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Cross' double-double helps SMU fend off LSU for 74-64 win

AP
Dec 14, 2024

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Matt Cross scored 16 points and tied a career-high with 16 rebounds and SMU Mustangs used a strong second half to win its fifth straight game, beating LSU Tigers 74-64 on Saturday in the Compete 4 Cause Classic at the Comerica Center.

It was Cross' third double-double of the season. B.J. Edwards and Samet Yigitoglu each scored 12 and reserve Chuck Harris scored 11 for the Mustangs (9-2).

Jordan Sears scored 21 points, Dji Bailey 13 and Cam Carter 11 for LSU (8-2). SMU ended the Tigers' four-game win streak.

After trailing 33-27 at halftime, SMU used an 8-2 run out of intermission with Yigitoglu making a jump shot followed by consecutive layups by Cross, Yohan Traore and Edwards.

Later, Cross made a 3, Jerrell Colbert threw down a dunk, Harris hit a 3, Kario Oquendo and Edwards dunked and Cross added a layup to create a 14-0 run that made for a 51-39 lead with 11:01 remaining.

Cam Carter's 3 capped an 8-3 run for the Tigers to bring them within 58-52, but Harris made a 3 and Boopie Miller made two foul shots to extend the lead to 63-52. LSU staged another rally, this time getting within 66-63 on Damion Collins' jump shot with 1:47 left before LSU sealed it by going 7 for 8 from the foul line.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
33
SMU
Mustangs
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Mustangs gains possession)
19:45		Matt Cross misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:43		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
19:26		Samet Yiğitoğlu blocks Cam Carter's two point jump shot
19:26		Yohan Traore defensive rebound
19:16		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup
19:14		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Daimion Collins makes two point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	2-0
18:45		Yohan Traore turnover (out of bounds)
18:26		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
18:24		Matt Cross defensive rebound
18:13		Daimion Collins blocks Matt Cross's two point jump shot
18:11		Matt Cross offensive rebound
18:08		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
18:06		Corey Chest defensive rebound
17:54		Samet Yiğitoğlu blocks Corey Chest's two point jump shot
17:52		Corey Chest offensive rebound
17:40	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point pullup jump shot	4-0
17:27		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
17:25		Corey Chest defensive rebound
16:56		Jordan Sears misses two point pullup jump shot
16:54		Matt Cross defensive rebound
16:40		Jordan Sears shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
16:40		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:40	+1	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-1
16:16		Yohan Traore shooting foul (Dji Bailey draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Dji Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-1
16:16		Dji Bailey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:16		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
16:04	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point alley-oop layup (Kevin Miller assists)	5-3
15:53		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals)
15:50	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	5-5
15:29		Daimion Collins turnover (out of bounds)
15:29		TV timeout
15:11	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kevin Miller assists)	5-7
14:55		Daimion Collins misses two point jump shot
14:53		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Yohan Traore makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)	5-9
14:08		Daimion Collins misses three point jump shot
14:06		Matt Cross defensive rebound
13:58	+3	B.J. Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	5-12
13:29		Dji Bailey misses two point driving layup
13:27		Corey Chest offensive rebound
13:19	+2	Corey Chest makes two point tip dunk	7-12
13:14		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Sears steals)
13:11		B.J. Edwards shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-12
13:11	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
12:59		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)
12:53	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point dunk (Cam Carter assists)	11-12
12:43		B.J. Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot
12:41		Corey Chest defensive rebound
12:32		Corey Chest misses two point hook shot
12:30		Matt Cross defensive rebound
12:21		Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball) (Cam Carter steals)
12:07	+2	Corey Chest makes two point driving dunk (Cam Carter assists)	13-12
12:06		Mustangs 30 second timeout
12:06		TV timeout
11:41		Kario Oquendo misses two point driving layup
11:39		Matt Cross offensive rebound
11:37		Robert Miller III shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
11:37		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:37	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-13
11:18	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)	15-13
10:51		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point hook shot
10:49		Vyctorius Miller defensive rebound
10:42		Vyctorius Miller misses two point jump shot
10:40		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
10:29		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
10:27		Dji Bailey defensive rebound
10:12		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
10:10		Matt Cross defensive rebound
9:52		Chuck Harris turnover (traveling)
9:30		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
9:26		Corey Chest misses two point alley-oop dunk
9:24		Yohan Traore defensive rebound
9:18		Yohan Traore misses three point jump shot
9:16		Matt Cross offensive rebound
9:09		Kario Oquendo misses two point layup
9:07		Mustangs offensive rebound
8:59		Kario Oquendo misses two point driving layup
8:57		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
8:47	+2	Daimion Collins makes two point dunk (Corey Chest assists)	17-13
8:32		Kevin Miller misses two point pullup jump shot
8:29		Tigers defensive rebound
8:14		Daimion Collins misses three point jump shot
8:12		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
8:00		Daimion Collins shooting foul (Yohan Traore draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00		Yohan Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:00		Yohan Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:00		Corey Chest defensive rebound
7:34	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point pullup jump shot	19-13
7:15	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point dunk (Yohan Traore assists)	19-15
6:59	+3	Dji Bailey makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists)	22-15
6:32		Yohan Traore misses three point jump shot
6:30		Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
6:24		Chuck Harris turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Sears steals)
6:23		Chuck Harris personal foul
6:04	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point pullup jump shot	24-15
5:53	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point driving layup (Kevin Miller assists)	24-17
5:40	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point pullup jump shot	26-17
5:29	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot	26-20
5:10		Daimion Collins turnover (Samet Yiğitoğlu steals)
5:03		Kevin Miller misses two point driving layup
5:01		Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound
5:00		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point tip layup
4:58		Corey Chest defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup (Jordan Sears assists)	28-20
4:38	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	28-22
4:05		Cam Carter turnover (traveling)
3:51		Matt Cross offensive foul
3:51		Matt Cross turnover (offensive foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:40		Robert Miller III misses two point hook shot
3:38		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
3:24		Matt Cross turnover (traveling)
3:06		Jordan Sears misses two point pullup jump shot
3:04		Mustangs defensive rebound
2:47	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	28-25
2:33		Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot
2:31		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
2:21		Chuck Harris misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
2:19		Cam Carter defensive rebound
2:07	+3	Dji Bailey makes three point jump shot (Vyctorius Miller assists)	31-25
1:43		Robert Miller III blocks Chuck Harris's two point driving layup
1:43		Tigers defensive rebound
1:30		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-25
1:30	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-25
1:07		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
1:05		Matt Cross offensive rebound
1:00		Matt Cross misses two point layup
0:59		Matt Cross offensive rebound
0:59	+2	Matt Cross makes two point tip layup	33-27
0:38		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
0:36		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
0:10		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
0:08		Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
0:04		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
0:02		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
31
SMU
Mustangs
47

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point hook shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	33-29
19:19		Jordan Sears turnover (bad pass) (Yohan Traore steals)
19:08		Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball) (Cam Carter steals)
18:57		Daimion Collins offensive foul
18:57		Daimion Collins turnover (offensive foul)
18:47		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) (Dji Bailey steals)
18:44	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point dunk	35-29
18:19	+2	Matt Cross makes two point driving layup	35-31
18:08		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
18:06		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Yohan Traore makes two point driving layup (B.J. Edwards assists)	35-33
17:41		Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) (Yohan Traore steals)
17:34	+2	B.J. Edwards makes two point layup (Matt Cross assists)	35-35
17:28		Tigers 30 second timeout
17:28		TV timeout
17:15		Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Edwards steals)
17:10		Jordan Sears personal foul
17:02		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
16:55		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
16:55		Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
16:41		Jordan Sears turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
16:29		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Sears steals)
16:25		Kevin Miller blocks Corey Chest's two point layup
16:23		Tigers offensive rebound
16:19	+2	Vyctorius Miller makes two point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	37-35
16:03		Yohan Traore misses two point alley-oop dunk
16:01		Matt Cross offensive rebound
15:59		Vyctorius Miller personal foul
15:59		TV timeout
15:50		Kevin Miller misses two point stepback jump shot
15:48		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
15:44		Vyctorius Miller turnover (double dribble)
15:32		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point hook shot
15:30		Corey Chest defensive rebound
15:10		Daimion Collins misses three point jump shot
15:08		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
14:56		Curtis Givens III misses two point layup
14:54		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
14:46	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point hook shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	37-37
14:28		Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Dji Bailey draws the foul)
14:28		Samet Yiğitoğlu technical foul
14:28		Vyctorius Miller technical foul
14:28	+1	Dji Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-37
14:28	+1	Dji Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-37
14:15	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	39-40
14:02		Vyctorius Miller turnover (bad pass)
13:35	+2	Jerrell Colbert makes two point dunk (Chuck Harris assists)	39-42
13:19		Vyctorius Miller misses three point jump shot
13:17		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
13:06	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	39-45
12:40		Dji Bailey turnover (Jerrell Colbert steals)
12:35	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point alley-oop dunk (B.J. Edwards assists)	39-47
12:33		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:20		Daimion Collins turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Edwards steals)
12:17	+2	B.J. Edwards makes two point dunk	39-49
11:56		Chuck Harris personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:51		Daimion Collins offensive foul
11:51		Daimion Collins turnover (offensive foul)
11:19		Mustangs turnover (shot clock violation)
11:10		Cam Carter misses two point pullup jump shot
11:08		Matt Cross defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (Kario Oquendo assists)	39-51
10:49		B.J. Edwards shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-51
10:49	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-51
10:35		B.J. Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Corey Chest steals)
10:31		Matt Cross blocks Corey Chest's two point driving layup
10:29		Tigers offensive rebound
10:29		Robert Miller III offensive foul
10:29		Robert Miller III turnover (offensive foul)
10:16	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point driving layup (Kevin Miller assists)	41-53
9:50	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Cam Carter assists)	43-53
9:50		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
9:50	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-53
9:36	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kevin Miller assists)	44-55
9:19	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	47-55
8:58		Matt Cross misses two point driving layup
8:56		Matt Cross offensive rebound
8:55	+2	Matt Cross makes two point tip layup	47-57
8:49		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
8:47		Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
8:46		Corey Chest personal foul (Jerrell Colbert draws the foul)
8:46		Jerrell Colbert misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:46		Robert Miller III defensive rebound
8:36		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball)
8:16		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
8:14		Dji Bailey defensive rebound
8:09		Jerrell Colbert shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
8:09	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-57
8:09	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-57
7:41		Corey Chest personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
7:41		TV timeout
7:41	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-58
7:41		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:41		Corey Chest defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Dji Bailey assists)	52-58
7:05	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Samet Yiğitoğlu assists)	52-61
6:46		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
6:44		Matt Cross defensive rebound
6:39		Jordan Sears shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
6:39	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
6:39	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-63
6:20	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	54-63
5:51		Daimion Collins blocks Matt Cross's two point jump shot
5:49		Mustangs offensive rebound
5:49		B.J. Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Sears steals)
5:46		Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-63
5:46		Jordan Sears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:46		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
5:30		Corey Chest blocks Kevin Miller's two point driving layup
5:28		Mustangs offensive rebound
5:17		B.J. Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Corey Chest steals)
5:13		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
5:11		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
4:50		Cam Carter personal foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
4:50	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
4:50		B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:50		Corey Chest defensive rebound
4:31		Cam Carter misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:29		Corey Chest offensive rebound
4:22	+2	Corey Chest makes two point layup	57-64
3:59		Kario Oquendo misses two point jump shot
3:57		Dji Bailey defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Daimion Collins makes two point dunk (Cam Carter assists)	59-64
3:35		Mustangs 30 second timeout
3:35		TV timeout
3:16		Kevin Miller misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:14		Cam Carter defensive rebound
3:09		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
3:07		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
2:55		Corey Chest personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
2:55		Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:55	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-65
2:33	+2	Cam Carter makes two point jump shot	61-65
2:10		Daimion Collins shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
2:10		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10	+1	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
1:51		Cam Carter misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:49		Daimion Collins offensive rebound
1:49	+2	Daimion Collins makes two point tip layup	63-66
1:31	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (Samet Yiğitoğlu assists)	63-68
1:05		Matt Cross shooting foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
1:05		Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:57		Mustangs 30 second timeout
0:43		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
0:41		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
0:41		Samet Yiğitoğlu personal foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
0:41		Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:41		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
0:30		Cam Carter personal foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
0:30	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:30	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
0:24		Dji Bailey misses two point turnaround jump shot
0:22		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
0:20		Daimion Collins personal foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
0:20	+1	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
0:14		Vyctorius Miller turnover (lost ball) (B.J. Edwards steals)
0:13		Vyctorius Miller personal foul
0:13	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-73
0:13	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
0:11		Cam Carter misses two point driving layup
0:09		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Matt Cross defensive rebound