ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Washington scored 15 points and Gary Clark added 12 points and 11 rebounds Friday to help No. 8 and top-seeded Cincinnati beat SMU 61-51 in the quarterfinals of the Aaron's American Athletic Conference Championship.
The Bearcats also got 13 points from Cane Broome and rallied from a six-point second-half deficit to move on to the semifinals against the winner of the Tulsa-Memphis game.
Jahmal McMurray led SMU with 17 points and Ben Emelogu had 11 points and seven rebounds. The Mustangs got eight points and six rebounds from their best big man, Akoy Agau.