Virginia Cavaliers vs. SMU Mustangs

FINAL

Jan 17, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UVA	40	32	72
SMU	37	31	68

Game Recap

Malik Thomas' 23 points and Thijs De Ridder's 17 lead No. 16 Virginia past SMU 72-68. Malik Thomas had a game-high 23 points and a career-best 11 rebounds and Thijs De Ridder added 17 points, including seven of No. 16 Virginia’s eight points in the final 2½ minutes, as the Cavaliers hung on to beat SMU 72-68 in an Atlantic Coast...

Player Stats

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	28	5-12	1-2	6-6	6	0	0	0	3	1	17
17Johann Grunloh	22	1-5	0-2	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	2	2
5Sam Lewis	23	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	3	4
30Dallin Hall	31	0-8	0-8	0-0	2	9	1	1	1	3	0
1Malik Thomas	33	7-14	6-10	3-4	11	1	1	0	0	1	23
11Devin Tillis	14	4-6	3-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11
33Ugonna Onyenso	18	4-5	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	9
2Chance Mallory	23	1-3	0-1	1-2	3	4	2	0	1	3	3
6Jacari White	8	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	4	2	3

TOTAL	-	25-6041.7%	12-3138.7%	10-1283.3%	36	18	5	3	11	15	72

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	27	1-1	0-0	2-3	5	0	0	1	1	4	4
24Samet Yigitoglu	26	3-11	0-0	4-5	5	1	1	3	1	2	10
0B.J. Edwards	35	5-9	3-4	0-0	6	5	2	0	1	0	13
2Boopie Miller	35	4-12	0-3	4-5	1	3	1	0	2	3	12
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	32	7-16	1-3	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	3	16
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4
13Mitchell Holmes	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Sam Walters	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
10Jaden Toombs	20	1-6	0-2	0-0	6	1	0	1	0	1	2
9B.J. Davis-Ray	7	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	26-6142.6%	5-1338.5%	11-1478.6%	28	12	5	5	7	14	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUVASMU

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by SMU.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by Virginia.
+2 (19:47) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 6-foot jumper.
02
(19:24) Thijs De Ridder misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(19:24) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
(19:24) Samet Yigitoglu Block.
+2 (19:20) Thijs De Ridder makes 0-foot tip in layup.
22
+2 (18:56) B.J. Edwards makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
24
(18:37) Johann Grunloh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:33) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:25) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:24) B.J. Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (Samet Yigitoglu assists).
27
(18:06) Johann Grunloh misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(18:06) Corey Washington Block.
(18:06) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
(18:04) Malik Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:00) Malik Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(17:57) Malik Thomas misses driving layup.
(17:57) Samet Yigitoglu Block.
(17:54) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Samet Yigitoglu misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:40) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:29) Malik Thomas makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
57
+2 (16:58) Samet Yigitoglu makes 8-foot hook shot (B.J. Edwards assists).
59
(16:42) Sam Lewis misses 15-foot jumper.
(16:39) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:25) Samet Yigitoglu makes 10-foot hook shot (B.J. Edwards assists).
511
(16:25) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
+1 (16:25) Samet Yigitoglu makes free throw 1 of 1.
512
(16:09) Foul on Corey Washington.
+1 (16:09) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 1 of 2.
612
+1 (16:09) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 2 of 2.
712
(16:00) Foul on Jacari White.
(15:46) Jaden Toombs misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:43) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Chance Mallory misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(15:11) Ugonna Onyenso Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:11) Ugonna Onyenso makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
912
+2 (14:47) Boopie Miller makes 17-foot jumper.
914
(14:47) Foul on Chance Mallory.
+1 (14:47) Boopie Miller makes free throw 1 of 1.
915
+3 (14:35) Jacari White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ugonna Onyenso assists).
1215
+2 (14:14) B.J. Edwards makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Boopie Miller assists).
1217
(13:44) Jacari White bad pass turnover.
(13:44) B.J. Edwards Steal.
(13:24) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 17-foot jumper.
(13:22) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Dallin Hall misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:14) Malik Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:12) Malik Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1517
+2 (12:57) Boopie Miller makes driving layup.
1519
(12:48) Jacari White bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:34) B.J. Davis-Ray makes 11-foot jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
1521
+2 (12:12) Johann Grunloh makes layup (Dallin Hall assists).
1721
(11:55) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:52) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) Sam Lewis misses 11-foot jumper.
(11:38) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:18) B.J. Davis-Ray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
1724
+3 (10:57) Malik Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
2024
(10:28) Samet Yigitoglu misses layup.
(10:25) Corey Washington Offensive Rebound.
(10:24) Foul on Sam Lewis.
(10:24) Corey Washington misses free throw 1 of 3.
(10:24) SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:24) Corey Washington makes free throw 2 of 3.
2025
+1 (10:24) Corey Washington makes free throw 3 of 3.
2026
+2 (9:57) Thijs De Ridder makes 11-foot jumper (Chance Mallory assists).
2226
(9:37) Samet Yigitoglu misses 11-foot hook shot.
(9:36) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
+3 (9:17) Ugonna Onyenso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chance Mallory assists).
2526
(8:43) B.J. Edwards misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:40) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Foul on Jacari White.
(8:34) Jacari White turnover.
(8:17) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 11-foot jumper.
(8:13) B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.
(8:05) Jaden Toombs misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:03) B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.
(7:57) Boopie Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:54) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Jaden Toombs.
(7:43) Thijs De Ridder misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(7:38) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Jaden Toombs misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:27) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Ugonna Onyenso makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Chance Mallory assists).
2726
(6:40) Boopie Miller misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(6:37) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Malik Thomas misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:14) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
(6:14) Thijs De Ridder misses layup.
(6:11) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
(5:56) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
(5:56) Samet Yigitoglu turnover.
(5:32) Sam Lewis misses driving layup.
(5:30) Sam Walters Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Jaden Toombs misses 10-foot hook shot.
(5:18) B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.
(5:18) Foul on Sam Lewis.
+2 (5:06) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 11-foot hook shot.
2728
+3 (4:33) Malik Thomas makes 22-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
3028
(4:16) Sam Walters bad pass turnover.
(4:16) Dallin Hall Steal.
(4:01) Johann Grunloh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:59) Malik Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(3:53) Dallin Hall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:50) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:47) Devin Tillis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
3328
(3:25) Boopie Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:22) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:15) Malik Thomas makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
3528
(2:54) Corey Washington bad pass turnover.
(2:54) Chance Mallory Steal.
(2:51) Chance Mallory bad pass turnover.
(2:51) B.J. Davis-Ray Steal.
+3 (2:46) B.J. Edwards makes 22-foot three point jumper (B.J. Davis-Ray assists).
3531
(2:38) Dallin Hall misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:35) Malik Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:32) Devin Tillis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Malik Thomas assists).
3831
(2:17) Samet Yigitoglu misses layup.
(2:17) Johann Grunloh Block.
(2:17) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
(2:12) Foul on Dallin Hall.
+1 (2:12) Samet Yigitoglu makes free throw 1 of 2.
3832
+1 (2:12) Samet Yigitoglu makes free throw 2 of 2.
3833
+2 (1:49) Thijs De Ridder makes 9-foot jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
4033
+2 (1:23) Mitchell Holmes makes layup (B.J. Edwards assists).
4035
(0:56) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
(0:47) Thijs De Ridder misses driving layup.
(0:44) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:25) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes driving layup.
4037
(0:02) Dallin Hall misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) SMU Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UVA

SMU

72Points68

25-60(41.7%)Field Goal(%)26-61(42.6%)

12-31(38.7%)3-Point(%)5-13(38.5%)

10-12(83.3%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

40(16)Rebounds(Offensive)32(12)

18Assists12

5Steals5

3Blocks5

11Turnovers8

15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

7Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Moody Coliseum · Dallas, TX

attendance: 6,630 (94.7%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: UVA -2.5

over/under: 153.5