Box Score | Postgame Notes

STORRS, Conn. (SMU) - In a defensive battle on the road in conference play, SMU couldn't find enough offense to pull off the win, falling to UConn 63-52.

Junior Shake Milton led SMU in the scoring column, dropping in 18 points while also grabbing seven rebounds. Milton has reached at least 15 points in each of the last four games and in five of the last six contests.

Sophomore Jimmy Whitt had the most efficient offensive night for the Mustangs, scoring 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. 

SMU started hot, hitting three of its first six shots to jump out to an 8-0 lead. From there however, buckets became much more difficult to come by. The Mustangs finished the game shooting just 28 percent from the floor while scoring a season-low 52 points. 

While shots from the floor wouldn't fall, SMU did help itself by putting together its best free-throw shooting performance of the season. The Mustangs hit 13-of-15 free ones to finish at a season-high 87 percent.

While SMU only had one more turnovers than the Huskies, turnovers turned out to be the difference in the game. The Mustangs' 10 turnovers turned into 21 of UConn's points, while SMU only generated five points from the nine turnovers by the Huskies. 

While the team rebounding numbers finished even, it was a tale of two halves. SMU dominated the boards in the first half. The Mustangs finished the first 20 minutes with nearly as many offensive rebounds (10) as UConn had total rebounds (13). However, in the second half, the Huskies were able to outrebound the SMU by 10 to even up the battle on the glass.

Senior Ben Emelogu II led the Mustangs in the rebounding category by tying a career-high with 10 rebounds.

The Mustangs will look to bounce back on Sunday afternoon, hosting East Carolina at Moody Coliseum for a 1 p.m. tip.