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