PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Boopie Miller scored 16 points, Samet Yigitoglu added 12 points and 11 rebounds and SMU pulled away late to beat Washington State 77-60 Wednesday night in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational title game. Chuck Harris added 14 ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Boopie Miller scored 16 points, Samet Yigitoglu added 12 points and 11 rebounds and SMU pulled away late to beat Washington State 77-60 Wednesday night in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational title game.

The Cougars took second place at the Acrisure Holiday Invitational with a 77-60 loss to SMU Wednesday night in Palm Springs, California, where their offense eluded them in the second half, allowing the Mustangs to pull away as the game unfolded.

BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 13 1/2. Series record: SMU leads 1-0.

SMU players have worn shirts throughout their Atlantic Coast Conference debut season declaring the Mustangs as defending champions.

SMU clinched a spot in the ACC championship game last weekend with its 33-7 road victory over Virginia. One statistic from that game jumps off the page: 9 sacks, a season high and just one shy of the program's all-time single-game record.