Providing Ground In NCAAS For SMU and Cincinnati

by
Dick Weiss
March 12, 2017

American Athletic Conference

HARTFORD, Conn.– The two best teams in The American played for the tournament championship here Sunday.

SMU defeated Cincinnati, 71-56, to win its second tournament championship in three years at the XL Center.

Since both the Mustangs (30-4), who have won 16 straight games and 26 of their last 27, and the Bearcats (29-5) were nationally ranked and assured of spots in the NCAA tournament, there was nothing really to play for except pride and cutting down the nets.

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