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Southern Methodist senior guard Ben Emelogu II scored a team-high 20 points to help the Mustangs upset No. 2 Arizona 66-60 on Thursday night at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. It was the second consecutive upset defeat for the No. 2 Wildcats (3-2). Arizona fell 90-84 to North Carolina State on Wednesday. SMU…
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According to SportsDay, SMU defensive line commit Leonard Parks passed away on Saturday night. Our hearts go out to Leonard Parks' family, friends, Coach Stanford, Texas High and the whole Texarkana community. — #PonyUpTempo (@SMU_Football) September 3, 2017 Details are currently unclear on what caused Parks’ passing, but SportsDay is reporting that he passed away in…
TULSA, Okla. -- USC wouldn't go away and finally pulled off the upset of SMU. The 11th-seeded Trojans erased multiple double-digit deficits on their way to a 66-65 victory over sixth-seeded SMU in the East Region on Friday at the BOK Center. Trojans guard Elijah Stewart hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with 37 seconds…
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Villanova celebrated its top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament by returning to the No. 1 spot in the final Associated Press college basketball poll released Monday. The reigning national champions, Villanova (31-3) moved up one spot following its run to the Big East Conference tournament title. The Wildcats received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member…
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The rubber match became a mismatch. With four starters scoring in double figures, No. 12 SMU led wire-to-wire against No. 15 Cincinnati on Sunday in a 71-56 win in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. In upping its record to 30-4, the top-seeded Mustangs registered a second…
NASHVILLE -- Kentucky goes in search of its 30th SEC tournament title on Sunday after a 79-74 victory over Alabama in the semifinal round Saturday at Bridgestone Arena. No. 1 seed Kentucky (28-5) will face the winner No. 3 seed Arkansas, a 76-62 winner over Vanderbilt, in the championship game. Freshman guard De'Aaron Fox scored 28…
After blowing a 24-point lead and giving up 56 second half points Friday before holding off East Carolina, No. 12 SMU looked more like itself on Saturday. Sterling Brown led three players in double figures with 22 points as the top-seeded Mustangs pulled away from fourth-seeded Central Florida in the second half for a 70-59 win…
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DALLAS -- No. 14 Southern Methodist finished its regular season with an exclamation point with a 103-62 rout of Memphis on Saturday that gave the Mustangs sole ownership of the American Athletic Conference title. Senior guard Sterling Brown led SMU with 26 points and 10 rebounds in his final home game. Forward Semi Ojeleye scored 19…
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DALLAS - No. 14 SMU clinched at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 93-70 dismantling of Tulsa at Moody Coliseum on Thursday. Junior forward Semi Ojeleye led SMU with 26 points while making his first all nine of his shots, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range. SMU (26-4, 16-1…
