HARTFORD, Conn. - No. 12/15 SMU used a balanced attack to beat UCF 70-59 in a hard-fought semifinal of the Frontier Communications American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship.
Three Mustangs finished in double-figures, led by Sterling Brown who finished with 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting, going 3-for-4 from three-point range and making all seven of his free throws. Semi Ojeleye had 17 and Shake Milton finished with 16 for SMU (29-4), who returns to the championship game for the first time since 2015.
A three-point game at the half, UCF (21-11) pulled within two at 36-34, but SMU responded with a 14-2 run capped by threes from Milton and Brown to take control of the game.