Freshman Yigitoglu's 20 points help SMU hold off a late NC State rally for a 63-57 win
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Samet Yigitoglu scored 20 points and his two free throws with 18 seconds left finished off SMU's 63-57 win over North Carolina State in the first meeting between the schools as Atlantic Coast Conference rivals on Saturday.
The Mustangs (15-5, 6-3) earned their fourth win in their last five games. The Wolfpack (9-10, 2-6) lost their fourth straight and sixth in their last seven outings.
The Mustangs held a 34-26 lead at the break and the 7-foot-2 freshman from Istanbul opened the second half by scoring their first eight points to push the advantage to 13 points, 42-29. After hitting 5 of 9 shots from beyond the arc in the first half the Mustangs missed their first six shots from distance in the second half.
The Wolfpack rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to trail 54-51 after a Marcus Hill jumper with under six minutes to play. Ben Middlebrooks took a rebound away from Yigitoglu in the paint and was fouled, then hit both free throws with 3:21 to play to make it a one-point game, 56-55. B.J. Edwards answered with SMU's lone second-half 3 and Yigitoglu hit four straight free throws in the final two minutes to seal the victory.
The freshman was 8 of 13 from the floor and had seven rebounds to lead SMU. Kario Oquendo was 4 of 8 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the line to add 13 points and Matt Cross contributed 11 points and 10 boards.
Hill finished with 14 points to lead NC State. Dontrez Styles added 12 points and Jayden Taylor contributed 11 points and three steals.
NC State plays at No. 2 Duke on Monday. SMU plays host to Cal on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Michael O'Connell gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Dontrez Styles offensive rebound | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Tibet Gorener defensive rebound | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Michael O'Connell blocks B.J. Edwards's two point jump shot | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point jump shot | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Wolfpack offensive rebound | Â | |
18:29 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 0-2 | |
18:05 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks blocks Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu's two point layup | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Matt Cross personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul) | Â | |
17:42 | +1 | Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 | |
17:42 | +1 | Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 | |
17:26 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Matt Cross misses two point layup | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â | |
17:03 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot | 0-6 | |
16:40 | Â | B.J. Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â | |
16:35 | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup | 0-8 | |
16:22 | +2 | Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot | 2-8 | |
16:01 | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:59 | Â | B.J. Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
15:45 | Â | B.J. Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals) | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Hill steals) | Â | |
15:18 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup | 2-10 | |
14:44 | +3 | Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists) | 5-10 | |
14:21 | Â | Yohan Traore blocks Dontrez Styles's two point jump shot | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Chuck Harris personal foul | Â | |
14:16 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:14 | Â | Marcus Hill offensive rebound | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Kario Oquendo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Kario Oquendo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Matt Cross misses two point layup | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Matt Cross offensive rebound | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul) | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Matt Cross misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:26 | +1 | Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-10 | |
13:11 | Â | Trey Parker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:09 | Â | Yohan Traore defensive rebound | Â | |
12:49 | +3 | Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists) | 9-10 | |
12:32 | Â | Michael O'Connell turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:16 | Â | Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:14 | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â | |
11:57 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point jump shot (Paul McNeil assists) | 9-12 | |
11:32 | +2 | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu makes two point layup | 11-12 | |
11:08 | Â | Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:06 | Â | Kario Oquendo defensive rebound | Â | |
10:52 | Â | Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound | Â | |
10:44 | +3 | Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Keon Ambrose-Hylton assists) | 14-12 | |
10:15 | +3 | Paul McNeil makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists) | 14-15 | |
9:54 | Â | Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:52 | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â | |
9:44 | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point layup | 14-17 | |
9:22 | Â | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu turnover (bad pass) (Paul McNeil steals) | Â | |
9:11 | Â | Chuck Harris blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup | Â | |
9:11 | Â | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Marcus Hill personal foul | Â | |
9:09 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:55 | Â | Yohan Traore misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:25 | Â | B.J. Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
8:20 | Â | B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Yohan Traore offensive rebound | Â | |
8:14 | Â | Yohan Traore misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | Â | |
8:01 | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point layup | 14-19 | |
7:53 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul) | Â | |
7:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:53 | +1 | Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 | |
7:53 | +1 | Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-19 | |
7:44 | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point layup | 16-21 | |
7:44 | Â | Yohan Traore shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul) | Â | |
7:44 | +1 | Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-22 | |
7:18 | +2 | Kario Oquendo makes two point layup | 18-22 | |
7:03 | Â | Breon Pass misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu defensive rebound | Â | |
6:45 | +2 | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu makes two point jump shot | 20-22 | |
6:32 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:30 | Â | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu defensive rebound | Â | |
6:23 | +3 | Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu assists) | 23-22 | |
6:01 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Matt Cross defensive rebound | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Kario Oquendo turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Matt Cross blocks Dontrez Styles's three point jump shot | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Wolfpack offensive rebound | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:21 | Â | Kario Oquendo defensive rebound | Â | |
5:14 | Â | Kario Oquendo misses two point layup | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Matt Cross offensive rebound | Â | |
5:10 | +2 | Matt Cross makes two point layup | 25-22 | |
4:53 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
4:51 | Â | B.J. Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
4:38 | +2 | B.J. Edwards makes two point layup | 27-22 | |
4:38 | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Kario Oquendo defensive rebound | Â | |
4:06 | +2 | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists) | 29-22 | |
3:42 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Dontrez Styles blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Paul McNeil defensive rebound | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Paul McNeil turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Edwards steals) | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Matt Cross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â | |
2:59 | Â | Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu defensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | +2 | Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu makes two point layup (Matt Cross assists) | 31-22 | |
2:09 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
1:57 | Â | B.J. Edwards shooting foul (Bryce Heard draws the foul) | Â | |
1:57 | +1 | Bryce Heard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-23 | |
1:57 | Â | Bryce Heard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Matt Cross defensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 |  | Ismaël Diouf personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul) |  | |
1:48 | Â | Chuck Harris offensive foul | Â | |
1:48 | Â | Chuck Harris turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:22 | Â | Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 |  | Ismaël Diouf blocks Chuck Harris's two point layup |  | |
0:51 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Mustangs 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:20 | +3 | B.J. Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists) | 34-23 | |
0:05 | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 34-26 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |