HARTFORD, Conn. – SMU head coach Tim Jankovich said Friday’s narrow win vs. East Carolina was a needed test for SMU. March offers those types of games all the time, after all.
Saturday, however, didn’t offer as tense a game. SMU (29-4) beat Central Florida (21-11) 70-59 in the AAC tournament semifinals to advance to the championship game, where it will play either Cincinnati or Connecticut Sunday at 2:15 p.m.
The 29 wins set an SMU school record, breaking a mark set in 1987-88.
It was not a game full of aesthetically pleasing offense to start.