Boopie Miller’s half-court buzzer-beater sends SMU past Virginia Tech 77-76
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DALLAS (AP) — Boopie Miller’s half-court heave as time expired pushed SMU past Virginia Tech 77-76 in a thriller Wednesday night.
Miller scored 24 points, 19 in the second half, and dished out six assists for the Mustangs (13-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Jaron Pierre Jr. grabbed a rebound with 1.7 seconds remaining after a missed free-throw, and each team called a timeout before the inbounds play. B.J. Edwards found a streaking Miller, who took two dribbles and made the shot from half court.
The winner was Miller’s first made 3-pointer of the night after missing his first five attempts. Miller was 6 of 15 from the field and 11 of 16 from the free-throw line.
SMU played from behind for all but 1:13 of the second half, but held the deficit to single-digits.
Samet Yigitoglu scored 14 points and Pierre Jr. tallied 13 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs, who snapped a two-game skid. Jaden Toombs had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Jailen Bedford led the Hokies (13-5, 2-3) with 22 points, and Jaden Schutt added 15.
Missed free-throws doomed Virginia Tech down the stretch, managing just 61% from the foul line overall and 43% in the second half. SMU converted on 70% of their free-throw attempts (67% in the second half).
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