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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jahmal McMurray had 27 points as No. 10 SMU defeated No. 7 Tulsa, 74-65, in the first round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night inside FedExForum.

McMurray shot 50-percent from the field (7-of-14) and made 9-of-11 from the free throw line to lead all scorers. The guard filled out his line with four 3-pointers, five rebounds, five assists and one steal.

SMU's senior guard spear-headed a Mustang attack that scored 47 first-half points and shot over 45-percent from the field and 40-percent from long range.

The Mustangs became the third team to win as a 10 seed in American Tournament history. Tulane won two games as a 10 seed in 2016, defeating then-No. 7 seed UCF, 65-63, and then-No. 2 seed Houston, 72-69. Houston won as a 10 seed against then-No. 7 seed Tulane, 66-60 in 2015.

SMU led for 36:53 of the game and by as many as 20 points, shooting 61.5 percent from the field in the first half.

The Mustangs led by 14 at the half and held off a second-half comeback by Tulsa (18-14).

The Golden Hurricane held SMU to 27 second-half points while Jeriah Horne came off the bench to score 19 points with six rebounds and three 3-pointers but Tulsa could not break through in the end.

Tulsa held a 32-16 edge in points in the paint but only connected on eight of its 33 3-point attempts.

Ethan Chargois had 12 points, six rebounds and two assists for SMU while Jarrey Foster added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Tulsa senior DaQuan Jeffries added 15 points with six assists. He also shot 5-of-10 from the field with two 3-pointers, two blocks and a steal. Lawson Korita was limited to four points but hauled in 14 rebounds, including five on the offensive glass.

SMU is now 8-2 all-time in American Athletic Conference Championship games and advances to the quarterfinals where the Mustangs will face No. 2 Cincinnati, tomorrow, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

 

SMU Postgame Notes – March 14, 2019

• SMU 74 (15-16, 7-12 AAC), Tulsa 65 (18-14, 8-11 AAC)
• Air Force Reserve AAC Championships First Round
• FedEx Forum – Memphis, Tenn.

NEXT GAME

• Air Force Reserve AAC Championship - Quarterfinals
• vs #2 [24/23] Cincinnati – Fri. March 15 - 6 p.m. C.T.
• FedEx Forum - Memphis, Tenn.
• TV: ESPNU
• Radio: KAAM 770 AM // TuneIn App // Sirius XM 134 / XM 202

SERIES NOTES

• SMU won both meetings in the 2018-19 season, series is now (21-32)

TEAM NOTES

• Highest Scoring first half (47) since 52 vs Western Carolina 11/14/18

SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES

#0 Jahmal McMurray, Sr. G (27 pts, 5 ast, 2 reb, 1 stl)

• 562 points this season, tied for 13th all-time at SMU
• 97 threes made this season tied for 1st all-time at SMU
• 26 games in double digits, 12 games with 20+, 7 games with 25+
• 4th straight game with 3 or more assists
• Most points and assists in conf. tournament since 19 pts, 3 ast vs Connecticut 3/8/18

#15 Isiaha Mike, So. F (6 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 2 blk)

• Tied career high 3 steals, most in conf. tournament
• Most blocks in conference tournament (last 1 at Duquense v St. Louis 3/8/17)

#25 Ethan Chargois, So. F (12 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1stl)

• 22 games with 10+ pts
• Most points (12) and rebounds (6) in Conf. Tournament (6 pts, 5 rebs vs [8/8] Cincinnati 3/9/18)

#33 Jimmy Whitt Jr., Jr. G (8 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl)

• Most points in Conf. tournament (last 6 vs UConn3/8/18)
• Ties assists in Conf. tournament (3 vs UConn 3/8/18)

SMU NOTES

Head Coach Tim Jankovich:

• 228-158 as NCAA head coach
• SMU is 71-37 under Tim Jankovich as head coach