Given SMU's resiliency over the last few games, coach Tim Jankovich might run out of ways to praise his men's basketball team before it runs out of resolve.
Jankovich said the No. 17 Mustangs had the "heart of lions" following last weekend's 10-point road win against Houston. The win was another way for the Mustangs to display the mettle that's helped the leaders in the American Athletic Conference on their 10-game winning streak.
In each of the last three games, SMU found itself trailing by a sizable margin before rallying to win. If the Mustangs need a fourth straight comeback win at UConn (14-13, 9-6 AAC) at 11 a.