SMU Mustangs vs. California Golden Bears

Feb 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SMU	33	36	69
CAL	38	35	73

Game Recap

Pippen scores 24 points, leads Cal past SMU 73-69. Justin Pippen scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half to help California beat SMU 73-69 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	33	4-9	3-6	4-8	9	1	1	0	1	3	15
24Samet Yigitoglu	32	5-6	0-0	1-6	8	1	1	0	1	3	11
0B.J. Edwards	17	2-5	1-2	0-0	4	3	1	0	2	0	5
2Boopie Miller	38	6-12	2-2	1-2	6	4	0	0	3	4	15
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	34	4-11	1-5	5-8	4	3	0	1	4	1	14
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	18	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	1	5
4Sam Walters	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
10Jaden Toombs	22	1-5	0-2	0-2	8	1	0	1	2	1	2


TOTAL	-	25-5545.5%	8-2138.1%	11-2642.3%	41	13	4	3	14	15	69

CALIFORNIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Chris Bell	34	7-12	4-8	2-2	3	1	2	0	2	0	20
2John Camden	33	5-11	2-7	2-2	3	3	0	0	0	3	14
8Milos Ilic	15	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	3
10Justin Pippen	34	8-19	2-10	6-7	4	5	3	1	1	3	24
7Dai Dai Ames	28	1-10	0-4	0-0	3	2	1	1	3	5	2
23Sammie Yeanay	7	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1
34Lee Dort	22	3-5	0-0	1-2	10	2	1	1	0	3	7
17Mantas Kocanas	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
3Semetri Carr	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
21Nolan Dorsey	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-6540.0%	9-3228.1%	12-1580.0%	30	17	7	3	7	19	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSMUCAL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by California.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by SMU.
(19:39) Justin Pippen misses 14-foot jumper.
(19:37) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:53) John Camden makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(18:40) Corey Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:25) Chris Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Milos Ilic assists).
05
+2 (18:08) Samet Yigitoglu makes 1-foot dunk.
25
(17:49) Justin Pippen misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Boopie Miller bad pass turnover.
(17:38) Justin Pippen Steal.
+3 (17:30) Chris Bell makes 22-foot three point jumper.
28
(17:09) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses layup.
(17:05) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:05) Samet Yigitoglu makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
48
(16:53) Chris Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:52) SMU Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:39) Boopie Miller makes 22-foot three point jumper (Samet Yigitoglu assists).
78
(16:23) Dai Dai Ames misses 17-foot jumper.
(16:21) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) B.J. Edwards misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:55) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:45) Milos Ilic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Bell assists).
711
(15:36) Foul on John Camden.
(15:26) Corey Washington misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:23) Corey Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:22) Corey Washington makes layup.
911
+2 (15:05) Justin Pippen makes layup.
913
(14:49) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
(14:49) Corey Washington misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:49) SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:49) Corey Washington misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:48) Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Justin Pippen misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:22) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Corey Washington bad pass turnover.
(14:09) Chris Bell Steal.
(14:09) Foul on Corey Washington.
(13:59) Dai Dai Ames misses 17-foot floating jump shot.
(13:55) Semetri Carr Offensive Rebound.
(13:53) Nolan Dorsey misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Dai Dai Ames Offensive Rebound.
(13:35) Dai Dai Ames misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) B.J. Edwards bad pass turnover.
(13:27) Dai Dai Ames Steal.
(13:18) John Camden misses layup.
(13:16) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:08) B.J. Edwards makes driving layup.
1113
(12:38) Nolan Dorsey misses driving layup.
(12:36) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
(12:34) Semetri Carr misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:31) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:19) Boopie Miller misses 15-foot jumper.
(12:16) Semetri Carr Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:10) John Camden makes 27-foot three pointer.
1116
+2 (11:46) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Boopie Miller assists).
1316
(11:13) team shot clock turnover .
(10:59) Jaron Pierre Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:59) Justin Pippen Steal.
(10:52) Foul on Sam Walters.
(10:48) Lee Dort misses alley oop dunk.
(10:44) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
(10:43) Lee Dort misses layup.
(10:43) Jaden Toombs Block.
(10:40) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:39) Lee Dort makes layup.
1318
(10:21) Samet Yigitoglu bad pass turnover.
(10:21) Chris Bell Steal.
(10:15) Chris Bell misses driving layup.
(10:13) B.J. Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Sam Walters misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:01) B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.
(9:57) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) California Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
+2 (9:46) Chris Bell makes layup (Lee Dort assists).
1320
(9:32) Boopie Miller misses driving layup.
(9:30) Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) Justin Pippen misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:09) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:05) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
1620
+3 (8:54) Chris Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1623
(8:37) Jaden Toombs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:34) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Foul on Sam Walters.
(8:17) Dai Dai Ames misses layup.
(8:17) Jaron Pierre Jr. Block.
(8:17) California Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Mantas Kocanas makes layup.
1625
(7:45) B.J. Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:43) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:36) Boopie Miller makes driving layup.
1825
+2 (7:08) Chris Bell makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists).
1827
+3 (6:41) B.J. Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
2127
(6:15) Dai Dai Ames misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(6:11) Sammie Yeanay Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Sammie Yeanay bad pass turnover.
(6:07) B.J. Edwards Steal.
+2 (5:52) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes layup.
2327
(5:38) Justin Pippen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:36) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(5:29) Foul on Mantas Kocanas.
+1 (5:29) Corey Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
2427
(5:29) Corey Washington misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:28) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Dai Dai Ames misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:20) SMU Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) B.J. Edwards misses layup.
(4:52) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Chris Bell traveling turnover.
(4:25) Boopie Miller misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(4:23) B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:17) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (B.J. Edwards assists).
2627
(4:03) Foul on Boopie Miller.
(4:03) Justin Pippen misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:03) California Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:03) Justin Pippen makes free throw 2 of 2.
2628
(3:47) Foul on Justin Pippen.
(3:46) B.J. Edwards bad pass turnover.
(3:46) Justin Pippen Steal.
+2 (3:38) Chris Bell makes layup (John Camden assists).
2630
(3:26) Foul on Lee Dort.
+2 (3:15) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes 19-foot step back jumpshot.
2830
(2:45) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
(2:45) Dai Dai Ames turnover.
+3 (2:27) Boopie Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
3130
+2 (2:01) Justin Pippen makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
3132
(1:43) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses dunk.
(1:43) Lee Dort Block.
(1:39) Dai Dai Ames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Dai Dai Ames makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
3134
(1:07) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:04) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:59) John Camden makes layup.
3136
+2 (0:36) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes driving layup.
3336
(0:04) John Camden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Lee Dort makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3338

2nd half

Team Stats

SMU

CAL

69Points73

25-55(45.5%)Field Goal(%)26-65(40.0%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)9-32(28.1%)

11-26(42.3%)Free Throw(%)12-15(80.0%)

44(13)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

13Assists17

4Steals7

3Blocks3

14Turnovers8

15(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

5Largest Lead9

Game Details

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Haas Pavilion · Berkeley, CA

attendance: 4,411 (37.2%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: SMU -4.5

over/under: 163.5