Ben Emelogu had a season high 20 points and Ethan Chargois sparked a key second-half run as the SMU Mustangs topped the no. 2 Arizona Wildcats 66-60 Thursday night in the second round of the Battle for Atlantis tournament.
The Mustangs trailed 21-12 midway through the first half, but came roaring back to take the lead with a 13-2 run. Emelogu was key in this stretch, scoring six of the Mustangs’ 13 points to key the run. He finished with 14 points in the first half as SMU went into the break down 31-30.
Both teams traded blows in the early minutes of the first half, but SMU took the lead with just over 17 minutes left and embarked on a 15-3 run that was helped by Chargois.