PROVIDENCE, R.I – SMU moved to the top of the American Athletic Conference men’s basketball standings with a 74-65 road win at Tulane on Friday night. It is the fourth-consecutive season that the Mustangs have started American play with a 2-0 record.
Friday, January 4
Senior Jahmal McMurray scored 25 points and SMU never trailed in winning its fourth straight game and eighth of the last nine with its win on Friday night.
McMurray was 5-of-9 from 3-point range and 9-of-15 overall. Ethan Chargois added 14 points and Jimmy Whitt Jr. had 11 points and 11 rebounds for his second career double-double.