SMU beats Cincinnati 71-56 for AAC championship
Sterling Brown scored 18 points to help send SMU streaking into the NCAA tournament with a 71-56 victory over Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Sunday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Cincinnati Bearcats
56
SMU Mustangs
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 23 | 33 | 56 |
| SMU | 32 | 39 | 71 |
PeoplesBank Arena · 6,856 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Minnesota Golden Gophers | L 61-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Green Bay Phoenix | W 81-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs American University Eagles | W 79-53 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:44 56-71
Jarrey Foster made Dunk. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 56-69
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 56-68
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 56-67
Foul on Kyle Washington.
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JumpShot 1:32 56-67
Kyle Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 54-67
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 54-66
Foul on Kyle Washington.
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JumpShot 1:40 54-66
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 54-64
Troy Caupain made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 51-64
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:34 50-64
Foul on Ben Moore.
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LayUpShot 2:34 50-64
Jarron Cumberland made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:01 48-64
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:22 48-61
Kyle Washington made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:07 46-61
Jacob Evans made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:21 44-61
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:12 44-59
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:12 44-58
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:12 44-57
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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PersonalFoul 7:12 44-57
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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LayUpShot 7:33 44-57
Jarrey Foster made Layup. Assisted by Semi Ojeleye.
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JumpShot 8:38 44-55
Kyle Washington made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:53 42-55
Sterling Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:26 42-52
Jacob Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Clark.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:40 39-52
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:40 39-51
Semi Ojeleye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:40 39-50
Foul on Gary Clark.
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LayUpShot 10:30 39-50
Semi Ojeleye made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:55 39-48
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:55 38-48
Foul on Jarrey Foster.
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LayUpShot 10:55 38-48
Gary Clark made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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PersonalFoul 10:57 36-48
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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PersonalFoul 11:20 36-48
Foul on Jarron Cumberland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:44 36-48
Jacob Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:23 33-48
Jacob Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:23 32-48
Jacob Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:23 31-48
Foul on Ben Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:52 31-48
Jarrey Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Emelogu II.
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PersonalFoul 13:12 31-45
Foul on Jacob Evans.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:33 31-45
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:33 30-45
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:33 29-45
Foul on Sterling Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:09 29-45
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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JumpShot 14:35 29-42
Kyle Washington made Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:15 27-42
Semi Ojeleye made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:34 27-40
Foul on Troy Caupain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:34 27-40
Shake Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Brown.
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JumpShot 16:59 27-37
Kyle Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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JumpShot 17:23 25-37
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:09 25-35
Jarrey Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Semi Ojeleye.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:44 25-32
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:44 24-32
Gary Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:44 23-32
Foul on Ben Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 23-32
Ben Emelogu II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 23-29
Troy Caupain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 22-29
Foul on Dashawn McDowell.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 22-29
Foul on Ben Emelogu II.
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JumpShot 0:55 22-29
Jarron Cumberland made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 20-29
Foul on Quadri Moore.
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LayUpShot 1:37 20-29
Shake Milton made Layup. Assisted by Ben Emelogu II.
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End Game 0:00 56-71
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 56-71
Jarrey Foster Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 56-71
Jarron Cumberland missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:44 56-71
Jarrey Foster made Dunk. Assisted by Shake Milton.
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Defensive Rebound 1:02 56-69
Jarrey Foster Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:02 56-69
Troy Caupain missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 56-69
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 56-68
Ben Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 56-67
Foul on Kyle Washington.
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JumpShot 1:32 56-67
Kyle Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 54-67
Sterling Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 54-66
Foul on Kyle Washington.
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JumpShot 1:40 54-66
Sterling Brown made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:07 54-64
Cincinnati Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 54-64
Troy Caupain made Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:13 51-64
Jacob Evans Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:13 51-64
Kevin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:23 51-64
Kyle Washington Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:23 51-64
Sterling Brown missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 51-64
Jarron Cumberland made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:34 50-64
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 2:34 50-64
Foul on Ben Moore.
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LayUpShot 2:34 50-64
Jarron Cumberland made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:38 48-64
Jarron Cumberland Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:38 48-64
Troy Caupain missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:52 48-64
Kyle Washington Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:52 48-64
Ben Moore missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:20 48-64
Semi Ojeleye Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:20 48-64
Ben Moore missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:27 48-64
Semi Ojeleye Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:27 48-64
Jarrey Foster Block.
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JumpShot 3:27 48-64
Jarron Cumberland missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:01 48-64
Semi Ojeleye made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:22 48-61
Kyle Washington made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:33 46-61
Kyle Washington Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:33 46-61
Ben Moore Block.
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LayUpShot 4:33 46-61
Troy Caupain missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:42 46-61
Gary Clark Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:42 46-61
Shake Milton missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:07 46-61
Jacob Evans made Layup.
Showing the last 40 of 295 events.
Team Stats
CIN
SMU
19-61
FG
26-52
31
Field Goal %
50
4-24
3PT
10-19
17
Three Point %
53
14-18
FT
9-13
78
Free Throw %
69
38
Rebounds
34
16
Offensive Rebounds
7
22
Defensive Rebounds
27
7
Assists
14
7
Steals
2
1
Blocks
6
7
Turnovers
8
1
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
13
Fouls
15
0
Largest Lead
17
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