SMU's Boopie Miller sinks half-court buzzer-beater to stun Virginia Tech

It took a clutch changeable from SMU elder defender Boopie Miller astatine the buzzer to unafraid a constrictive triumph implicit ACC foe Virginia Tech connected Wednesday night.

The Hokies appeared to person the triumph successful manus successful the last seconds, but Miller’s half-court jumper flipped the script. After taking the shot connected a full-court inbounds pass, helium pushed past a Virginia Tech defender and roseate to instrumentality the shot.

Miller, who entered Wednesday’s contention averaging 20.8 points and 7.9 assists per crippled this season, capped his 24-point nighttime with a 77-76 triumph successful beforehand of a roaring location crowd.

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SMU Mustangs defender Boopie Miller (2) drives to the handbasket against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the 2nd fractional astatine Moody Coliseum connected Jan 14, 2026 successful Dallas, Texas.  (Raymond Carlin III/Imagn Images)

SMU manager Andy Enfield spoke astir the team's last play strategy. "Let's get the shot to Boopie and we rode with that," helium said aft the game.

Miller said helium was assured the shot was going into the hoop instantly aft it near his hand. "I missed excessively galore escaped throws," helium said. "So, I knew it was going in."

Miller's teammate, Samet Yigotoglu, besides expressed assurance astir wherever the buzzer-beating changeable would land. "Um… yeah," helium said portion laughing.

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Enfield besides revealed that Miller precocious faced the flu, which resulted successful immoderate noticeable value loss.

"His assemblage was incredible," Enfield said. "Kurtis Shulz, our spot coach, enactment 10 pounds of musculus connected him successful the offseason, you saw however beardown helium was. All that muscle's gone close now. ... For him to beryllium capable to play 35 minutes is simply a recognition to him. Just tells you who helium is arsenic a player, who helium is arsenic a person. He wanted to beryllium retired there."

SMU Mustangs defender Boopie Miller (2) and teammates pursuing a crippled against the Virginia Tech Hokies astatine Moody Coliseum connected Jan. 14, 2026 successful Dallas, Texas.  (Raymond Carlin III/Imagn Images)

SMU secured conscionable its 2nd triumph implicit an ACC hostile connected Wednesday. The Mustangs besides improved their wide grounds to 13-4. SMU entered the matchup with Virginia Tech connected a two-game losing skid.

SMU Mustangs defender Boopie Miller (2) reacts aft making the crippled winning fractional tribunal changeable against the Virginia Tech Hokies astatine Moody Coliseum connected Jan. 14, 2026 successful Dallas, Texas. (Raymond Carlin III/Imagn Images)

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Next up, SMU hosts Virginia connected Saturday.

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