Syracuse Orange vs. SMU Mustangs

Mar 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SYR	38	31	69
SMU	39	47	86

Game Recap

Boopie Miller scores 25 and No. 11 seed SMU beats 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 in the ACC Tournament. Boopie Miller scored 25 points to lead five starters in double figures, Jaden Toombs and Samet Yigitoglu each had a double-double and No. 11 seed SMU beat 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.

Player Stats

SYRACUSE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42William Kyle III	23	2-2	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	0	5
1Donnie Freeman	34	3-9	1-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	4	5	7
4Nate Kingz	39	11-18	3-10	0-0	6	2	1	1	0	1	25
11Naithan George	38	2-13	0-9	2-3	3	11	3	0	3	2	6
2J.J. Starling	13	1-6	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
10Ibrahim Souare	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
0Sadiq White Jr.	19	3-4	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	1	2	5	7
5Tyler Betsey	29	5-10	5-8	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	0	15
55Bryce Zephir	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-6443.8%	9-3426.5%	4-757.1%	30	16	5	3	11	14	69

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	36	4-10	1-6	3-4	7	4	2	0	2	1	12
24Samet Yigitoglu	35	6-11	0-0	0-0	11	3	1	0	0	3	12
10Jaden Toombs	33	8-14	0-0	0-0	11	6	0	0	0	2	16
2Boopie Miller	36	9-15	5-9	2-2	7	4	1	0	1	2	25
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	39	7-21	5-17	2-2	5	3	2	1	3	1	21
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0
4Sam Walters	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9B.J. Davis-Ray	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	34-7346.6%	11-3333.3%	7-887.5%	42	20	8	1	7	10	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSYRSMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Syracuse.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by SMU.
(19:43) Naithan George bad pass turnover.
(19:43) Boopie Miller Steal.
(19:29) Boopie Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:22) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:18) Nate Kingz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
30
(18:55) Corey Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:49) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:48) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:43) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:42) Jaden Toombs makes layup.
32
(18:36) Naithan George misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:35) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
(18:35) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
(18:34) Nate Kingz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Jaden Toombs misses layup.
(18:14) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
(18:14) Jaden Toombs misses tip in layup.
(18:13) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Donnie Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:57) Nate Kingz Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:57) Nate Kingz makes 0-foot tip in layup.
52
+2 (17:42) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes layup (Samet Yigitoglu assists).
54
(17:31) Nate Kingz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:29) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(17:26) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:22) Corey Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 1-foot dunk.
56
(16:56) J.J. Starling misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:51) Corey Washington Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:47) Boopie Miller makes driving layup.
58
+2 (16:35) Naithan George makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
78
(16:35) Foul on Boopie Miller.
+1 (16:35) Naithan George makes free throw 1 of 1.
88
(16:17) Corey Washington bad pass turnover.
(16:17) Naithan George Steal.
(16:12) J.J. Starling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:06) Boopie Miller Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Jaron Pierre Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:01) Nate Kingz Steal.
+2 (15:57) Nate Kingz makes driving layup.
108
+3 (15:33) Boopie Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1011
(15:16) J.J. Starling misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:12) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:04) Boopie Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1014
(14:36) J.J. Starling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:32) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Boopie Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:26) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
(14:25) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:09) Jaden Toombs makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
1016
+2 (13:46) Donnie Freeman makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Naithan George assists).
1216
(13:25) Jaden Toombs misses 11-foot hook shot.
(13:22) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Naithan George misses driving layup.
(13:14) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(13:14) Foul on Jaden Toombs.
(13:14) Sadiq White Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:14) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:14) Sadiq White Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1316
(12:52) Samet Yigitoglu misses 5-foot hook shot.
(12:49) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:44) Tyler Betsey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
1616
(12:29) Corey Washington bad pass turnover.
(12:29) Naithan George Steal.
+3 (12:24) Nate Kingz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
1916
(12:06) Corey Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(11:54) Nate Kingz misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:51) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(11:44) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:40) Sadiq White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:25) Naithan George misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:23) Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
(11:21) Tyler Betsey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:18) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Jaden Toombs misses 17-foot jumper.
(10:59) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
(10:58) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
+2 (10:45) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (Jaden Toombs assists).
1918
(10:35) Tyler Betsey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:31) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:28) Sadiq White Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:28) Corey Washington Steal.
+2 (10:11) Corey Washington makes layup (Boopie Miller assists).
1920
(9:54) Foul on Boopie Miller.
(9:54) J.J. Starling bad pass turnover.
(9:54) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Steal.
(9:43) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses driving layup.
(9:43) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:40) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:38) J.J. Starling Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Tyler Betsey misses 4-foot jumper.
(9:24) Jaron Pierre Jr. Block.
(9:24) Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
(9:15) Donnie Freeman bad pass turnover.
(9:15) Samet Yigitoglu Steal.
(9:08) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:00) Jaden Toombs makes layup.
1922
+2 (8:35) Ibrahim Souare makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (J.J. Starling assists).
2122
(8:14) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:10) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:07) Boopie Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Samet Yigitoglu assists).
2125
(7:41) J.J. Starling bad pass turnover.
(7:41) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. Steal.
(7:25) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses driving layup.
(7:22) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Naithan George misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:18) Corey Washington Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Foul on Ibrahim Souare.
+2 (7:05) Jaden Toombs makes 14-foot jumper (Corey Washington assists).
2127
+2 (6:44) Naithan George makes 19-foot jumper.
2327
(6:27) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:25) SMU Offensive Rebound.
(6:20) Corey Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
(6:04) Corey Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:00) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Donnie Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:50) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:35) Jaden Toombs makes 12-foot jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
2329
(5:25) Donnie Freeman misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:23) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Boopie Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Nate Kingz makes driving layup.
2529
(4:43) Corey Washington misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:43) William Kyle III Block.
(4:37) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:36) William Kyle III makes 1-foot dunk (Naithan George assists).
2729
+2 (4:14) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (Jaden Toombs assists).
2731
+3 (4:04) Tyler Betsey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nate Kingz assists).
3031
(3:41) Jaron Pierre Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:27) Nate Kingz makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
3231
(3:13) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Boopie Miller Offensive Rebound.
(3:06) Boopie Miller misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(3:03) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:02) Jaden Toombs makes layup.
3233
+3 (2:52) Tyler Betsey makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
3533
(2:30) Foul on Donnie Freeman.
+2 (2:24) Jaden Toombs makes 14-foot jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
3535
(2:01) Donnie Freeman misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:58) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:40) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (Jaden Toombs assists).
3537
+3 (1:21) Nate Kingz makes 29-foot three point jumper (Donnie Freeman assists).
3837
+2 (0:58) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (Corey Washington assists).
3839
(0:28) Nate Kingz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:26) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(0:26) Foul on Donnie Freeman.
(0:07) Foul on Naithan George.

2nd half

Team Stats

SYR

SMU

69Points86

28-64(43.8%)Field Goal(%)34-73(46.6%)

9-34(26.5%)3-Point(%)11-33(33.3%)

4-7(57.1%)Free Throw(%)7-8(87.5%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)44(19)

16Assists20

5Steals8

3Blocks1

11Turnovers7

14(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

3Largest Lead21

Game Details

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Moody Coliseum · Dallas, TX

capacity: 7,000

tv: ACC Network

spread: SMU -3.5

over/under: 154.5