STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Christian Vital scored 20 points and Jalen Adams added 18 to lead UConn to a 63-52 win over SMU on Thursday night.

Josh Carlton added a season-high 12 rebounds for the Huskies (11-9, 4-3 American Athletic Conference), who used a 19-4 second-half run to secure much-needed conference win after losing back-to-back games.

Shake Milton scored 18 points and Jimmy Whitt had 14 for SMU, (14-7, 4-4) which was coming off wins over No. 17 Wichita State and Tulane.

UConn led by three points at half.

But 3-point play by Whitt tied the game and his jumper gave SMU a 30-28 lead, its first since 8-5.

It was 40-36 SMU, when a drive by Adams led to a 3-point play that sparked the Huskie big run. UConn scored 10 straight points to take a 46-40 lead.

The Huskies outscored SMU 21-5 off turnovers, despite getting just one more giveaway (10-9).