Every time SMU needed a bucket in its AAC Tournament opener in Tulsa, Jahmal McMurray delivered. The senior guard had 27 points in SMU’s 74-65 win over the Golden Hurricane, consistently coming through in big spots.
With 2:43 remaining in the game, Tulsa had cut an SMU lead that had once ballooned to 20 points, down to six. The Golden Hurricane was starting to find success against an SMU defense that stifled it most of the night. But as SMU’s lead seemed shakiest, McMurray struck.