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Chuck Harris' late surge helps SMU slide past Virginia Tech
Chuck Harris scored 13 of his 20 points in the final 12 minutes to give SMU the late boost it needed in an 81-75 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday in Blacksburg, Va.,Matt Cross provided 21 points and seven rebounds as the Mustangs (18-5, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the seventh time in t...
SMU thriving in ACC entering matchup vs. Virginia Tech
In its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, SMU quietly sits in the top third of the standings after they were picked to finish 13th in the 18-team league.,The Mustangs (17-5, 8-3) have done it by handling the ACC teams that are struggling. And in a down year for the league, that list is l...
SMU on target from long range in blowout win over Stanford
Kario Oquendo shot a perfect game en route to 16 points, SMU made 50 percent of its 3-pointers and the Mustangs wasted little time separating themselves from visiting Stanford in an 85-61 Atlantic Coast Conference shellacking on Saturday night.,Samet Yigitoglu had 17 points and Matt Cross 16 for the...
Stanford takes 4-game win streak into matchup with SMU
Coaches who were former Pac-12 Conference rivals will attempt to continue successful first-year runs with new teams when Stanford faces SMU at Dallas in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday night.,Former Washington State coach Kyle Smith has led Stanford (15-6, 7-3 ACC) into the upper ti...
Chuck Harris, Matt Cross lead SMU past Cal
Chuck Harris led the way with 20 points, Matt Cross posted his second straight double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds and SMU registered a 76-65 victory over Cal on Wednesday night in Dallas.,SMU (16-5, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the fifth time in six games. B.J. Edwards (15 points...
Cal hopes to slow SMU's ACC-leading offense
SMU and Cal will meet Wednesday for the first time as Atlantic Coast Conference members on the hardwood, squaring off in Dallas. Both teams are bringing some momentum with them.,SMU (15-5, 6-3 ACC) has won four of its past five games, including a 63-57 victory at North Carolina State on Saturday. Ca...
SMU looks to make headway in ACC vs. struggling NC State
SMU will aim to return to the win column on Saturday afternoon when it plays at struggling North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C.,The Mustangs (14-5, 5-3 ACC) are tied for fifth place in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference but saw their three-game win streak snapped on Tuesday when th...
Reyne Smith, Chucky Hepburn set school records for No. 25 Louisville
Reyne Smith sank a Louisville-record 10 3-pointers and Chucky Hepburn dished out a program-record 16 assists as the 25th-ranked Cardinals trounced SMU 98-73 on Tuesday in Dallas.,Smith poured in a season-high 30 points while James Scott and J'Vonne Hadley each had 16 for Louisville (15-5, 8-1 Atlant...
No. 25 Louisville aims to continue resurgence at SMU
When Louisville visits SMU on Tuesday night in Dallas, the Cardinals will do so as a nationally-ranked team. ,Just 8-24 a season ago, Pat Kelsey is turning the tide in his first year as head coach, and the nation is taking notice.,Louisville (14-5, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) was ranked No. 25 in...
SMU shoots nearly 70 percent, demolishes Miami 117-74
Boopie Miller scored 18 points and dished out a game-high 10 assists as SMU hammered host Miami 117-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.,SMU shot a blistering 69.2 percent from the floor (45 of 65) and 56 percent from 3-point range (14 of 25).,Miami's Matthew Cleveland s...
SMU stuns Virginia on Boopie Miller's last-second 3
Boopie Miller's 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left lifted SMU to a 54-52 win over Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Mustangs (13-4, 4-2 ACC) overcame a five-point deficit with 31 seconds remaining. Miller and Chuck Harris each scored 12 points...
Skidding Virginia tries for some vengeance vs. SMU
Virginia will attempt to snap a three-game losing streak when it hosts Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU on Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (8-8, 1-4 ACC) are winless in the new year and coming off an ugly 0-2 West Coast trip with losses to the league's other new members, ...
Pitt ties women’s record with 32-point comeback vs. SMU
Pitt tied an NCAA record by completing a 32-point comeback to defeat visiting SMU on Sunday, 72-59.,The Panthers fell behind 46-14 with 1:37 left in the first half and went into intermission trailing 49-18.,But following a spirited halftime speech from head coach Tory Verdi, the Panthers reeled off ...
SMU uses explosive first half to rout Georgia Tech
Chuck Harris scored a game-high 21 points, helping lead SMU to a 93-71 rout of visiting Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Dallas.,B.J. Edwards added 19 points, six assists and six steals, while Yohan Traore added 13 points and Kario Oquendo netted 12 as the Mustangs (12-4...
SMU looks to get back on track hosting Georgia Tech
Meeting in Dallas for the first time since 1971, Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU will look to get back on track when it hosts Georgia Tech on Saturday.,The Mustangs (11-4, 2-2 ACC) got off to a hot start in league play, beating Virginia 63-51 and routing Boston College 103-77, but ran into pe...
QB Tyler Van Dyke heading to SMU for sixth season
Former Miami and Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke has decided to continue his football career at SMU.,Van Dyke started for the Hurricanes from 2021-23 before transferring to Wisconsin. But during his third game with the Badgers last season, Van Dyke sustained a season-ending right knee injury ag...
North Carolina's defense shuts down SMU
RJ Davis racked up 26 points and North Carolina put together a suffocating defensive performance to down SMU 82-67 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C. ,Davis made 8 of 15 shots from the field while hauling in five rebounds and dishing out four assists, but it was the Tar Heels' defense that stole ...
Can UNC ride momentum of dramatic win into SMU matchup?
North Carolina used last-second magic to beat host Notre Dame on Saturday. Now the Tar Heels will look to keep that positive mojo going at home in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, against an SMU team coming off a brutal loss at Duke.,Before that 89-62 loss to Duke, SMU (11-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) h...
Cooper Flagg, No. 4 Duke easily take down SMU
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg pumped in 24 points as the No. 4 Blue Devils defeated SMU 89-62 without their coach on Saturday afternoon at Dallas.,Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor both posted 14 points for Duke (12-2, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Flagg, who didn't score after making a 3-pointer with ...
Duke coach Jon Scheyer (illness) absent from game at SMU
Duke head coach Jon Scheyer is not with the team in Dallas for its game against SMU on Saturday because of illness, the school announced.,Associate head coach Chris Carrawell will fill in for the 37-year-old Scheyer with the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils.,Duke (11-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) will r...