Cincinnati and SMU will meet on Sunday afternoon with the American Athletic Conference title on the line. The Mustangs have the No. 1 seed and Cincy the No. 2 seed in the tournament. SMU beat UCF 70-59 in the semifinals, and Cincinnati defeated UConn 81-71 in the other semi.
SMU vs. Cincinnati 2017 live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch AAC title game online
These two teams met twice during the regular season.
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These two teams played each other twice during the regular season, and they split the series — the Bearcats won the first meeting at home 66-64, and SMU won the second meeting on its home floor, 60-51. That makes this meeting on Sunday a rubber match, folks. SMU won the conference’s regular season title over Cincy by just a single game
The Mustangs are led by junior Semi Ojeleye, who averages 19 points per game and seven rebounds. Cincy’s scoring trio features Jacob Evans, Kyle Washington and Gary Clark.
In 2015, SMU beat Cincy, 62-54, in the conference tournament championship.
We’ll see what Round 3 of this series on Sunday holds.
How to watch, stream and listen
When: Sunday, March 12
TV: 3:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Streaming: On ESPN and the WatchESPN app
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