NEW YORK CITY – Tim Jankovich is never shy of sharing his preference for free-moving offense that flows: Pretty offense with lots of cuts, screens and open 3-pointers. Through two games, his team ran exactly that.
Thursday in the 2K Classic, Pittsburgh didn’t allow SMU to run its pretty offense the way it wanted to. Forced out of its comfort zone for the first time this season, SMU didn’t fret.
Seeking an answer to stopping SMU’s 16-0 run, the Panthers switched to a 3-2 zone from their usual switch-everything man defense. SMU didn’t score on it for the rest of the half.