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Boopie Miller hits game-winner as SMU rallies to stun Virginia 54-52

AP
Jan 15, 2025

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Boopie Miller made two 3-pointers in the final nine seconds, including the off-balance buzzer-beater for the win, and SMU Mustangs stunned Virginia Cavaliers 54-52 on Wednesday night.

The Mustangs blew a seven-point lead in the final five minutes, going 4 1/2 minutes without a point and falling behind 50-45 with 31 seconds left. B.J. Edwards then drained a 3-pointer to get the Mustangs within 50-48 with 25 seconds left.

After Ishan Sharma hit both ends of a one-and-one, Miller's 3-pointer got SMU within 52-51 with nine seconds left. Virginia's Taine Miller missed the front end of the one-and-one with seven seconds left and SMU called timeout with four seconds remaining. Miller got the ball on the in-bound pass in front of the SMU bench, took a couple of dribbles and hit the winning 3-pointer as the clock ticked under one second.

Virginia lost despite a 12-0 run that erased a 45-38 deficit and gave them a five-point lead in the final minute.

Miller and Chuck Harris had 12 points each and Samet Yigitoglu scored 10 for SMU (13-4, 4-2 ACC). The Mustangs were 2 for 18 from 3-point distance before hitting their last three in the final minute.

Blake Buchanan had 11 points and 15 rebounds and Sharma scored 10 for Virginia (8-9, 1-5). The Cavaliers made 4 of 26 3-pointers and 12 of 15 free throws.

There were four ties and four lead changes in the first half, which ended with SMU leading 27-25.

SMU defeated Virginia 63-51 in the inaugural ACC meeting between the teams in Dallas last month.

Virginia, which has lost four straight, plays at Louisville on Saturday. The Mustangs, who have won 9 of their past 11, visit Miami on Saturday.

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1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
27
UVA
Cavaliers
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Samet Yiğitoğlu vs. Isaac McKneely (Cavaliers gains possession)
19:44		Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot
19:42		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point layup (Chuck Harris assists)	2-0
18:52		Jacob Cofie misses three point jump shot
18:50		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
18:46		Andrew Rohde personal foul
18:39		Elijah Saunders personal foul
18:32	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	5-0
18:04		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
18:02		Matt Cross defensive rebound
18:00		Isaac McKneely personal foul
17:56		Chuck Harris turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Cofie steals)
17:55		Chuck Harris personal foul
17:43	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	5-2
17:30		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
17:30		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:30		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:30		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
17:05		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
17:03		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	7-2
16:22		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
16:20		Matt Cross defensive rebound
16:07		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
16:05		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Elijah Saunders assists)	7-4
15:32		Elijah Saunders blocks Chuck Harris's three point jump shot
15:30		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	7-6
14:50	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point jump shot	9-6
14:26		Elijah Saunders misses two point hook shot
14:24		Matt Cross defensive rebound
14:19		Blake Buchanan blocks B.J. Edwards's two point layup
14:17		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
14:12		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
14:10		Mustangs defensive rebound
14:10		TV timeout
13:46		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
13:44		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
13:17	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	9-8
12:53		Matt Cross offensive foul
12:53		Matt Cross turnover (offensive foul)
12:36		Matt Cross shooting foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-9
12:36	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
12:22		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
12:20		Yohan Traore offensive rebound
12:20		Jacob Cofie personal foul
12:10		B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
12:08		Kevin Miller offensive rebound
12:01		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
11:59		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
11:59		Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:29	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	9-13
11:01		Taine Murray personal foul
10:55		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
10:53		Yohan Traore offensive rebound
10:47	+2	Yohan Traore makes two point dunk	11-13
10:28		Elijah Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Kario Oquendo steals)
10:18	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	13-13
9:56		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
9:54		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	15-13
9:25		B.J. Edwards personal foul
9:16		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
9:14		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
8:56	+2	B.J. Edwards makes two point jump shot	17-13
8:35	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	17-16
8:22		B.J. Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Robinson steals)
8:12		Andrew Rohde misses two point layup
8:10		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Kario Oquendo assists)	19-16
7:28		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
7:26		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
7:10		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
7:08		B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
7:06		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
7:04		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists)	19-18
6:25		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
6:23		Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound
6:20	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point layup	21-18
5:53		Elijah Saunders misses two point layup
5:51		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
5:42	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point layup (Keon Ambrose-Hylton assists)	23-18
5:10		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
5:08		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
4:57		Keon Ambrose-Hylton turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
4:33	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	23-21
4:24		Mustangs 30 second timeout
4:24		TV timeout
4:14		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
4:12		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
3:44		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
3:42		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
3:22		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
3:20		Cavaliers defensive rebound
3:20		TV timeout
3:02		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
3:00		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
2:35		Elijah Saunders blocks Chuck Harris's two point layup
2:33		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
2:18		B.J. Edwards personal foul
2:13	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point dunk (Blake Buchanan assists)	23-23
1:53		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
1:51		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
1:49		Kario Oquendo personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
1:49	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-25
1:29	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)	25-25
1:00		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
0:58		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
0:53		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
0:51		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
0:31		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Kario Oquendo steals)
0:21	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point dunk (Kario Oquendo assists)	27-25
0:13		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
0:02		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tibet Gorener defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMU
Mustangs
27
UVA
Cavaliers
27

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point hook shot
19:35		Chuck Harris offensive rebound
19:31	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	29-25
19:01		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
18:59		Matt Cross defensive rebound
18:48		B.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot
18:46		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	29-27
18:05		Andrew Rohde personal foul
18:01		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
17:59		Matt Cross offensive rebound
17:54		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
17:52		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
17:42		Jacob Cofie turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Miller steals)
17:38	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	31-27
17:16	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	31-29
16:46	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	34-29
16:26		Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) (B.J. Edwards steals)
16:23		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
16:23	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-29
16:23		B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:23		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
15:56		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
15:54		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
15:43		Dai Dai Ames personal foul
15:43		TV timeout
15:28		Samet Yiğitoğlu turnover (lost ball) (Blake Buchanan steals)
15:27		Samet Yiğitoğlu personal foul
15:17	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Blake Buchanan assists)	35-31
14:55	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point dunk (Kevin Miller assists)	37-31
14:30		Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball)
14:19		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
14:17		Cavaliers defensive rebound
13:59		Blake Buchanan offensive foul
13:59		Blake Buchanan turnover (offensive foul)
13:46		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Saunders steals)
13:19	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	37-33
13:04		Ishan Sharma personal foul
12:55		Kario Oquendo turnover (traveling)
12:36		Elijah Saunders misses two point hook shot
12:34		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
12:21		Matt Cross offensive foul
12:21		Matt Cross turnover (offensive foul)
11:56		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
11:54		Mustangs defensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:37		B.J. Edwards misses two point layup
11:35		B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
11:26		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
11:24		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
10:58		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
10:56		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup	39-33
10:21		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
10:19		Andrew Rohde offensive rebound
10:13		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
10:11		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
10:06		B.J. Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
9:57		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
9:55		Yohan Traore defensive rebound
9:37		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
9:35		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
9:09		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
9:07		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
8:49	+2	B.J. Edwards makes two point layup	41-33
8:26		Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul
8:18		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
8:16		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
8:07		Yohan Traore turnover (bad pass)
7:56	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	41-35
7:56		Keon Ambrose-Hylton shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-36
7:38		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
7:36		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
7:09		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
7:07		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
6:45		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
6:43		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
6:27		Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) (B.J. Edwards steals)
6:27		Isaac McKneely personal foul
6:16		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
6:14		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
5:57		Chuck Harris shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-37
5:57	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-38
5:40		Ishan Sharma personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-38
5:40	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-38
5:31		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
5:29		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
5:09	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (Samet Yiğitoğlu assists)	45-38
4:55		B.J. Edwards personal foul
4:38		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
4:36		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
4:19	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot	45-40
4:17		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
3:52		B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
3:50		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
3:37	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	45-42
3:12		Blake Buchanan blocks Matt Cross's two point hook shot
3:10		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
2:52	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)	45-45
2:51		Mustangs 30 second timeout
2:51		TV timeout
2:37		Samet Yiğitoğlu turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Cofie steals)
2:15		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
2:13		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
1:56		Samet Yiğitoğlu blocks Blake Buchanan's two point jump shot
1:54		Matt Cross defensive rebound
1:54		Jacob Cofie personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
1:54		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:54		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
1:44		Chuck Harris personal foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Andrew Rohde makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-46
1:44		Andrew Rohde misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:44		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
1:42		Jump ball. Jacob Cofie vs. Chuck Harris (Chuck Harris gains possession)
1:42		Jacob Cofie turnover (lost ball) (Chuck Harris steals)
1:29		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Rohde steals)
1:23	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	45-48
1:22		Mustangs 30 second timeout
1:16		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
1:14		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
0:51		Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot
0:49		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
0:32		Matt Cross personal foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-49
0:32	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-50
0:32		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
0:26	+3	B.J. Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	48-50
0:25		Cavaliers 60 second timeout
0:18		Chuck Harris personal foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-51
0:18	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-52
0:09	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Tibet Gorener assists)	51-52
0:07		Kevin Miller personal foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
0:07		Taine Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07		Taine Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:07		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
0:04		Mustangs 60 second timeout
0:01	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Yohan Traore assists)	54-52
0:01		Jacob Cofie misses three point jump shot
0:00		Mustangs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Mustangs defensive rebound