Miller scores 20 with 9 rebounds, 9 assists as SMU beats FAMU 102-73
Saiyd Burnside gets up for the beautiful slam dunk
Saiyd Burnside gets up for the beautiful slam dunk
DALLAS -- — Kevin “Boopie” Miller scored 20 points with nine rebounds and nine assists Thursday night and Yohan Traore added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help SMU beat Florda A&M 102-73.
Chuck Harris made 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points for SMU (2-0). B.J. Edwards had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Keon Ambrose-Hylton scored 10 points.
Miller — who started all 35 games and averaged 15.6 points, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals last season for Wake Forest — scored 17 points in the first half and SMU took a 51-29 lead at intermission. The Mustangs scored 14 points off eight Florida A&M (0-2) turnovers and outscored the Rattlers 26-8 in the paint before halftime.
Sterling Young led the Rattlers with 15 points. Jordan Chatman added 13, including three 3-pointers, and Milton Matthews scored 10 points.
FAMU went without a made field goal for stretches of 3-. 4-, and 7-plus minutes in the first half.
SMU shot 53% overall, made 10 of 24 (42%) from 3-point range and hit 22 of 27 from the free-throw line.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Clarence Armstrong
- Jeff Pon
- Isaac Barnett
2024-25 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Grambling | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
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| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
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