SMU Mustangs at NC State Wolfpack
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Freshman Yigitoglu's 20 points help SMU hold off a late NC State rally for a 63-57 win
The Mustangs (15-5, 6-3) earned their fourth win in their last five games. The Wolfpack (9-10, 2-6) lost their fourth straight and sixth in their last seven outings.
The Mustangs held a 34-26 lead at the break and the 7-foot-2 freshman from Istanbul opened the second half by scoring their first eight points to push the advantage to 13 points, 42-29. After hitting 5 of 9 shots from beyond the arc in the first half the Mustangs missed their first six shots from distance in the second half.
The Wolfpack rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to trail 54-51 after a Marcus Hill jumper with under six minutes to play. Ben Middlebrooks took a rebound away from Yigitoglu in the paint and was fouled, then hit both free throws with 3:21 to play to make it a one-point game, 56-55. B.J. Edwards answered with SMU's lone second-half 3 and Yigitoglu hit four straight free throws in the final two minutes to seal the victory.
The freshman was 8 of 13 from the floor and had seven rebounds to lead SMU. Kario Oquendo was 4 of 8 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the line to add 13 points and Matt Cross contributed 11 points and 10 boards.
Hill finished with 14 points to lead NC State. Dontrez Styles added 12 points and Jayden Taylor contributed 11 points and three steals.
NC State plays at No. 2 Duke on Monday. SMU plays host to Cal on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:04 | SMU Timeout | 63 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:04 | SMU Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jayden Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 57 |
Statistics
 SMU |
 NCSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 19-65 |
| 43.4 | Field Goal % | 29.2 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 4-24 |
| 37.5 | Three Point % | 16.7 |
| 11-12 | FT | 15-18 |
| 91.7 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 12,728 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 9-0 | - | 17-2 |
| Clemson | 9-1 | 0.5 | 17-4 |
| Louisville | 8-1 | 1 | 15-5 |
| Wake Forest | 7-2 | 2 | 15-5 |
| SMU | 6-3 | 3 | 15-5 |
| Stanford | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| North Carolina | 6-3 | 3 | 13-8 |
| Pittsburgh | 4-4 | 4.5 | 13-6 |
| Florida State | 4-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| California | 4-5 | 5 | 11-9 |
| Notre Dame | 3-5 | 5.5 | 9-10 |
| Syracuse | 3-6 | 6 | 9-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 3-6 | 6 | 9-11 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-6 | 6 | 8-12 |
| NC State | 2-6 | 6.5 | 9-10 |
| Virginia | 2-7 | 7 | 9-11 |
| Boston College | 1-8 | 8 | 9-11 |
| Miami | 0-9 | 9 | 4-16 |