HARTFORD, Conn. — When SMU’s Ben Emelogu hit a 35-footer at the halftime buzzer of Sunday’s championship game against Cincinnati, the expression on the faces of both Mustangs and Bearcats fans read the same:
“What is going on right now?”
Some were visibly elated, others seemed very confused. Neither team was following the script. The American Athletic Conference Tournament final was supposed to be a brawl. We were promised “Armageddon, Part 3.”
Instead, No. 12 SMU led Cincinnati by nine. Eight minutes into the second half, the Mustangs had extended that lead to 17.