SMU tops UConn 77-59, snaps 5-game skid

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Photo credit: Zach FielderEach of SMU’s five straight losses heading into its Thursday night tilt with UConn came from the Mustangs not executing down the stretch of a close game.

So on Thursday, they made it so they didn’t have to, comfortably beating the Huskies 77-59.

“I feel a million times better,” Tim Jankovich said of the win.

The win was much-needed for Jankovich and SMU. He’d seen his season slip away in recent weeks with those five losses, two of which came in winnable games at home. UConn came into Thursday night’s game tied with the Mustangs at 4-8 in conference, and are missing star guard Jalen Adams. At home, this was a game SMU could absolutely not afford to lose.

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