SMU will aim to return to the win column on Saturday afternoon when it plays at struggling North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. The Mustangs (14-5, 5-3 ACC) are tied for fifth place in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference but saw their three-game win streak snapped on Tuesday when they lost at home to No.

The SMU Mustangs did not play up to their standard and it cost them against the #25 team in the country. Louisville beat SMU 98-73. On not being able to keep the momentum goign after the Miami game: : “We didn’t play together.

Louisville’s lead grew to as much as 26 points in the first half, and the Cardinals led 50-27 at halftime. They were able to expand their lead to as much as 32 points early in the second half before SMU went on a 17-6 run midway through the second half to cut the lead to 18. But that was as close as the Ponies would get.

Louisville’s 19 made three-point field goals are tied for the second most in program history and is the new record in road game, breaking the previous road record of 16 in a 114-82 win against Western Kentucky on December 22, 2010.

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Louisville celebrated its return to the AP Top 25 in a big way Tuesday night in Moody Coliseum in Dallas, obliterating SMU with a dazzling performance in an astonishing 98-73

The Mustangs’ 117 points scored are a program record for road games and the sixth-highest point total in program history.

while Yohan Traore added 13 points and Kario Oquendo netted 12 as the Mustangs (12-4, 3-2) snapped a two-game losing streak. Matt Cross scored 11 and grabbed seven rebounds for SMU, which shot 50 ...

After two games on the road, SMU is heading back home. They and the Louisville Cardinals will face off in an ACC battle at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are expected to win (but not by much) so they better bring their A-game into this one.

Take a look at how the Cardinals stack up against the Mustangs for their Tuesday matchup, and who the statistical models favor:

Matt Cross will get an opportunity to face his former team when SMU takes on Miami in an ACC ... of 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. The Mustangs have won two straight games and nine of ...