Notre Dame Fighting Irish at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pierre, Miller combine for 42 points to lead SMU over Notre Dame 89-81
Pierre made three 3s and scored 13 points during a 19-6 run to give SMU a 69-56 lead with 8:21 remaining. Pierre capped the surge with a windmill dunk.
Notre Dame cut the deficit to 83-77 with 1:12 left, but Pierre answered with a layup and B.J. Edwards made two free throws to push the lead to 87-77 with 22 seconds to go.
Corey Washington added 14 points, and Samet Yigitoglu chipped in with 11 points and 10 rebounds for SMU (17-7, 6-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Mustangs shot 52.5% (32 of 61) from the floor. Pierre, Miller and Washington combined for 10 of their 19 3-pointers.
Jalen Haralson scored 23 points to lead Notre Dame (11-14, 2-10). Cole Certa and Braeden Shrewsberry each added 16 points. The Fighting Irish have lost five straight and 10 of their last 11 games.
SMU opened on a 21-11 run before Notre Dame tied it 34-all with about three minutes to play in the first half. Miller scored the last six points to give the Mustangs 43-37 lead at the break.
It was Notre Dame's first game at Moody Coliseum since 1990.
SMU plays at Syracuse on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Block. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Braeden Shrewsberry misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot | 81 - 89 |
Statistics
 ND |
 SMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-58 | FG | 32-61 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 13-28 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 8-14 | FT | 12-16 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 4 | Percent Led | 83 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 5,819 | 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 |