Miami (OH) Redhawks vs. SMU Mustangs

Mar 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
M-OH	43	46	89
SMU	34	45	79

Game Recap

Miami (Ohio) makes a March Madness statement with an 89-79 win over SMU in the First Four. Eian Elmer scored 22 points and Miami (Ohio) beat SMU 89-79 on Wednesday night in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years.

Player Stats

MIAMI (OH)	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Antwone Woolfolk	19	1-5	0-3	1-2	4	2	0	0	1	1	3
22Brant Byers	36	5-11	4-9	5-7	4	1	0	1	0	2	19
5Peter Suder	36	2-9	0-4	3-5	7	6	0	0	0	4	7
3Luke Skaljac	30	7-12	3-5	0-0	3	4	3	0	1	2	17
0Eian Elmer	24	8-11	6-9	1-2	3	1	1	0	1	4	23
11Almar Atlason	24	4-10	2-7	2-2	5	3	0	1	1	1	12
12Justin Kirby	21	2-4	1-3	3-4	2	1	0	0	0	3	8
1Trey Perry	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	29-6445.3%	16-4139.0%	15-2268.2%	32	20	4	2	4	17	89

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
3Corey Washington	36	3-8	0-3	7-9	5	3	0	0	3	13
24Samet Yigitoglu	27	4-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	5	8
10Jaden Toombs	35	8-10	0-0	4-4	11	1	1	2	2	20
2Boopie Miller	39	6-17	3-6	0-1	1	5	0	1	2	15
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	39	8-16	1-7	1-1	4	4	3	1	2	18
7Jermaine O'Neal Jr.	4	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Mitchell Holmes	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Chance Puryear	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Sam Walters	17	2-6	1-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	5
9B.J. Davis-Ray	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTAL	-	31-6547.7%	5-2123.8%	12-1580.0%	31	15	4	6	18	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfM-OHSMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by SMU.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Miami (OH).
+2 (19:45) Jaden Toombs makes 15-foot jumper (Corey Washington assists).
02
(19:29) Brant Byers misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:25) Brant Byers Offensive Rebound.
(19:22) Eian Elmer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:18) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Corey Washington misses 9-foot jumper.
(18:58) SMU Offensive Rebound.
(18:50) Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.
(18:43) Boopie Miller misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:43) Brant Byers Block.
(18:35) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:33) Jaden Toombs makes 4-foot jumper.
04
+2 (18:21) Luke Skaljac makes 12-foot jumper.
24
(18:03) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Luke Skaljac Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:55) Luke Skaljac makes 26-foot three point jumper.
54
(17:36) Corey Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:32) Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Antwone Woolfolk misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:16) SMU Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Boopie Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:56) Samet Yigitoglu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:55) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup.
56
(16:40) Peter Suder misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:37) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(16:30) Corey Washington misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:30) SMU Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:30) Foul on Eian Elmer.
+1 (16:30) Corey Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
57
+2 (16:16) Almar Atlason makes 2-foot dunk (Eian Elmer assists).
77
(15:56) Foul on Luke Skaljac.
(15:51) Jaden Toombs bad pass turnover.
(15:51) Eian Elmer Steal.
(15:38) Trey Perry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:34) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:22) Samet Yigitoglu makes 1-foot dunk (Boopie Miller assists).
79
(15:06) Almar Atlason misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Brant Byers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:58) Eian Elmer makes 30-foot three point jumper.
109
+2 (14:37) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes layup.
1011
(14:05) Peter Suder misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:02) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Foul on Brant Byers.
(13:32) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(13:32) Almar Atlason Block.
(13:20) Trey Perry Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Brant Byers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:13) Brant Byers Offensive Rebound.
(13:12) Almar Atlason misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:09) SMU Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Boopie Miller misses 9-foot jumper.
(12:55) Trey Perry Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Trey Perry misses 17-foot jumper.
(12:39) Miami (OH) Offensive Rebound.
(12:38) Luke Skaljac bad pass turnover.
(12:38) Jaron Pierre Jr. Steal.
(12:26) Boopie Miller misses 13-foot jumper.
(12:22) Justin Kirby Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:14) Luke Skaljac makes layup.
1211
(12:01) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) Sam Walters Offensive Rebound.
(11:56) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 20-foot jumper.
(11:52) Sam Walters Offensive Rebound.
(11:39) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:36) Jaden Toombs Offensive Rebound.
(11:30) Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Almar Atlason misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:00) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
(10:50) Jaden Toombs bad pass turnover.
(10:50) Luke Skaljac Steal.
(10:29) Luke Skaljac misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Jaden Toombs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) Jaden Toombs makes layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
1213
+3 (9:55) Eian Elmer makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1513
(9:21) Boopie Miller misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(9:19) Miami (OH) Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Eian Elmer bad pass turnover.
(8:53) Jaron Pierre Jr. Steal.
(8:45) Samet Yigitoglu misses layup.
(8:41) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:36) Eian Elmer makes 28-foot three point jumper (Luke Skaljac assists).
1813
(8:20) B.J. Davis-Ray bad pass turnover.
(8:20) Luke Skaljac Steal.
+2 (8:15) Eian Elmer makes layup (Peter Suder assists).
2013
(7:42) Corey Washington misses layup.
(7:41) Miami (OH) Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.
(7:23) Foul on Boopie Miller.
+3 (7:17) Eian Elmer makes 29-foot three point jumper (Antwone Woolfolk assists).
2313
+3 (7:02) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boopie Miller assists).
2316
(6:42) Antwone Woolfolk misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:38) Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:29) Luke Skaljac makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peter Suder assists).
2616
+2 (6:10) Corey Washington makes layup (Boopie Miller assists).
2618
+2 (5:58) Luke Skaljac makes 12-foot jumper.
2818
+2 (5:39) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes 12-foot jumper.
2820
(5:19) Eian Elmer misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(5:16) Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Foul on Eian Elmer.
+2 (4:48) Jaden Toombs makes 9-foot jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
2822
+3 (4:37) Brant Byers makes 29-foot three point jumper (Justin Kirby assists).
3122
+3 (4:19) Boopie Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists).
3125
(4:02) Brant Byers misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(3:59) Trey Perry Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:58) Justin Kirby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Perry assists).
3425
+3 (3:29) Boopie Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Walters assists).
3428
(3:18) Justin Kirby misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:13) Almar Atlason Offensive Rebound.
(3:12) Almar Atlason bad pass turnover.
(3:12) Jaron Pierre Jr. Steal.
(3:07) Sam Walters misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Boopie Miller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:58) Samet Yigitoglu makes layup (Corey Washington assists).
3430
(2:44) Foul on Mitchell Holmes.
(2:31) Peter Suder misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:27) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:13) Boopie Miller makes layup.
3432
+2 (1:59) Brant Byers makes layup (Peter Suder assists).
3632
(1:59) Foul on Corey Washington.
+1 (1:59) Brant Byers makes free throw 1 of 1.
3732
(1:40) Jaron Pierre Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:37) Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:28) Brant Byers makes 30-foot three point jumper (Luke Skaljac assists).
4032
(1:13) Sam Walters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:08) Luke Skaljac Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:59) Brant Byers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peter Suder assists).
4332
+2 (0:39) Jaron Pierre Jr. makes layup.
4334
(0:03) Luke Skaljac misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

M-OH

SMU

89Points79

29-64(45.3%)Field Goal(%)31-65(47.7%)

16-41(39.0%)3-Point(%)5-21(23.8%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)12-15(80.0%)

35(12)Rebounds(Offensive)35(12)

20Assists15

4Steals4

2Blocks0

4Turnovers6

17(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

14Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · 9:15 PM

UD Arena · Dayton, OH

attendance: 12,558 (93.7%)

tv: truTV

spread: SMU -6.5

over/under: 162.5