Stanford Cardinal at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
SMU jumps out early, slams 7 dunks and cruises past Stanford 85-61
Matt Cross and Kario Oquendo each added 16 points for SMU (17-5, 8-3 ACC), which has won six of its last seven games. Chuck Harris made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.
SMU shot 53% (31 of 58) overall and made 12 of 24 from long range. The Mustangs also finished with seven dunks that included back-to-back slams from Yigitoglu and Oquendo with about 13 minutes remaining.
Oziyah Sellers scored 19 points and Maxime Raynaud had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Stanford (15-7, 7-4), which had a four-game winning streak end.
Yigitoglu made consecutive dunks to stretch SMU's lead to 29-11 midway through the first half. The Mustangs scored the next five points and built a 45-25 lead at the break. Cross made three 3-pointers and scored 15 first-half points. Yigitoglu and Oquendo each finished with 12 points.
Raynaud paced the Cardinal with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor while seven other Cardinal shot just 4 of 20 in the first half. Sellers' 3-pointer pulled Stanford to 55-37 about five minutes into the second half but it didn't get closer.
On Wednesday, Stanford hosts Wake Forest while SMU plays at Virginia Tech.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jaylen Thompson made Free Throw. | 61 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jaylen Thompson made Free Throw. | 60 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Jerrell Colbert. | 59 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Cole Kastner Steal. | 59 - 85 |
Statistics
 STAN |
 SMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-69 | FG | 31-58 |
| 33.3 | Field Goal % | 53.4 |
| 6-27 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 22.2 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 9-10 | FT | 11-18 |
| 90.0 | Free Throw % | 61.1 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 36 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 6,176 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |