SMU Mustangs vs. Clemson Tigers

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SMU	25	45	70
CLEM	34	40	74

Game Recap

Godfrey's 17 points and Clemson's strong defense lead to 74-70 win over No. 24 SMU. RJ Godfrey scored 17 points and Clemson held down No. 24 SMU in a 74-70 victory Wednesday night.

Player Stats

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	17	0-5	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	5	0
24Samet Yigitoglu	32	6-8	0-0	2-3	11	1	1	1	4	3	14
0B.J. Edwards	35	3-8	0-3	6-6	6	4	2	0	1	2	12
2Boopie Miller	39	5-15	2-7	11-11	8	3	1	0	2	2	23
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	29	3-10	3-4	3-5	3	1	0	0	2	1	12
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	19	1-2	1-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	5
13Mitchell Holmes	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
4Sam Walters	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
10Jaden Toombs	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
9B.J. Davis-Ray	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
TOTAL	-	19-5137.3%	6-1735.3%	26-2989.7%	34	10	5	2	12	23	70

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Carter Welling	15	2-8	0-3	2-3	6	4	2	0	1	4	6
10Jake Wahlin	18	2-3	1-1	2-4	8	1	0	0	0	0	7
0RJ Godfrey	26	6-7	1-1	4-7	6	1	0	0	1	4	17
1Jestin Porter	34	2-12	1-9	2-2	1	3	4	1	3	2	7
2Dillon Hunter	35	3-8	2-7	2-2	3	4	0	0	1	3	10
3Chase Thompson	13	3-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7
8Dallas Thomas	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Nick Davidson	26	2-6	0-2	5-6	4	0	0	0	0	1	9
21Ace Buckner	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
4Butta Johnson	24	3-6	3-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	9
TOTAL	-	24-5642.9%	9-3129.0%	17-2470.8%	32	13	6	1	8	20	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSMUCLEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Clemson.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by SMU.
(19:35) Jestin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:33) Jake Wahlin Offensive Rebound.
(19:33) Jake Wahlin misses layup.
(19:31) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(19:10) Boopie Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:08) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
(19:00) Carter Welling misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:00) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:00) Carter Welling makes free throw 2 of 2.
01
(18:39) Boopie Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(18:26) Samet Yigitoglu Block.
(18:23) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) B.J. Edwards misses layup.
(18:15) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Carter Welling misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:01) Dillon Hunter Offensive Rebound.
(18:00) Carter Welling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:00) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
(17:44) Jaron Pierre Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:44) Jestin Porter Steal.
(17:29) Jestin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:27) Jake Wahlin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:27) Jake Wahlin makes layup.
03
+2 (17:05) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (B.J. Edwards assists).
23
(16:53) Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr..
+3 (16:44) Jake Wahlin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
26
(16:30) Samet Yigitoglu bad pass turnover.
(16:30) Carter Welling Steal.
(16:21) Foul on Carter Welling.
(16:21) Carter Welling turnover.
(16:02) Corey Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:00) B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:59) B.J. Edwards makes layup.
46
+3 (15:38) Jestin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper.
49
(15:25) Corey Washington misses layup.
(15:21) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Foul on Boopie Miller.
(14:55) team shot clock turnover .
(14:28) Jaden Toombs misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:25) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Jestin Porter bad pass turnover.
(14:16) B.J. Edwards Steal.
(14:12) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses layup.
(14:09) B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:08) B.J. Edwards makes layup.
69
(13:48) Dillon Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:46) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 12-foot jumper.
(13:35) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Foul on Mitchell Holmes.
+2 (13:07) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
611
(12:45) Foul on Ace Buckner.
+1 (12:45) B.J. Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2.
711
+1 (12:45) B.J. Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2.
811
(12:17) Dillon Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:16) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) B.J. Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:54) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:49) Ace Buckner makes layup.
813
(11:38) Foul on Ace Buckner.
(11:16) team shot clock turnover .
(11:00) Butta Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:58) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Samet Yigitoglu traveling turnover.
(10:14) Ace Buckner misses layup.
(10:12) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:54) Boopie Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
1113
(9:35) Butta Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:33) Dallas Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(9:26) Dallas Thomas misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Foul on Butta Johnson.
+1 (9:20) Boopie Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
1213
+1 (9:20) Boopie Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
1313
(9:04) Jestin Porter misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:03) Carter Welling Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:03) Carter Welling makes layup.
1315
(9:03) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
+1 (9:03) Carter Welling makes free throw 1 of 1.
1316
(8:41) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
(8:41) B.J. Davis-Ray turnover.
(8:16) Carter Welling misses layup.
(8:14) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) B.J. Edwards bad pass turnover.
(8:02) Carter Welling Steal.
(8:01) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
(8:01) Jake Wahlin misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:01) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:01) Jake Wahlin makes free throw 2 of 2.
1317
(7:43) Foul on Jestin Porter.
(7:28) Corey Washington misses layup.
(7:26) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:06) Chase Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (RJ Godfrey assists).
1319
(6:47) Jaron Pierre Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:47) Jestin Porter Steal.
+2 (6:28) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
1321
(6:12) Jaden Toombs bad pass turnover.
(6:12) Jestin Porter Steal.
(6:12) Foul on Jaden Toombs.
+1 (6:12) Jestin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2.
1322
+1 (6:12) Jestin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2.
1323
(5:55) Boopie Miller misses layup.
(5:53) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:43) Carter Welling makes 1-foot dunk (Jestin Porter assists).
1325
(5:21) Corey Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:19) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
(5:19) Samet Yigitoglu misses layup.
(5:14) Corey Washington Offensive Rebound.
(5:12) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+1 (5:12) Boopie Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
1425
+1 (5:12) Boopie Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
1525
+2 (4:55) Chase Thompson makes layup (Carter Welling assists).
1527
(4:44) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 17-foot jumper.
(4:44) SMU Offensive Rebound.
(4:34) Boopie Miller misses 6-foot jumper.
(4:34) Jestin Porter Block.
(4:31) Boopie Miller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:30) Boopie Miller makes layup.
1727
+3 (4:10) Chase Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1730
+2 (3:50) Sam Walters makes 19-foot jumper (B.J. Edwards assists).
1930
(3:19) Carter Welling misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:17) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:07) B.J. Edwards makes layup.
2130
+3 (2:48) Dillon Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jestin Porter assists).
2133
(2:35) Sam Walters out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(2:22) Dillon Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:21) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:07) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup.
2333
(1:52) RJ Godfrey bad pass turnover.
(1:29) Samet Yigitoglu bad pass turnover.
(1:29) Jestin Porter Steal.
(1:29) Jestin Porter bad pass turnover.
(1:29) B.J. Edwards Steal.
(1:08) Foul on Carter Welling.
+1 (1:08) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2433
+1 (1:08) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2533
(0:40) Jestin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:39) Nick Davidson Offensive Rebound.
(0:39) Foul on Boopie Miller.
+1 (0:39) Nick Davidson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2534
(0:39) Nick Davidson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:37) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(0:23) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
(0:23) Samet Yigitoglu turnover.
(0:03) Chase Thompson bad pass turnover.
(0:03) Corey Washington Steal.
(0:01) Corey Washington misses layup.
(0:01) SMU Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SMU

CLEM

70Points74

19-51(37.3%)Field Goal(%)24-56(42.9%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

26-29(89.7%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)

37(12)Rebounds(Offensive)33(11)

10Assists13

5Steals6

2Blocks1

13Turnovers9

23(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

0Largest Lead15

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC

attendance: 8,134 (90.4%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: CLEM -3.5

over/under: 149.5