SMU's opening game in Battle 4 Atlantis revealed

SMU guard Jarrey Foster celebrates with fans after a win over Tulane in an NCAA basketball game at Moody Coliseum on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Dallas. SMU won the game 80-75. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)SMU will open up the Battle 4 Atlantis against Northern Iowa, the tournament announced on Monday.

The game will be on Nov. 22 at 8:30 p.m. CT. The winner will play the winner of the North Carolina State-Arizona game. The loser between SMU and UNI will play the loser of the Villanova-Western Kentucky matchup. The tournament, which takes place in the Bahamas, also features Purdue and Tennessee.

Northern Iowa did not play in any postseason tournament last year after a first-round…