Cross leads hot-shooting SMU to blowout win over Boston College, 103-77
AP
Dec 21, 2024
BOSTON (AP) Matt Cross scored 17 of his 20 points before halftime, Boopie Miller scored 18 points and SMU Mustangs pulled away from Boston College Eagles for a 103-77 win on Saturday.
B.J. Edwards scored 16 points and reserves Chuck Harris and Jerrell Corbert 14 and 13 points respectively for SMU, which shot 64.4% (38 of 59) including 68.8% (11 of 16) from 3-point range.
The Mustangs actually raised their shooting percentage in the second half. SMU (10-2, 2-0 ACC) sank 16 of 27 (59.2%) before the break.
Donald Hand Jr. scored 22 points, Dion Brown 20 and Elijah Strong 10 for Boston College.
Brown's layup with 14:53 left brought the Eagles within 60-57 but they never got closer.
Keon Ambrose-Hylton threw down consecutive dunks in a 20-second span to give SMU a 78-67 lead and the Mustangs distanced themselves from there. Colbert scored nine of his 13 points in a little more than three minutes and SMU's 14-0 run made it 92-69 with 4:17 left.
Strong converted a three-point play with 13:04 left before halftime and the Eagles (7-5, 0-2) led 21-13. SMU's Yohan Traore, Ambrose-Hylton and Edwards responded with layups and Harris made a 3-pointer and the 9-0 run put the Mustangs up 22-21. Later, Edwards converted a three-point play to put the Mustangs up 27-26. SMU led for the remainder of the half and went to intermission up 47-40.
SMU hosts Longwood on Dec. 29. Boston College hosts Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 28.
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1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
47
BC
Eagles
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Eagles gains possession)
19:55
+2
Dion Brown makes two point layup
0-2
19:39
Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Yohan Traore draws the foul)
19:39
+1
Yohan Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
19:39
Yohan Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:39
Elijah Strong defensive rebound
19:26
Elijah Strong turnover (bad pass)
19:09
Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
19:07
Elijah Strong defensive rebound
18:45
Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
18:45
Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:45
+1
Jayden Hastings makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-3
18:34
Matt Cross misses two point jump shot
18:32
Elijah Strong defensive rebound
18:25
Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Joshua Beadle draws the foul)
18:25
Mustangs technical foul
18:25
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 2
1-4
18:25
Donald Hand Jr. misses technical free throw 2 of 2
18:25
+1
Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-5
18:25
+1
Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-6
18:10
B.J. Edwards turnover (Dion Brown steals)
18:05
Dion Brown turnover
17:54
Jerrell Colbert turnover (bad pass)
17:37
Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
17:35
Matt Cross defensive rebound
17:25
+3
Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)
4-6
17:06
Elijah Strong turnover (bad pass)
16:58
+2
Matt Cross makes two point layup
6-6
16:44
+3
Dion Brown makes three point jump shot
6-9
16:29
Yohan Traore misses two point layup
16:27
Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
16:19
+2
Chad Venning makes two point layup (Dion Brown assists)
6-11
16:01
+2
Matt Cross makes two point layup
8-11
15:45
Chad Venning misses three point jump shot
15:43
Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
15:32
+3
Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)
8-14
15:12
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point layup
10-14
14:46
Chad Venning misses three point jump shot
14:44
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
14:41
+2
Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot
12-14
14:41
Dion Brown shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
14:41
TV timeout
14:41
Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:41
Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
14:13
Kario Oquendo shooting foul (Dion Brown draws the foul)
14:13
Dion Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:13
+1
Dion Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-15
13:51
Chas Kelley III shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
13:51
Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:51
+1
Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-15
13:35
+3
Chas Kelley III makes three point jump shot (Elijah Strong assists)
13-18
13:21
Matt Cross offensive foul
13:21
Matt Cross turnover (offensive foul)
13:08
Jayden Hastings misses two point jump shot
13:06
Elijah Strong offensive rebound
13:04
+2
Elijah Strong makes two point layup
13-20
13:04
Jerrell Colbert shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
13:04
+1
Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-21
12:44
Jump ball. (Mustangs gains possession)
12:36
Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
12:34
Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
12:20
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:18
Yohan Traore defensive rebound
12:09
+2
Yohan Traore makes two point layup
15-21
11:47
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
11:45
Yohan Traore defensive rebound
11:38
Kevin Miller turnover (Roger McFarlane steals)
11:28
Chas Kelley III turnover (traveling)
11:28
TV timeout
11:11
Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
11:09
Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
10:57
Roger McFarlane misses two point jump shot
10:55
Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
10:46
Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses two point layup
10:44
Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
10:19
Donald Hand Jr. turnover (traveling)
10:10
Chas Kelley III blocks B.J. Edwards's two point layup
10:08
Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
10:03
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup
17-21
9:51
Kany Tchanda turnover (B.J. Edwards steals)
9:46
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point layup
19-21
9:28
Kany Tchanda misses two point layup
9:26
Yohan Traore defensive rebound
9:09
+3
Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot
22-21
8:44
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:42
Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
8:39
+2
Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup
22-23
8:29
Joshua Beadle shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
8:29
+1
Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-23
8:29
+1
Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-23
8:11
Jayden Hastings turnover (out of bounds)
7:47
Keon Ambrose-Hylton turnover (out of bounds)
7:47
TV timeout
7:27
+2
Chad Venning makes two point jump shot
24-25
7:27
Yohan Traore shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
7:27
+1
Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-26
7:11
Luka Toews personal foul
7:02
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point layup
26-26
7:02
Luka Toews shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
7:02
+1
B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1
27-26
6:49
Dion Brown misses two point layup
6:47
Chad Venning offensive rebound
6:45
Chad Venning misses two point layup
6:43
Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
6:28
+3
Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)
30-26
6:08
Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
6:06
Elijah Strong offensive rebound
6:03
+2
Elijah Strong makes two point jump shot
30-28
5:50
Donald Hand Jr. personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
5:50
+1
Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-28
5:50
+1
Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-28
5:38
Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
5:36
Dion Brown offensive rebound
5:18
Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
5:15
Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
5:04
+2
Matt Cross makes two point layup
34-28
5:02
Chad Venning shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
5:02
+1
Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 1
35-28
4:50
Fred Payne turnover (10-second violation)
4:30
Jerrell Colbert misses two point layup
4:28
Matt Cross offensive rebound
4:22
+3
Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)
38-28
4:21
Eagles 30 second timeout
4:21
TV timeout
3:57
+3
Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)
38-31
3:33
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point dunk (Kevin Miller assists)
40-31
3:11
Dion Brown misses two point jump shot
3:09
Matt Cross defensive rebound
2:59
Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
2:57
Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
2:51
+2
Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup
40-33
2:29
+2
Matt Cross makes two point layup
42-33
2:02
+3
Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)
42-36
1:55
Mustangs 30 second timeout
1:34
Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
1:32
Matt Cross offensive rebound
1:32
Donald Hand Jr. personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
1:32
+1
Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-36
1:32
+1
Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-36
1:19
Chas Kelley III misses two point layup
1:17
Eagles offensive rebound
1:10
Chuck Harris personal foul (Dion Brown draws the foul)
1:10
+1
Dion Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-37
1:10
+1
Dion Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-38
0:50
+3
Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)
47-38
0:21
+2
Chas Kelley III makes two point jump shot
47-40
0:01
Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
0:00
Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SMU
Mustangs
56
BC
Eagles
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:41
Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
19:41
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-41
19:41
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-42
19:30
+3
Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)
50-42
19:06
Samet Yiğitoğlu blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point layup
19:04
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
18:56
Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
18:54
Elijah Strong defensive rebound
18:46
+3
Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)
50-45
18:37
+3
Yohan Traore makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)
53-45
18:12
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:11
Dion Brown offensive rebound
18:11
Dion Brown misses two point layup
18:09
Elijah Strong offensive rebound
18:09
B.J. Edwards shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
18:09
+1
Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-46
18:09
Elijah Strong misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:09
Yohan Traore defensive rebound
17:52
Samet Yiğitoğlu turnover (Elijah Strong steals)
17:44
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:42
Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
17:35
+3
B.J. Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)
56-46
17:35
Samet Yiğitoğlu flagrant 1
17:35
+1
Elijah Strong makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2
56-47
17:35
+1
Elijah Strong makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
56-48
17:10
Joshua Beadle misses two point jump shot
17:08
Matt Cross defensive rebound
16:59
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)
58-48
16:50
+2
Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup
58-50
16:46
Joshua Beadle personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
16:26
B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
16:24
Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
16:07
+3
Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Strong assists)
58-53
15:58
Joshua Beadle personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
15:58
TV timeout
15:41
Dion Brown shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
15:41
+1
B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-53
15:41
+1
B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-53
15:27
Elijah Strong misses two point layup
15:25
Elijah Strong offensive rebound
15:23
Matt Cross personal foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
15:16
+2
Dion Brown makes two point layup (Joshua Beadle assists)
60-55
14:53
Kario Oquendo turnover (Joshua Beadle steals)
14:53
+2
Dion Brown makes two point layup (Joshua Beadle assists)
60-57
14:53
Mustangs 30 second timeout
14:53
TV timeout
14:31
+2
Yohan Traore makes two point jump shot
62-57
14:11
Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
14:09
Kevin Miller defensive rebound
14:04
+2
Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot
64-57
13:46
Yohan Traore personal foul
13:46
Jayden Hastings personal foul
13:43
Kevin Miller shooting foul (Joshua Beadle draws the foul)
13:43
+1
Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 1 of 3
64-58
13:43
+1
Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 2 of 3
64-59
13:43
Joshua Beadle misses regular free throw 3 of 3
13:41
Eagles offensive rebound
13:35
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:33
Elijah Strong offensive rebound
13:30
Elijah Strong misses two point layup
13:28
Mustangs defensive rebound
13:22
+2
Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot
66-59
13:04
Joshua Beadle misses two point layup
13:02
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
12:59
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk
66-61
12:40
Joshua Beadle personal foul
12:36
Jerrell Colbert misses two point layup
12:34
Dion Brown defensive rebound
12:24
Jayden Hastings misses two point jump shot
12:22
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
12:08
TV timeout
12:00
Chuck Harris turnover (bad pass)
11:43
+2
Elijah Strong makes two point layup
66-63
11:22
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point hook shot (Matt Cross assists)
68-63
11:05
Chas Kelley III turnover (Matt Cross steals)
10:59
+2
Kevin Miller makes two point layup
70-63
10:34
Chuck Harris personal foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
10:34
Donald Hand Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:34
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
10:23
+2
Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot
72-63
10:05
+2
Chas Kelley III makes two point layup
72-65
9:54
Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
9:52
Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
9:38
Chad Venning turnover (Jerrell Colbert steals)
9:29
Dion Brown shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
9:29
+1
Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-65
9:29
+1
Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
74-65
9:06
Kario Oquendo shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
9:06
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
74-66
9:06
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
74-67
8:54
Kevin Miller turnover (Chas Kelley III steals)
8:49
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:47
Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
8:47
Kario Oquendo personal foul (Roger McFarlane draws the foul)
8:47
Roger McFarlane misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:47
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
8:32
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point dunk (Jerrell Colbert assists)
76-67
8:19
Roger McFarlane misses two point layup
8:17
Chuck Harris defensive rebound
8:11
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Matt Cross assists)
78-67
7:59
Chuck Harris personal foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
7:59
TV timeout
7:59
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
78-68
7:59
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
78-69
7:36
Matt Cross misses two point jump shot
7:35
Mustangs offensive rebound
7:33
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)
80-69
7:33
Elijah Strong shooting foul (Jerrell Colbert draws the foul)
7:33
+1
Jerrell Colbert makes regular free throw 1 of 1
81-69
7:16
Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
7:14
Elijah Strong offensive rebound
7:04
Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
7:02
Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
6:41
+3
Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot
84-69
6:14
Fred Payne turnover (B.J. Edwards steals)
6:09
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point layup
86-69
5:59
Elijah Strong misses two point layup
5:57
Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:44
Jayden Hastings blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup
5:42
Jerrell Colbert offensive rebound
5:33
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup
88-69
5:28
Elijah Strong turnover (bad pass)
5:14
Kevin Miller misses two point layup
5:12
Matt Cross offensive rebound
5:05
Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
5:03
Matt Cross offensive rebound
4:52
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup
90-69
4:37
Dion Brown turnover (out of bounds)
4:26
Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
4:24
Jerrell Colbert offensive rebound
4:19
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup
92-69
3:54
Joshua Beadle misses two point layup
3:52
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
3:49
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point layup
92-71
3:23
+3
Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)
95-71
3:06
Jerrell Colbert blocks Elijah Strong's two point layup
3:04
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
2:59
+2
Kevin Miller makes two point layup
97-71
2:46
TV timeout
2:34
Dion Brown misses two point layup
2:32
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
2:29
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point layup
97-73
2:11
Donald Hand Jr. shooting foul (AJ George draws the foul)
2:11
AJ George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:11
+1
AJ George makes regular free throw 2 of 2
98-73
2:01
Jerrell Colbert blocks Elijah Strong's two point layup
1:59
Eagles offensive rebound
1:58
Chuck Harris personal foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
1:58
+1
Jayden Hastings makes regular free throw 1 of 2
98-74
1:58
+1
Jayden Hastings makes regular free throw 2 of 2
98-75
1:42
Chuck Harris turnover (bad pass)
1:38
AJ George personal foul (Dion Brown draws the foul)
1:38
+1
Dion Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
98-76
1:38
Dion Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:38
Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
1:23
+2
Kario Oquendo makes two point jump shot
100-76
1:06
Jayden Hastings misses three point jump shot
1:04
Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
0:58
Donald Hand Jr. turnover (Tibet Gorener steals)
0:51
Tibet Gorener misses two point dunk
0:49
Eagles defensive rebound
0:44
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:44
Dion Brown offensive rebound
0:44
Tibet Gorener personal foul (Dion Brown draws the foul)
0:44
+1
Dion Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
100-77
0:44
Dion Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44
Tibet Gorener defensive rebound
0:33
+3
Jackson Young makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)
