Virginia Tech Hokies vs. SMU Mustangs

Jan 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VT	38	38	76
SMU	39	38	77

Game Recap

Boopie Miller's half-court buzzer-beater sends SMU past Virginia Tech 77-76. Boopie Miller's half-court heave as time expired pushed SMU past Virginia Tech 77-76 in a thriller Wednesday night.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	28	2-8	0-1	2-5	8	0	1	0	3	4	6
32Christian Gurdak	16	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	1	2	0	1	1	2
17Neoklis Avdalas	36	4-12	0-7	2-2	0	7	2	0	1	1	10
0Jailen Bedford	29	9-17	3-8	1-2	7	1	1	0	1	3	22
3Ben Hammond	35	5-10	1-3	0-1	2	5	2	0	2	1	11
1Tobi Lawal	24	3-5	1-3	3-5	8	0	0	2	1	0	10
77Antonio Dorn	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	4	0
2Jaden Schutt	21	5-7	4-6	1-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	15
TOTAL	-	28-6145.9%	9-2832.1%	11-1861.1%	33	15	9	2	10	16	76

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	25	2-4	0-1	4-5	5	0	0	0	1	4	8
24Samet Yigitoglu	32	7-9	0-0	0-1	3	1	0	2	4	2	14
0B.J. Edwards	33	2-7	0-1	0-0	1	4	2	0	1	2	4
2Boopie Miller	35	6-15	1-6	11-16	4	6	2	0	1	3	24
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	31	5-9	2-3	1-1	9	1	0	0	3	1	13
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	2	0	2	2
10Jaden Toombs	28	6-12	0-3	0-0	10	1	0	1	0	1	12
9B.J. Davis-Ray	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	29-6048.3%	3-1520.0%	16-2369.6%	34	14	5	5	10	15	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVTSMU

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by SMU.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
+2 (19:40) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
02
(19:13) Neoklis Avdalas misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(19:09) Corey Washington Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Corey Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:57) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:32) Jailen Bedford makes driving layup (Christian Gurdak assists).
22
+2 (18:14) Samet Yigitoglu makes driving layup.
24
(17:57) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Samet Yigitoglu bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (17:42) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
44
(17:37) Samet Yigitoglu bad pass turnover.
(17:37) Ben Hammond Steal.
(17:34) Ben Hammond misses layup.
(17:34) Samet Yigitoglu Block.
(17:30) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
(17:28) Christian Gurdak misses layup.
(17:25) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+1 (17:03) Corey Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
45
+1 (17:03) Corey Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
46
+2 (16:50) Amani Hansberry makes layup (Ben Hammond assists).
66
+2 (16:26) Jaden Toombs makes 12-foot hook shot (B.J. Edwards assists).
68
+3 (16:02) Jailen Bedford makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
98
(15:42) Jaden Toombs misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:38) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(15:31) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(15:31) B.J. Edwards Steal.
(15:20) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+1 (15:20) Corey Washington makes free throw 1 of 3.
99
+1 (15:20) Corey Washington makes free throw 2 of 3.
910
(15:20) Corey Washington misses free throw 3 of 3.
(15:20) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Foul on Boopie Miller.
+1 (15:03) Jailen Bedford makes free throw 1 of 2.
1010
(15:03) Jailen Bedford misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:03) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:44) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
1012
(14:19) Jailen Bedford misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(14:15) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Corey Washington misses driving layup.
(14:06) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(14:06) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses tip in layup.
(14:04) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Ben Hammond makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
1212
(13:37) Foul on Ben Hammond.
(13:29) Foul on Antonio Dorn.
(13:23) B.J. Edwards misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:21) Tobi Lawal bad pass turnover.
(13:21) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Steal.
(13:18) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:18) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes driving layup.
1214
(13:09) Ben Hammond misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:05) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:59) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes driving layup.
1216
(12:59) Foul on Jaden Schutt.
+1 (12:59) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1217
(12:51) Foul on Jermaine O'Neal Jr..
(12:46) Amani Hansberry misses 7-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:44) SMU Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Jaron Pierre Jr. bad pass turnover.
(12:31) Jaden Schutt Steal.
(12:25) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:20) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(12:16) Tobi Lawal misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:13) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) Samet Yigitoglu misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:44) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) team shot clock turnover .
(11:30) Jailen Bedford misses driving layup.
(11:27) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Samet Yigitoglu misses layup.
+2 (11:08) Jaden Toombs makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1219
(11:07) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
(10:41) Neoklis Avdalas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:37) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:29) Jaden Toombs makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Samet Yigitoglu assists).
1221
(10:14) Foul on Jaden Toombs.
+1 (10:14) Neoklis Avdalas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1321
+1 (10:14) Neoklis Avdalas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1421
(9:57) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:55) SMU Offensive Rebound.
(9:50) Boopie Miller misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:47) Boopie Miller Offensive Rebound.
(9:44) Boopie Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:39) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Jailen Bedford misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:23) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(9:23) Jaden Schutt misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:20) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
(9:12) Amani Hansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:07) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:05) Jailen Bedford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Gurdak assists).
1721
(8:46) Samet Yigitoglu bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:27) Amani Hansberry makes driving layup.
1921
(8:27) Foul on Corey Washington.
(8:27) Amani Hansberry misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:26) Corey Washington Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:15) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (Boopie Miller assists).
1923
(7:53) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:50) SMU Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:29) B.J. Edwards makes driving layup.
1925
+2 (7:04) Ben Hammond makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
2125
+2 (6:49) Corey Washington makes 9-foot step back jumpshot.
2127
(6:19) Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr..
+1 (6:19) Christian Gurdak makes free throw 1 of 2.
2227
+1 (6:19) Christian Gurdak makes free throw 2 of 2.
2327
(5:59) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+1 (5:59) Boopie Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
2328
(5:59) Boopie Miller misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:57) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:42) Tobi Lawal makes driving layup (Ben Hammond assists).
2528
+2 (5:23) Boopie Miller makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
2530
+3 (4:57) Jaden Schutt makes 22-foot three point jumper (Antonio Dorn assists).
2830
(4:43) Jaden Toombs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:39) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Neoklis Avdalas misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(4:32) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) B.J. Edwards misses driving layup.
(4:24) Tobi Lawal Block.
(4:21) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
(4:16) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:12) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Neoklis Avdalas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:03) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(3:55) Jaden Toombs misses 14-foot jumper.
(3:51) Antonio Dorn Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Ben Hammond misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(3:23) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:18) Boopie Miller makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
2832
+3 (2:56) Tobi Lawal makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
3132
(2:39) Boopie Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:36) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:32) Jaden Schutt makes layup (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
3332
(2:03) Boopie Miller misses 15-foot jumper.
(1:58) Corey Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:58) Corey Washington makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3334
+2 (1:38) Neoklis Avdalas makes layup.
3534
+2 (1:26) Jaden Toombs makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Boopie Miller assists).
3536
(1:11) Neoklis Avdalas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:02) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
3539
(0:38) Foul on Corey Washington.
+1 (0:38) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 2.
3639
+1 (0:38) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 2.
3739
(0:22) Boopie Miller bad pass turnover.
(0:22) Neoklis Avdalas Steal.
(0:16) Foul on B.J. Edwards.
+1 (0:16) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 2.
3839
(0:16) Tobi Lawal misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:15) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) SMU Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SMU

76Points77

28-61(45.9%)Field Goal(%)29-60(48.3%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)3-15(20.0%)

11-18(61.1%)Free Throw(%)16-23(69.6%)

36(12)Rebounds(Offensive)38(11)

15Assists14

9Steals5

2Blocks5

10Turnovers11

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

8Largest Lead9

Game Details

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Moody Coliseum · Dallas, TX

attendance: 5,048 (72.1%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: SMU -8.5

over/under: 155.5