Boopie Miller scores 21, B.J. Edwards adds 17 and SMU defeats UNC-Greensboro 81-68
UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. SMU Mustangs: Game Highlights
UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. SMU Mustangs: Game Highlights
DALLAS -- — Boopie Miller scored 21 points with seven assists, B. J. Edwards had 17 points, and SMU defeated UNC-Greensboro 81-68 on Monday night.
Miller scored 13 points in the second half and the Mustangs (3-0) pushed a six-point halftime lead to 14 points halfway through the period. After an unusual stretch of nearly five minutes in which all 14 points were scored at the free-throw line, Malik Henry threw down a dunk that got Greensboro within 65-54.
Ronald Polite III added a layup for the Spartans before Samet Yigitoglu's dunk and free throw started an 11-3 run capped by an Edwards 3-pointer to put the Mustangs up 78-59 near the three-minute mark.
Kenyon Giles scored 21 points, Henry 14 and Polite 12 for Greensboro (1-1). Miles Jones did not score or even attempt a shot but grabbed 10 rebounds in 22 minutes of play.
A 3-pointer by Akrum Ahemed gave the Spartans a 24-23 lead with about 7 minutes left in the first half. B. J. Edwards then hit a 3 to put SMU up 26-24 and the Mustangs went on to lead 41-35 at halftime.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bert Smith
- Tony Padilla
- Kellen Miliner
2024-25 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Furman | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
Samford | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
The Citadel | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
East Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
Chattanooga | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
UNC Greensboro | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
Mercer | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
VMI | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
Wofford | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
Western Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Clemson | 1-0 | - | 9-1 |
Pittsburgh | 1-0 | - | 8-2 |
SMU | 1-0 | - | 8-2 |
Stanford | 1-0 | - | 8-2 |
Wake Forest | 1-0 | - | 8-3 |
NC State | 1-0 | - | 6-3 |
North Carolina | 1-0 | - | 5-4 |
Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 5-5 |
Duke | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
Louisville | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
Florida State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
California | 0-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
Boston College | 0-1 | 1 | 6-4 |
Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 4-4 |
Georgia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 4-5 |
Miami | 0-1 | 1 | 3-6 |
Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 3-6 |