Overview
- SMU won 97-83 at Moody Coliseum and led for more than 33 of the 40 minutes, controlling the game throughout.
- Boopie Miller posted 27 points and 12 assists on 10-of-13 shooting, with Hubert Davis saying the guard was "in control" of the game.
- Corey Washington hit a career-high five threes and scored 23 points as SMU shot 60% from the field and 14-of-27 from three.
- CBS Sports, citing KenPom, reported UNC allowed a 71.7% effective field goal rate and a 139.9 defensive rating, the program’s second-worst single-game marks in the database dating to 1997.
- Davis emphasized that success "starts and ends with defense, rebounding and taking care of the basketball," noting UNC shot roughly 48–50% but "you're not going to win" when an opponent is near 60%.