Brendan Adams (shown here in a previous home game vs. Temple) scored 11 points off the bench for the Huskies against SMU.

DALLAS—

Despite a team-high

21-point performance by freshman

who went 9-for-14 from the floor,

the UConn men's basketball team dropped a hard-fought contest to the SMU Mustangs, 79-75, in American Athletic Conference play at Moody Coliseum on Wednesday night. Three other UConn players finished the game in double-figures, starting with freshman

who was second on the scoresheet with 13 points.

scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds off the bench, with

chipping in 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.