NCAAB

Syracuse Orange at SMU Mustangs

· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - 2nd Round
14-19, 2-9 Away
Final
53 - 73
23-9, 12-5 Home

SMU's balanced attack sends Mustangs to ACC quarters after beating Syracuse 73-53

Syracuse Orange vs. SMU Mustangs: Game Highlights

SMU (23-9) advances to play third-seeded Clemson in a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday.

Boopie Miller and backup Keon Ambrose-Hylton each scored 10 points for the Mustangs who shot 53.2% (25 for 47).

J.J. Starling scored 16 points and Jyare Davis 14 for Syracuse (14-19).

The Mustangs' win was in stark contrast to their March 4 home win over Syracuse when they led for only 1:28 and needed a tip-in from Ambrose-Hylton with 2.9 seconds left to seal a 77-75 win.

On Wednesday, SMU started the second half with a 7-0-run and recorded its first double-digit lead to make it 38-28 when Harris hit a jumper with 16:20 left. The Mustangs maintained safe distance and extended the lead to 53-38 on B.J. Edwards' layup with 6:07 remaining.

The largest lead of the first half belonged to SMU when Kario Oquendo buried a 3-pointer with 1:52 left to give the Mustangs a 31-22 advantage. Syracuse quickly countered with 3's from Starling and Davis in a 40-second span. SMU led 31-28 at halftime.

The Orange got its largest first-half lead at 5-0 in the game's first minute-and-a-half.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 53 - 73
2nd 0:13 Jerrell Colbert Defensive Rebound. 53 - 73
2nd 0:16 Nate Fleisher missed Three Point Jumper. 53 - 73
2nd 0:25 Chris Gatty subbing in for Syracuse 53 - 73

Statistics

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18-53 FG 25-47
34.0 Field Goal % 53.2
6-22 3PT 7-14
27.3 Three Point % 50.0
11-16 FT 16-22
68.8 Free Throw % 72.7
28 Rebounds 36
10 Offensive Rebounds 8
18 Defensive Rebounds 28
11 Assists 15
8 Steals 7
3 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 2
15 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 18
2 Fast Break Points 5
20 Points in Paint 30
18 Fouls 13
5 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 6,620 | 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
Full Standings