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Ambrose-Hylton's tip-in gives SMU 77-75 comeback victory over Syracuse

AP
Mar 04, 2025

DALLAS (AP) Keon Ambrose-Hylton tipped in the winning basket with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift SMU to a 77-75 win over Syracuse on Tuesday night.

Ambrose-Hylton had given the Mustangs (22-8, 13-6 ACC) their first lead of the second half when Boopie Miller fed him in the paint with 46 seconds remaining. Jaquan Carlos tied the game with a free throw before Ambrose-Hylton followed Miller's miss for the winner. JJ Starling got up a shot from inside the halfcourt line but the ball went in-and-out at the buzzer.

Miller was back after missing five games with an injury and the point guard finished with 11 points and five assists. Kario Oquendo scored 16 points to lead six Mustangs in double figures.

Lucas Taylor scored 13 points and Jaquan Carlos 12 with eight assists for the Orange (12-18, 6-13), who also had six scorers in double figures.

Three-pointers by Chris Bell and Kyle Cuffe Jr. gave Syracuse a 12-point lead midway through the second half. SMU tied the game at 73-all on a Samet Yigitoglu free throw with 1:29 left.

The Orange led 41-36 at halftime after Carlos banked in a straightaway 3-pointer at the buzzer.

SMU held leads for only 1:28 of the game. The Mustangs shot 54% but were just 13 of 27 from the line. Syracuse shot 48% but gave up 16 points off 14 turnovers.

In Saturday regular-season finales, Syracuse is home against Virginia and SMU is at Florida State.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
44
SMU
Mustangs
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jyare Davis vs. Samet Yiğitoğlu (Jaquan Carlos gains possession)
19:33	+3	Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jyare Davis assists)	3-0
19:09		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup
19:07		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists)	5-0
18:39		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point hook shot
18:37		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
18:16		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
18:14		Matt Cross defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	5-2
17:49		Jyare Davis turnover (bad pass) (Samet Yiğitoğlu steals)
17:42		B.J. Edwards misses two point layup
17:40		Matt Cross offensive rebound
17:33	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	5-4
17:20	+2	Lucas Taylor makes two point jump shot	7-4
16:50		Jyare Davis personal foul
16:44	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point jump shot	7-6
16:24		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
16:12		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul
16:08		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
16:06		Lucas Taylor defensive rebound
16:02	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Lucas Taylor assists)	9-6
15:48	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point jump shot	9-8
15:31	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	12-8
15:15		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
15:13		B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
15:13		J.J. Starling personal foul
15:13		TV timeout
15:09		Jyare Davis blocks Matt Cross's two point hook shot
15:07		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
15:07		Matt Cross personal foul
14:54		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
14:52		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
14:31		Yohan Traore personal foul
14:19		Jyare Davis misses two point hook shot
14:17		Matt Cross defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Matt Cross makes two point jump shot	12-10
13:50	+3	Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	15-10
13:34		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Jyare Davis steals)
13:30	+3	Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	18-10
13:29		Mustangs 30 second timeout
13:13		Jump ball. (Mustangs gains possession)
12:59		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
12:56		Mustangs turnover (shot clock violation)
12:30		Lucas Taylor misses two point layup
12:28		Lucas Taylor offensive rebound
12:28		Orange turnover (shot clock violation)
12:06		TV timeout
11:58		B.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot
11:56		Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
11:54		Kevin Miller turnover (traveling)
11:37	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point jump shot	20-10
11:22	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	20-13
10:49		Kario Oquendo personal foul (Kyle Cuffe Jr. draws the foul)
10:49		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:49	+1	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-13
10:34		Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses three point jump shot
10:32		Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup	23-13
10:13	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Samet Yiğitoğlu assists)	23-15
9:47		Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
9:45		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
9:35	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Keon Ambrose-Hylton assists)	23-18
9:09		Kario Oquendo blocks Kyle Cuffe Jr.'s three point jump shot
9:07		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
8:54		Petar Majstorovic shooting foul (Keon Ambrose-Hylton draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-19
8:54	+1	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
8:40		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
8:29	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	23-23
8:27		Orange 30 second timeout
8:27		TV timeout
8:04	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists)	25-23
7:48		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
7:46		Matt Cross offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup	25-25
7:22		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
7:20		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
7:03		Tibet Gorener misses two point jump shot
7:01		Tibet Gorener offensive rebound
7:00	+2	Tibet Gorener makes two point jump shot	25-27
7:00		Kyle Cuffe Jr. shooting foul (Tibet Gorener draws the foul)
7:00		Tibet Gorener misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:00		Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
6:34		Jerrell Colbert shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
6:34	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-27
6:34	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-27
6:20		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
6:18		Lucas Taylor defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Petar Majstorovic makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists)	29-27
5:47	+2	Matt Cross makes two point jump shot	29-29
5:37		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
5:35		J.J. Starling offensive rebound
5:28		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
5:26		Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:21		Lucas Taylor shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-30
5:21	+1	Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
5:02		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Samet Yiğitoğlu steals)
4:53		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
4:51		Orange defensive rebound
4:41	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Naheem McLeod assists)	32-31
4:15		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point hook shot
4:13		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
3:49	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point jump shot	34-31
3:38		Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:38		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:38	+1	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-32
3:18		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
3:16		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
3:11		Naheem McLeod personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
3:11		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:11		Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
2:42		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
2:40		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
2:20		Chris Bell turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Edwards steals)
2:12		Jaquan Carlos blocks B.J. Edwards's two point layup
2:10		Chris Bell defensive rebound
1:52	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	37-32
1:30		Samet Yiğitoğlu technical foul
1:30		Samet Yiğitoğlu turnover
1:30	+1	Chris Bell makes technical free throw 1 of 2	38-32
1:30	+1	Chris Bell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	39-32
1:07	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (J.J. Starling assists)	41-32
0:50		Jaquan Carlos personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-33
0:50	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-34
0:42		Jaquan Carlos turnover (bad pass) (Jerrell Colbert steals)
0:22	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup (Chuck Harris assists)	41-36
0:06		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
0:04		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
0:00	+3	Jaquan Carlos makes three point jump shot (Petar Majstorovic assists)	44-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
31
SMU
Mustangs
41

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Lucas Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Samet Yiğitoğlu steals)
19:35	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point hook shot (Chuck Harris assists)	44-38
19:19		Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:17		Matt Cross defensive rebound
19:08		Lucas Taylor personal foul
19:00		J.J. Starling shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
19:00	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-39
19:00		B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:00		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
18:47		Chuck Harris personal foul
18:29	+2	Lucas Taylor makes two point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	46-39
18:08		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
18:08		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:08		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:08		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
17:47	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists)	48-39
17:33		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
17:31		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Jaquan Carlos assists)	50-39
17:18		Mustangs 30 second timeout
17:18		TV timeout
17:06	+2	Matt Cross makes two point jump shot (Chuck Harris assists)	50-41
16:44		Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul
16:33		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
16:26	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Chuck Harris assists)	50-43
15:58		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
15:56		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
15:52		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
15:50		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
15:37		Chuck Harris misses two point layup
15:35		Chuck Harris offensive rebound
15:28		Chuck Harris misses two point layup
15:28		Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
15:28		Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses two point layup
15:26		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
15:12		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
15:11		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
15:11		Matt Cross personal foul
15:10		TV timeout
14:59		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
14:57		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Matt Cross makes two point hook shot	50-45
14:18		Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot
14:16		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
14:10		Kario Oquendo misses two point jump shot
14:10		B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
14:10		Jaquan Carlos shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
14:10		B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:10		B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:10		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
13:51		Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot
13:49		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point layup	52-45
13:48		Keon Ambrose-Hylton shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul)
13:48	+1	Naheem McLeod makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-45
13:40	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	53-47
13:40		Jaquan Carlos shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
13:40		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:40		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
13:23		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Jaquan Carlos draws the foul)
13:23	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-47
13:23	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-47
13:12	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point dunk (Kevin Miller assists)	55-49
12:56		Jaquan Carlos turnover (bad pass) (Kario Oquendo steals)
12:48	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup	55-51
12:41		Orange 30 second timeout
12:32	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	57-51
12:16		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
12:16		Samet Yiğitoğlu personal foul
11:56	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	60-51
11:39		Matt Cross offensive foul
11:39		Matt Cross turnover (offensive foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:24		Kyle Cuffe Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
11:14		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
11:12		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
10:41		Samet Yiğitoğlu blocks Kyle Cuffe Jr.'s two point layup
10:38		Orange turnover (shot clock violation)
10:29		Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul
10:13		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
10:11		Chris Bell defensive rebound
9:55	+3	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jyare Davis assists)	63-51
9:47	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)	63-53
9:26		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
9:24		Mustangs defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point hook shot (Kario Oquendo assists)	63-55
8:30		B.J. Edwards blocks Petar Majstorovic's two point layup
8:28		Mustangs defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)	63-57
8:08		Chris Bell shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
8:08		Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:08		Orange defensive rebound
7:48		Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-57
7:48		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:48		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
7:35	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	64-60
7:01		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
6:59		J.J. Starling offensive rebound
6:59		Chuck Harris personal foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
6:59	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-60
6:59	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-60
6:42	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point jump shot (Chuck Harris assists)	66-62
6:42		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
6:42		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:42		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
6:25	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	68-62
6:10		Kevin Miller offensive foul
6:10		Kevin Miller turnover (offensive foul)
5:52	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point jump shot	70-62
5:41		Chris Bell shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-63
5:41	+1	Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-64
5:16		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
5:14		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point layup	72-64
4:50	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot	72-66
4:19		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point hook shot
4:17		Matt Cross defensive rebound
4:09		J.J. Starling personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-67
4:09		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:09		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
3:44		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Samet Yiğitoğlu steals)
3:44		TV timeout
3:27	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point hook shot (Matt Cross assists)	72-69
3:11		Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot
3:09		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
2:53		Chris Bell blocks Kario Oquendo's two point jump shot
2:53		Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
2:53		Chris Bell personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
2:53	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-70
2:53		Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:53		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
2:25		Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
2:25		J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:25	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-70
2:09	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	73-72
1:48		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
1:46		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
1:31		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
1:29		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
1:28		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
1:28		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
1:28		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:28	+1	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-73
1:24		Orange 30 second timeout
1:02		Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-73
1:02		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:46	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)	74-75
0:27		Keon Ambrose-Hylton shooting foul (Jaquan Carlos draws the foul)
0:27		Jaquan Carlos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-75
0:17		Mustangs 30 second timeout
0:03		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
0:01		Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup	75-77
0:01		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot