SMU 77-75 Syracuse (Mar 4, 2025) Play-by-Play

Syracuse Orange

12-18, 6-13 ACC

	1	2	T
SYR	44	31	75
SMU	36	41	77

TIME	SYR	SMU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:54	Jump Ball won by Syracuse	0	0
19:54	Jump Ball lost by SMU	0	0
19:31	Lucas Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jyare Davis.	3	0
19:09	Samet Yigitoglu missed Jumper.	3	0
19:06	Jyare Davis Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:51	Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by J.J. Starling.	5	0
18:37	Samet Yigitoglu missed Jumper.	5	0
18:35	Eddie Lampkin Jr. Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:14	J.J. Starling missed Jumper.	5	0
18:11	Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:07	Boopie Miller made Jumper.	5	2
17:48	Jyare Davis Turnover.	5	2
17:48	Samet Yigitoglu Steal.	5	2
17:43	B.J. Edwards missed Layup.	5	2
17:40	Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.	5	2
17:40	Matt Cross made Two Point Tip Shot.	5	4
17:18	Lucas Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Jaquan Carlos.	7	4
16:50	Foul on Jyare Davis.	7	4
16:43	Chuck Harris made Jumper.	7	6
16:24	Eddie Lampkin Jr. Turnover.	7	6
16:24	Matt Cross Steal.	7	6
16:12	Foul on Eddie Lampkin Jr..	7	6
16:09	Boopie Miller missed Jumper.	7	6
16:05	Lucas Taylor Defensive Rebound.	7	6
16:01	J.J. Starling made Layup. Assisted by Lucas Taylor.	9	6
15:50	Chuck Harris made Jumper.	9	8
15:30	J.J. Starling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaquan Carlos.	12	8
15:15	Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper.	12	8
15:13	B.J. Edwards Offensive Rebound.	12	8
15:13	Foul on J.J. Starling.	12	8
15:13	Official TV Timeout	12	8
15:13	B.J. Edwards subbing out for SMU	12	8
15:13	Samet Yigitoglu subbing out for SMU	12	8
15:13	Kario Oquendo subbing in for SMU	12	8
15:13	Yohan Traore subbing in for SMU	12	8
15:09	Matt Cross missed Jumper.	12	8
15:09	Jyare Davis Block.	12	8
15:09	Jyare Davis Defensive Rebound.	12	8
15:09	Foul on Matt Cross.	12	8
14:54	J.J. Starling missed Three Point Jumper.	12	8
14:50	Eddie Lampkin Jr. Offensive Rebound.	12	8
14:31	Foul on Yohan Traore.	12	8
14:20	Jyare Davis missed Jumper.	12	8
14:17	Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.	12	8
14:07	Matt Cross made Jumper.	12	10
13:50	Lucas Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaquan Carlos.	15	10
13:35	Matt Cross Turnover.	15	10
13:35	Jyare Davis Steal.	15	10
13:30	Lucas Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaquan Carlos.	18	10
13:29	SMU Timeout	18	10
13:29	Yohan Traore subbing out for SMU	18	10
13:29	Matt Cross subbing out for SMU	18	10
13:29	Keon Ambrose-Hylton subbing in for SMU	18	10
13:29	Samet Yigitoglu subbing in for SMU	18	10
13:29	Eddie Lampkin Jr. subbing out for Syracuse	18	10
13:29	Naheem McLeod subbing in for Syracuse	18	10
12:58	Chuck Harris missed Jumper.	18	10
12:58	SMU Deadball Team Rebound.	18	10
12:58	SMU Turnover.	18	10
12:29	Lucas Taylor missed Layup.	18	10
12:27	Lucas Taylor Offensive Rebound.	18	10
12:27	Syracuse Turnover.	18	10
12:27	Lucas Taylor subbing out for Syracuse	18	10
12:27	Jyare Davis subbing out for Syracuse	18	10
12:27	Chris Bell subbing in for Syracuse	18	10
12:27	Petar Majstorovic subbing in for Syracuse	18	10
12:27	Boopie Miller subbing out for SMU	18	10
12:27	B.J. Edwards subbing in for SMU	18	10
12:06	Official TV Timeout	18	10
12:06	Chuck Harris subbing out for SMU	18	10
12:06	Boopie Miller subbing in for SMU	18	10
12:06	J.J. Starling subbing out for Syracuse	18	10
12:06	Kyle Cuffe Jr. subbing in for Syracuse	18	10
11:56	B.J. Edwards missed Jumper.	18	10
11:55	Kario Oquendo Offensive Rebound.	18	10
11:54	Boopie Miller Turnover.	18	10
11:35	Jaquan Carlos made Jumper.	20	10
11:19	Kario Oquendo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boopie Miller.	20	13
10:49	Foul on Kario Oquendo.	20	13
10:49	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Free Throw.	20	13
10:49	Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.	20	13
10:49	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Free Throw.	21	13
10:34	Keon Ambrose-Hylton missed Three Point Jumper.	21	13
10:31	Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.	21	13
10:27	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup.	23	13
10:12	Keon Ambrose-Hylton made Layup. Assisted by Samet Yigitoglu.	23	15
9:45	Jaquan Carlos missed Jumper.	23	15
9:42	Keon Ambrose-Hylton Defensive Rebound.	23	15
9:34	Kario Oquendo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Ambrose-Hylton.	23	18
9:08	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	23	18
9:08	Kario Oquendo Block.	23	18
9:05	Keon Ambrose-Hylton Defensive Rebound.	23	18
8:54	Foul on Petar Majstorovic.	23	18
8:54	Keon Ambrose-Hylton made Free Throw.	23	19
8:54	B.J. Edwards subbing out for SMU	23	19
8:54	Samet Yigitoglu subbing out for SMU	23	19
8:54	Tibet Gorener subbing in for SMU	23	19
8:54	Jerrell Colbert subbing in for SMU	23	19
8:54	Petar Majstorovic subbing out for Syracuse	23	19
8:54	Naheem McLeod subbing out for Syracuse	23	19
8:54	Jyare Davis subbing in for Syracuse	23	19
8:54	Eddie Lampkin Jr. subbing in for Syracuse	23	19
8:54	Keon Ambrose-Hylton made Free Throw.	23	20
8:54	Keon Ambrose-Hylton subbing out for SMU	23	20
8:54	Matt Cross subbing in for SMU	23	20
8:38	Eddie Lampkin Jr. Turnover.	23	20
8:38	Matt Cross Steal.	23	20
8:27	Kario Oquendo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.	23	23
8:27	Syracuse Timeout	23	23
8:27	Official TV Timeout	23	23
8:27	Jaquan Carlos subbing out for Syracuse	23	23
8:27	J.J. Starling subbing in for Syracuse	23	23
8:04	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup. Assisted by J.J. Starling.	25	23
7:48	Kario Oquendo missed Three Point Jumper.	25	23
7:45	Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.	25	23
7:39	Kario Oquendo made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.	25	25
7:20	Chris Bell missed Jumper.	25	25
7:18	Kario Oquendo Defensive Rebound.	25	25
7:01	Tibet Gorener missed Jumper.	25	25
7:01	Tibet Gorener Offensive Rebound.	25	25
7:01	Tibet Gorener made Jumper.	25	27
7:01	Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..	25	27
7:01	Boopie Miller subbing out for SMU	25	27
7:01	Chuck Harris subbing in for SMU	25	27
7:01	Chris Bell subbing out for Syracuse	25	27
7:01	Lucas Taylor subbing in for Syracuse	25	27
7:01	Jyare Davis subbing out for Syracuse	25	27
7:01	Petar Majstorovic subbing in for Syracuse	25	27
7:01	Tibet Gorener missed Free Throw.	25	27
6:58	Petar Majstorovic Defensive Rebound.	25	27
6:35	Foul on Jerrell Colbert.	25	27
6:35	Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Free Throw.	26	27
6:35	Jerrell Colbert subbing out for SMU	26	27
6:35	Samet Yigitoglu subbing in for SMU	26	27
6:35	Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Free Throw.	27	27
6:20	Kario Oquendo missed Three Point Jumper.	27	27
6:17	Lucas Taylor Defensive Rebound.	27	27
6:04	Petar Majstorovic made Layup. Assisted by J.J. Starling.	29	27
5:46	Matt Cross made Jumper.	29	29
5:36	J.J. Starling missed Jumper.	29	29
5:33	J.J. Starling Offensive Rebound.	29	29
5:28	J.J. Starling missed Three Point Jumper.	29	29
5:26	Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.	29	29
5:21	Foul on Lucas Taylor.	29	29
5:21	Chuck Harris made Free Throw.	29	30
5:21	Tibet Gorener subbing out for SMU	29	30
5:21	B.J. Edwards subbing in for SMU	29	30
5:21	Kyle Cuffe Jr. subbing out for Syracuse	29	30
5:21	Lucas Taylor subbing out for Syracuse	29	30
5:21	Eddie Lampkin Jr. subbing out for Syracuse	29	30
5:21	Chris Bell subbing in for Syracuse	29	30
5:21	Jaquan Carlos subbing in for Syracuse	29	30
5:21	Naheem McLeod subbing in for Syracuse	29	30
5:21	Chuck Harris made Free Throw.	29	31
5:02	J.J. Starling Turnover.	29	31
5:02	Samet Yigitoglu Steal.	29	31
4:56	Chuck Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	29	31
4:54	Syracuse Defensive Rebound.	29	31
4:41	Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naheem McLeod.	32	31
4:18	Samet Yigitoglu missed Jumper.	32	31
4:15	Naheem McLeod Defensive Rebound.	32	31
3:50	Jaquan Carlos made Jumper.	34	31
3:38	Foul on Naheem McLeod.	34	31
3:38	Official TV Timeout	34	31
3:38	Kario Oquendo subbing out for SMU	34	31
3:38	Boopie Miller subbing in for SMU	34	31
3:38	Samet Yigitoglu missed Free Throw.	34	31
3:38	SMU Deadball Team Rebound.	34	31
3:38	Samet Yigitoglu made Free Throw.	34	32
3:18	J.J. Starling missed Three Point Jumper.	34	32
3:15	Samet Yigitoglu Defensive Rebound.	34	32
3:11	Foul on Naheem McLeod.	34	32
3:10	Naheem McLeod subbing out for Syracuse	34	32
3:10	Eddie Lampkin Jr. subbing in for Syracuse	34	32
3:10	Boopie Miller missed Free Throw.	34	32
3:09	Petar Majstorovic Defensive Rebound.	34	32
2:41	J.J. Starling missed Three Point Jumper.	34	32
2:38	Eddie Lampkin Jr. Offensive Rebound.	34	32
2:18	Chris Bell Turnover.	34	32
2:18	B.J. Edwards Steal.	34	32
2:14	B.J. Edwards missed Layup.	34	32
2:14	Jaquan Carlos Block.	34	32
2:10	Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.	34	32
1:51	Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaquan Carlos.	37	32
1:30	Technical Foul on Samet Yigitoglu.	37	32
1:30	Samet Yigitoglu Turnover.	37	32
1:30	Chris Bell made Free Throw.	38	32
1:30	Chris Bell made Free Throw.	39	32
1:30	B.J. Edwards subbing out for SMU	39	32
1:30	Samet Yigitoglu subbing out for SMU	39	32
1:30	Kario Oquendo subbing in for SMU	39	32
1:30	Jerrell Colbert subbing in for SMU	39	32
1:06	Eddie Lampkin Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by J.J. Starling.	41	32
0:50	Foul on Jaquan Carlos.	41	32
0:50	Boopie Miller made Free Throw.	41	33
0:50	Kario Oquendo subbing out for SMU	41	33
0:50	B.J. Edwards subbing in for SMU	41	33
0:50	Boopie Miller made Free Throw.	41	34
0:42	Jaquan Carlos Turnover.	41	34
0:42	Jerrell Colbert Steal.	41	34
0:42	Kario Oquendo subbing in for SMU	41	34
0:42	Jerrell Colbert subbing out for SMU	41	34
0:20	Boopie Miller made Layup. Assisted by Chuck Harris.	41	36
0:04	Chris Bell missed Three Point Jumper.	41	36
0:01	Eddie Lampkin Jr. Offensive Rebound.	41	36
0:00	Jaquan Carlos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Petar Majstorovic.	44	36
0:00	End of 1st half	44	36

Samet Yigitoglu gets the and-1 to fall

0:17

Kario Oquendo somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:23

B.J. Edwards gets up for the rejection

0:18

Moody Coliseum

9:00 PM, March 4, 2025Coverage: ESPNU

Dallas, TX

Line: SMU -13.5

Over/Under: 153.5

Attendance: 5,804

Referees:
Bert Smith
Brent Hampton
Keith Kimble

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	19-1	-	34-3
Clemson	18-2	1	27-7
Louisville	18-2	1	27-8
SMU	13-7	6	24-11
Wake Forest	13-7	6	21-11
North Carolina	13-7	6	23-14
Stanford	11-9	8	21-14
Georgia Tech	10-10	9	17-17
Florida State	8-12	11	17-15
Pittsburgh	8-12	11	17-15
Virginia	8-12	11	15-17
Notre Dame	8-12	11	15-18
Virginia Tech	8-12	11	13-19
Syracuse	7-13	12	14-19
California	6-14	13	14-19
NC State	5-15	14	12-19
Boston College	4-16	15	12-19
Miami	3-17	16	7-24

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