SMU Mustangs vs. Louisville Cardinals

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SMU	47	27	74
LOU	44	44	88

Game Recap

Mikel Brown Jr. scores 20 to help No. 20 Louisville rally past SMU 88-74. Mikel Brown Jr. scored 20 points off the bench, Isaac McKneely added 14 and No. 20 Louisville used a 10-0 second-half run to rally past SMU 88-74 on Saturday.

Player Stats

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	29	5-10	3-8	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	3	13
24Samet Yigitoglu	27	7-8	0-1	0-2	8	0	1	1	6	4	14
0B.J. Edwards	36	5-11	1-3	2-2	8	0	3	0	2	4	13
2Boopie Miller	38	8-14	2-4	2-2	2	4	0	0	4	2	20
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	32	3-11	1-4	2-3	5	3	2	0	2	2	9
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Mitchell Holmes	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Sam Walters	8	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
10Jaden Toombs	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	1	2
9B.J. Davis-Ray	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	30-6248.4%	8-2532.0%	6-966.7%	34	7	8	2	16	20	74

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Sananda Fru	18	1-3	0-0	1-2	3	2	1	2	1	1	3
14Adrian Wooley	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	3	2
3Ryan Conwell	34	4-15	1-11	3-3	5	3	2	0	0	3	12
10Isaac McKneely	24	5-10	4-9	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	14
1J'Vonne Hadley	29	4-8	0-3	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	10
53Vangelis Zougris	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	0
9Khani Rooths	20	4-5	0-1	4-5	10	2	1	0	1	0	12
15Aly Khalifa	14	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	2	1	1	1	4	8
11Kobe Rodgers	12	2-2	0-0	3-4	3	4	0	0	0	0	7
0Mikel Brown Jr.	29	7-14	3-8	3-5	3	4	1	0	5	0	20
TOTAL	-	31-6349.2%	10-3528.6%	16-2369.6%	35	20	9	3	11	14	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSMULOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Louisville.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by SMU.
(19:47) Sananda Fru misses layup.
(19:43) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:41) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
30
(19:18) Foul on B.J. Edwards.
(19:15) Isaac McKneely misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:12) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
+3 (18:44) Corey Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
60
+2 (18:35) Adrian Wooley makes driving layup.
62
(18:13) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(18:11) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(17:55) Isaac McKneely misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:50) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:37) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:17) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes driving layup.
82
(17:17) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
(17:17) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:15) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:55) Corey Washington Defensive Rebound.
(16:50) B.J. Edwards misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:46) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:33) B.J. Edwards Steal.
(16:17) Jaden Toombs misses 6-foot jumper.
(16:17) Sananda Fru Block.
(16:13) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:11) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup (Sananda Fru assists).
84
+3 (15:53) B.J. Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
114
(15:38) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:38) Corey Washington Steal.
+3 (15:32) Boopie Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
144
+3 (15:13) Aly Khalifa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists).
147
+3 (14:55) Corey Washington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
177
(14:38) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:38) Jaron Pierre Jr. Steal.
(14:34) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
+1 (14:34) B.J. Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2.
187
+1 (14:34) B.J. Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2.
197
(14:20) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Jaden Toombs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:03) Mikel Brown Jr. makes driving layup.
199
(14:03) Foul on Corey Washington.
+1 (14:03) Mikel Brown Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1910
(13:50) Jaron Pierre Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:33) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:33) B.J. Edwards Steal.
+2 (13:30) B.J. Edwards makes 3-foot dunk.
2110
(13:14) Ryan Conwell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:13) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(13:13) Foul on Sam Walters.
(13:06) Isaac McKneely misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(13:04) Foul on Sam Walters.
+1 (13:04) Kobe Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2.
2111
(13:04) Kobe Rodgers misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:02) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(12:40) Boopie Miller misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:38) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:21) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup (Isaac McKneely assists).
2113
(12:00) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:57) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:42) Isaac McKneely makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
2116
(11:22) Samet Yigitoglu bad pass turnover.
(11:22) Adrian Wooley Steal.
(11:13) J'Vonne Hadley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Boopie Miller makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2316
(10:30) Adrian Wooley misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:27) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Boopie Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:16) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:10) Samet Yigitoglu makes 7-foot hook shot.
2516
(10:01) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:59) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
+2 (9:44) Corey Washington makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2716
+2 (9:35) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 8-foot jumper.
2718
+2 (9:15) B.J. Edwards makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
2918
(9:03) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
+2 (8:54) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup (Vangelis Zougris assists).
2920
(8:41) Jaden Toombs bad pass turnover.
(8:41) J'Vonne Hadley Steal.
+2 (8:24) Ryan Conwell makes driving layup.
2922
(8:08) Foul on Vangelis Zougris.
(8:01) Corey Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:58) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) Ryan Conwell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:50) Vangelis Zougris Offensive Rebound.
(7:45) Ryan Conwell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:41) Vangelis Zougris Offensive Rebound.
(7:40) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:36) B.J. Davis-Ray Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Boopie Miller misses 10-foot jumper.
(7:30) Vangelis Zougris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:26) Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
2925
+2 (7:05) Jaden Toombs makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
3125
(6:53) Vangelis Zougris bad pass turnover.
+2 (6:33) Samet Yigitoglu makes 6-foot hook shot.
3325
(6:20) Mikel Brown Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:06) Jaron Pierre Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:06) Ryan Conwell Steal.
(6:00) Ryan Conwell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:55) Khani Rooths Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) Khani Rooths makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3327
(5:39) B.J. Edwards bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:30) Khani Rooths makes 2-foot dunk (Aly Khalifa assists).
3329
+2 (5:03) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup.
3529
(4:54) Khani Rooths misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:51) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Foul on Aly Khalifa.
+1 (4:48) Boopie Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
3629
+1 (4:48) Boopie Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
3729
(4:33) Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr..
+2 (4:30) Ryan Conwell makes layup (Khani Rooths assists).
3731
(4:14) Sam Walters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:11) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:00) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:42) B.J. Edwards makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
3931
(3:24) Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr..
+1 (3:24) Khani Rooths makes free throw 1 of 2.
3932
+1 (3:24) Khani Rooths makes free throw 2 of 2.
3933
(3:15) Sam Walters misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:12) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:05) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
3935
+2 (2:42) Samet Yigitoglu makes 7-foot hook shot.
4135
+3 (2:32) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper.
4138
+2 (2:18) Boopie Miller makes driving layup.
4338
(2:05) J'Vonne Hadley misses layup.
(2:05) Samet Yigitoglu Block.
(2:02) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) B.J. Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:44) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Sananda Fru bad pass turnover.
(1:36) Samet Yigitoglu Steal.
+2 (1:30) B.J. Edwards makes layup.
4538
(1:05) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:04) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(1:04) Foul on Jaden Toombs.
+1 (1:04) Kobe Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2.
4539
+1 (1:04) Kobe Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2.
4540
(0:46) Boopie Miller bad pass turnover.
(0:46) Sananda Fru Steal.
+2 (0:43) Sananda Fru makes 3-foot dunk.
4542
+2 (0:25) Boopie Miller makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
4742
+2 (0:02) Kobe Rodgers makes driving layup.
4744

2nd half

Team Stats

SMU

LOU

74Points88

30-62(48.4%)Field Goal(%)31-63(49.2%)

8-25(32.0%)3-Point(%)10-35(28.6%)

6-9(66.7%)Free Throw(%)16-23(69.6%)

34(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(9)

7Assists20

8Steals9

2Blocks3

16Turnovers11

20(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

12Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM

KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY

attendance: 14,847 (67.5%)

tv: ESPN

spread: LOU -9.5

over/under: 163.5