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SMU, Dayton among top seeds in NIT as teams decline bids
SMU, Dayton, UC Irvine and San Francisco are the No. 1 seeds in the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, organizers revealed Sunday night.,Only four of the 32 teams in the field -- SMU, Stanford, Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State -- hail from one of the five power conferences, marking a potentially sh...

No. 10 Clemson puts clamps on SMU en route to ACC quarterfinal win
Third-seeded Clemson took a shaky first step in pursuit of its first Atlantic Coast Conference title as Chase Hunter scored 21 points in a 57-54 quarterfinal victory over sixth-seeded SMU on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.,Jaeden Zackery added 11 points and three steals as the Tigers (27-5) held the Mus...

In pursuit of first ACC tourney title, No. 10 Clemson meets SMU
Clemson is the only charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference that has never won the league tournament.,While the Tigers have gone 0-for-70 in their quest to capture an ACC banner, Duke has 22 titles and North Carolina 18. ,It's a daunting history for third-seeded Clemson (26-5) as it opens in...

SMU shuts down Syracuse in ACC tournament debut
Chuck Harris and Matt Cross both scored 12 points and SMU had a successful debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating Syracuse 73-53 in Wednesday night's second-round game in Charlotte.,SMU's defense did most of the good work as Syracuse, which had a season-low point total, couldn'...

SMU hopes to avoid letdown vs. upstart Syracuse
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- SMU wants more in its first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.,Syracuse got a taste of something good on the first day of the ACC tournament and would like to feast like that again.,No. 14 seed Syracuse (14-18) meets sixth-seeded SMU (22-9) in a second-round game...

Malique Ewin scores 26 in return, leads Florida State over SMU
Malique Ewin scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his return from injury to lead host Florida State to a 76-69 victory over SMU on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.,Ewin returned to the lineup for the Seminoles after missing the previous two games with an ankle injury and helped Florida State ...

Bubble team SMU still searching for wins, visits Florida State
SMU needs every victory it can get to bolster its NCAA Tournament chances and can't afford a loss when it takes on Florida State on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla., in the regular-season finale for both teams.,The Mustangs (22-8, 13-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) have alternated losses with wi...

SMU sinks slumping Syracuse on late tip-in
A tip-in by Keon Ambrose-Hylton with 3.1 seconds left lifted SMU to a dramatic 77-75 victory over Syracuse on Tuesday night in Dallas.,With SMU (22-8, 13-6 ACC) holding possession and the score knotted at 75-all, Boopie Miller drove inside for a jumper that ended up off the mark with less than six s...

Maxime Raynaud's 26 points help Stanford top SMU
Maxime Raynaud led all scorers with 26 points as host Stanford held off SMU 73-68 on Saturday afternoon.,Raynaud's rebound tip-in dunk on a miss from Ryan Agarwal with eight seconds left gave the Cardinal (19-10, 11-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) a five-point lead to secure the win in their home final...

SMU's Boopie Miller likely out again as Stanford hosts home finale
SMU is likely to play its fifth consecutive game without leading scorer Boopie Miller when the Mustangs travel Saturday to play host Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The Mustangs (21-7, 12-5 ACC) are 2-2 since Miller has been out with a bruised foot. SMU had won five straight before Mille...

SMU withstands Cal's comeback attempt
Chuck Harris led the way with 21 points, B.J. Edwards' steal and dunk capped a key late defensive sequence and SMU came on strong late to pull out an 81-77 victory over California on Wednesday in Berkeley, Calif.,Edwards finished with 18 points, four rebounds, a game-high five assists and three stea...

Cal needs win over SMU to make late ACC tourney push
Cal will have its top player while SMU probably won't when the Atlantic Coast Conference teams meet in a rematch Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Boopie Miller had 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals when the Mustangs (20-7, 11-5 ACC) beat the Golden Bears (12-15, 5-11) 76-65 i...

No. 18 Clemson takes over in second half to top SMU
Jaeden Zackery scored 19 points, while going 5 of 5 from 3-point range in the first half, as No. 18 Clemson earned a 79-69 road victory over SMU on Saturday at Dallas.,The Tigers (22-5, 14-2 ACC) built an 18-point lead midway through the second half and finished off the Mustangs (20-7, 11-5) for the...

No. 18 Clemson faces SMU in key ACC clash
Building resumes for the NCAA Tournament will be a priority when No. 18 Clemson travels to Dallas to play SMU in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday afternoon.,The Tigers (21-5, 13-2) are tied with Louisville for second place in the conference, trailing Duke by 1 1/2 games. Clemson has won...

Kario Oquendo's 25 points help SMU steamroll Notre Dame
Kario Oquendo scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half, and behind an offensive onslaught, SMU had little trouble dispatching Notre Dame, 97-73, on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Despite the unavailability of leading scorer Boopie Miller -- who missed a second consecutive game with a foot i...

Oquendo's 25 points help SMU steamroll Notre Dame
Kario Oquendo scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half, and behind an offensive onslaught, SMU had little trouble dispatching Notre Dame, 97-73, on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Despite the unavailability of leading scorer Boopie Miller -- who missed a second consecutive game with a foot i...

Wake Forest's big second half snaps SMU's win steak
Hunter Sallis had 20 points and nine rebounds and Ty-Laur Johnson scored nine of his 12 points in the second half to lead Wake Forest over SMU 77-66 on Saturday in Dallas.,The Mustangs (19-6, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) had their five-game win streak snapped. They had won eight of their past nin...

Upstart SMU, Wake Forest battle for fourth in ACC
SMU will go for its sixth consecutive win and try to maintain fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference when it hosts Wake Forest on Saturday in Dallas.,The Mustangs (19-5, 10-3 ACC) have won eight of their past nine games and their past three games at home, including an 83-63 win over Pitt on T...

Samet Yigitoglu’s double-double helps SMU beat Pitt
Samet Yigitoglu racked up 17 points and 10 rebounds as SMU continued its impressive start to its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a wire-to-wire 83-63 victory over struggling Pitt on Tuesday in Dallas., ,The Mustangs (19-5, 10-3 ACC) have won five straight games and were in charge ...

SMU athletic director Rick Hart to step down
SMU athletic director Rick Hart announced Friday that he will be leaving his position at the end of the school year.,"It is with tremendous pride, heartfelt love, and yes, mixed emotions, that I share with you that I have made the decision that this academic year will be my last at SMU," Hart wrote ...