Oh, how the mighty have fallen. SMU easily defeated the UConn Huskies 80-73 in game one of the American Athletic Conference tournament, setting up their third matchup against Cincinnati this season, and a rematch of last year’s American Athletic Conference championship game.
SMU dominated Connecticut from the outset, going to halftime with a 42-23 lead while knocking down 7-of-13 three-pointers. The Huskies made a run on a fatigued SMU team late in the second half, but not enough to overcome the hole they dug for themselves in the first half. There’s a reason Kevin Ollie is on the hot seat, and today’s game didn’t do anything to quell those rumors.