14,847 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 31-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-4 |
| 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 |