NCAAB

SMU Mustangs at Washington State Cougars

· Acrisure Holiday Invitational - Championship
6-2, 0-1 Away
Final
77 - 60

SMU pulls away in the second half to beat Washington State 77-60

Chuck Harris added 14 points, B.J. Edwards 13 points and Kario Oquendo 11 for the Mustangs (6-2), who shot 42% — 50% in the second half — and dominated the boards 51-25 with Matt Cross pulling down 10 to go with seven points. SMU had 22 offensive rebounds, outscoring the Cougars 21-6 on second-chance points and 44-18 in the paint.

Nate Calmese scored 15 points and Ethan Price and LeJuan Watts 12 each for the Cougars (6-2), who put up 33 3-pointers, making 10, and shot 37% overall. They had a season-low eight turnovers but with their challenges inside, half of their points came from beyond the arc. They had a three-game win streak snapped.

WSU led 31-27 at halftime and matched its largest lead of seven on Price's 3-pointer to open the second half. SMU took the lead for good at 43-42 and a 10-0 run with six points from Yigitoglu increased the lead to 16 with a couple minutes to go.

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Matchup Prediction

Washington State: 36.8%
SMU: 63.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 60
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 60
2nd 0:20 Tomas Thrastarson made Free Throw. 77 - 60
2nd 0:20 Washington State Offensive Rebound. 77 - 59
2nd 0:20 Tomas Thrastarson missed Free Throw. 77 - 59

Statistics

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28-66 FG 21-57
42.4 Field Goal % 36.8
5-15 3PT 10-33
33.3 Three Point % 30.3
16-19 FT 8-15
84.2 Free Throw % 53.3
51 Rebounds 25
22 Offensive Rebounds 8
29 Defensive Rebounds 17
12 Assists 12
4 Steals 6
3 Blocks 6
9 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 10
8 Fast Break Points 0
44 Points in Paint 18
14 Fouls 16
18 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Acrisure Arena

Location: Palm Springs, CA
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Oregon State 0-0 - 10-2
Saint Mary's 0-0 - 10-3
San Francisco 0-0 - 10-3
Washington State 0-0 - 10-3
Gonzaga 0-0 - 9-3
Loyola Marymount 0-0 - 8-4
Santa Clara 0-0 - 8-5
Pepperdine 0-0 - 6-7
Portland 0-0 - 5-8
Pacific 0-0 - 5-9
San Diego 0-0 - 3-9
Full Standings