Shake Milton watched from the bench with his hand in a cast as SMU lost in his hometown, falling 76-67 to Tulsa Thursday night.
Ben Emelogu led the Mustangs with a career-high 24 points. Junior Etou starred for the Golden Hurricane, scoring 17 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. With the loss, SMU fell to 15-8 overall and 5-5 in conference.
In the first half, Jahmal McMurray was red-hot and kept SMU in the game. He scored the team’s first 13 points of the game, and finished the half with five made 3-pointers. The Mustangs trailed 30-26 with 28 seconds remaining in the first half, when they took the lead on a wild sequence.