UC holds off SMU for win despite poor shooting day

DALLAS, Texas — It was 64 degrees in Dallas when the Bearcats tipped it off at Moody Coliseum. Inside, the Mustang rims were ice cold. Neither squad had a stellar shooting day worthy of any TV highlight show. In the end, it came down to SMU missing a half-court heave and UC escaping with a 54-52 win.

Mika Adams-Woods and Landers Nolley II were the exceptions for the Bearcats Saturday afternoon. Both hit key shots on a day when many of the Bearcats struggled finding the basket. Both finished with 16 points with Nolley achieving his third American Athletic Conference double-double by pulling down 12 rebounds.

They combined to go 13-for-24 from the field while the rest of the squad was just…