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Syracuse Orange at SMU Mustangs

· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - 1st Round
Syracuse Orange
15-17, 2-7 Away
Final
69 - 86
SMU Mustangs
20-12, 15-3 Home

Boopie Miller scores 25 and No. 11 seed SMU beats 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 in the ACC Tournament

Syracuse Orange vs. SMU Mustangs: Game Highlights

SMU (20-12), which had lost four ACC games in a row, advances to play 24th-ranked and sixth-seeded Louisville on Wednesday in the second round.

Toombs had a double-double in the first half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Miller added 11 points to help SMU hold a 39-38 lead at the break. Nate Kingz paced Syracuse with 17 points.

SMU pulled away midway through the second half when Jaron Pierre Jr. made three straight 3-pointers during a 13-0 run that ended in a 69-48 lead with 8:41 remaining. Pierre's fifth 3-pointer of the second half made it 79-66.

Pierre finished with 21 points for SMU. Toombs had 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Yigitoglu had 12 points and 11 boards, and Corey Washington also scored 12. The Mustang reserves only attempted two shots.

Kingz led Syracuse (15-17) with 25 points and Tyler Betsey added 15. The Orange shot 9 of 34 from distance (26%).

Up next Syracuse ends the campaign on a six-game losing streak.

SMU split the regular-season series with Louisville as both teams won at home.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 86
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 86
2nd 0:22 SMU Defensive Rebound. 69 - 86
2nd 0:23 Bryce Zephir misses 25-foot three point jumper 69 - 86
2nd 0:39 Samet Yigitoglu makes 1-foot dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists) 69 - 86

Statistics

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28-63 FG 34-73
44 Field Goal % 47
9-34 3PT 11-33
26 Three Point % 33
4-7 FT 7-8
57 Free Throw % 88
31 Rebounds 44
10 Offensive Rebounds 19
21 Defensive Rebounds 25
16 Assists 20
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 0
11 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 12
17 Fast Break Points 2
30 Points in Paint 38
14 Fouls 10
3 Largest Lead 21
11 Lead Changes 11
15 Percent Led 79

Game Information

Venue: Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 17-1 - 29-2
Virginia 15-3 2 27-4
Miami 13-5 4 24-7
North Carolina 12-6 5 24-7
Clemson 12-6 5 22-9
Louisville 11-7 6 22-9
NC State 10-8 7 19-12
Florida State 10-8 7 17-14
California 9-9 8 21-10
Stanford 9-9 8 20-12
SMU 8-10 9 20-12
Virginia Tech 8-10 9 19-13
Wake Forest 7-11 10 17-15
Syracuse 6-12 11 15-17
Pittsburgh 5-13 12 13-19
Notre Dame 4-14 13 13-18
Boston College 4-14 13 11-20
Georgia Tech 2-16 15 11-20
Full Standings