DALLAS (AP) -- Shaquille Harrison had 21 points, Pat Birt hit a crucial 3-pointer and scored 12 of his 17 points after halftime and Tulsa rallied from eight points down in the second half to beat No. 16 SMU 82-77 on Wednesday night.

Nic Moore scored 27 to lead the Mustangs (20-3, 9-3 American Athletic). They lost for the first time in 13 home games.

Moore twice hit 3-pointers to pull SMU within a point in the final minute, but Birt answered the first with a 3 and James Woodard followed the second with two of his six free throws in the final 1:04. Woodard scored 20 points.

The Golden Hurricane (16-8, 8-4) ended a four-game losing streak against SMU with their eighth win in 10 games since an 0-2 conference start.

The Mustangs, who can't play in the conference tournament but can win the regular-season title, are a half-game ahead of Temple atop the AAC.

SMU had its biggest lead at 60-52 with about 9 minutes remaining was still up six with 6 minutes to go when Woodard hit a 3-pointer, Harrison scored inside and Birt made one of his three second-half 3-pointers to put Tulsa ahead 69-68 with 3:25 left.

D'Andre Wright put the Golden Hurricane ahead for good at 73-71 on a layup. After Moore's last 3 got SMU within 78-77 with 20 seconds to go, the Mustangs almost stole the inbound base before Tulsa secured the ball and got Woodard to the line, where he was 8 of 9.

Larry Brown and second-year Tulsa coach Frank Haith traded timeouts before the first media break in the second half, starting with SMU's Hall of Fame coach after a 9-0 Tulsa run broke a 36-all tie.

Hatch had to match it when Markus Kennedy, who had all 13 of his points in the second half, scored inside twice and blocked a shot before a floater in the lane by Moore pulled SMU to 45-42. The SMU run reached 11-0 -- all the points by Kennedy and Moore -- on Moore's 3-pointer for a 47-45 SMU lead.

Ben Moore had a game-high 11 rebounds.

SMU is back in action this Saturday, Feb. 13 when the Mustangs host Gonzaga at Moody Coliseum. Tipoff is slated for 9:00 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN2. The game is sold out.