SMU, the defending American Athletic Conference champion, looked like it was poised to make another run, but has suddenly hit the skids and now face a road test at No. 7 Wichita State on Wednesday at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan.
The Mustangs (12-6, 2/3 AAC) are coming off a stunning 66-64 loss at home to Temple last Wednesday. The Owls had lost five in a row and were winless in AAC play, but came up with a game-winning shot with 1.5 seconds remaining to end the Mustangs' 33-game home winning streak.
"What we talked about is how you handle when things go not the way you hope in life and in basketball and how do you respond to that," SMU coach Tim Jankovich told DallasNews.