After trailing for most of the first half and seeing an 11-point second-half lead evaporate, SMU pulled away in the last four minutes to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-58.

The Mustangs shot 35.6% and went 4-for-16 from 3-point range but shot 23-for-28 from the foul line to grab the win.

Boopie Miller paced SMU (2-0) with 14 points despite shooting just 2-for-14 from the floor. Corey Washington added 13 points and eight rebounds, while Samet Yigitoglu paired 12 points with 10 rebounds. Jaron Pierre Jr. also scored 12 for the Mustangs.

SMU stretched out to a 49-38 lead on a Yigitoglu jumphook but saw Texas A&M-Corpus Christi rally to pull even at 53-53 on a 3-pointer from Sheldon Williams with 4:19 to play.

But Williams' bucket was followed by a drought of over three minutes from the

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