The top-seeded SMU Mustangs welcome the Northern Iowa Panthers to Dallas on Wednesday night for opening-round action in the National Invitational Tournament. SMU (23-10) fell from the NCAA ...

Elijah Roberts was part of a group of SMU players who kept an eye on the Hurricanes. “We were checking the scores at halftime, trying to see if they were winning or not,” Roberts said.

The Tigers (26-5), seeded third, will battle No. 6 SMU (23-9) on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the conference tournament quarterfinals.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Chuck Harris and Matt Cross scored 12 points apiece and sixth-seeded SMU beat No. 14 seed Syracuse 73-53 on Wednesday night in the second round of the ACC Tournament.

Third-seeded Clemson took a shaky first step in pursuit of its first Atlantic Coast Conference title as Chase Hunter scored 21 points in a 57-54 quarterfinal victory over sixth-seeded SMU on ...