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Numbers and notes: SMU 92, Tulsa 67

Postby PonyPride » Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:10 pm

SMU Postgame Notes – January 1, 2023
SMU 92, Tulsa 67
SMU (6-8, 1-0 American), Tulsa (4-9, 0-2 American)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas


NEXT GAME

At [3/3] Houston – Thursday, January 5 – 6 p.m. CT – Fertitta Center – Houston, Texas
TV: ESPN2
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | Audio Streaming: SMU App

NOTES

SMU has won 3 of its last 4 games.

SMU has won 9 straight American Athletic Conference openers.

Starters: #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, So.), #2 Jalen Smith (G, So.), #10 Zach Nutall (G, Sr.), #11 Samuell Williamson (F, Sr.), #23 Efe Odigie (F, Sr.)
6th time using this starting lineup, 4th straight game

SMU had 5 score in double figures: Emory Lanier (11 - ties career high), Zach Nutall (17), Jalen Smith (11 - career high), Samuell Williamson (17 - season high), Ricardo Wright (11 - season high)
3rd time this season with at least four scoring in double figures, 2nd time with 5 in double figures

Season-high 92 points (was 85 vs Iona 12/22)
Most since 95 vs Northwestern State 11/15/2021 W, 95-48
Season-high 43 points in the first half (40 vs Utah State 12/23)

SMU shot 57.9% (second highest of the season – 60.0% vs Iona 12/22) and held Tulsa to 41.8%

Season-high 14 threes made (was 10); finished 14-26
Most made since 14 (14-30) at East Carolina 2/12/2022 W, 80-66
Zach Nutall (4-7), Ricardo Wright (3-5)

SMU had a season-high 25 assists on 33 made FGs (season high was 20)
Most since 26 vs A&M-Corpus Christi 11/30/2020 W, 91-54
Jalen Smith (7 career high, ties most by an SMU player this season), Samuell Williamson (6)
First time two players with 5+ assists since the game vs [6/7] Houston 2/9/2022 W, 85-83

SMU outscored Tulsa 34-30 in the paint
5th straight games outscoring opponents in the paint

SMU has won 5 straight vs Tulsa and 13 of the last 16

SMU RUNS

Closed first half 7-0 over last 1:14 (Zach Nutall hit a three with 4 seconds left)

24-4 run starting at 18:41 2nd half to open up a 25-point lead at 70-45 with 10:59 remaining (included a 10-0 run)


ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Emory Lanier (#24, Jr., G)
Tied career-high 11 points (2-4 on threes)

Zach Nutall (#10, Sr., G)
17 points with 4 assists
Entered game averaging 14.2 points (15th AAC)
10+ points in 11 of 14 games

Efe Odigie (#23, Sr., F)
7 points, 4 rebounds
Entered game averaging 7.5 rebounds (4th AAC)


Zhuric Phelps (#1, So., G) – AAC Player of the Week on Dec. 26
3 points in 8 minutes (left game with 10:10 left in 1st half)
Entered game averaging 19.5 points (2nd AAC, 26th NCAA), 2.8 assists, 1.7 steals (5th AAC)

Jalen Smith (#2, So., G)
Career highs of 11 points and 7 assists

Samuell Williamson (#11, Sr., F)
Season-high 17 points with 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocked shots
Entered game averaging 7.2 rebounds (6th AAC), 1.5 steals (9th AAC), 1.1 blocked shots (10th AAC)
8th game this season with at least 7 rebounds

Ricardo Wright (#5, Jr., G)
Season-high 11 points (3-5 on threes)
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