SMU 89, Houston Christian 53
SMU (8-4), HCU (2-8)
Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
UPCOMING GAMES
At Murray State – Friday, Dec. 22 – 5pm CT – Murray, Kentucky – CFSB Center
TV: CBSSN
AAC Opener
Charlotte – Tuesday, Jan. 2 – 8pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ESPN2
NOTES
Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, So.), #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, Jr.), #3 Chuck Harris (G, Sr.), #10 Samuell Williamson (F, Sr.), #22 Keon Ambrose-Hylton (F, Sr.)
10th straight game with this lineup
6-2 at Moody Coliseum
SMU won 89-53
FG%: SMU 50.7%, HCU 34.4%
3FG: SMU 10-26, HCU 4-21
Rebounds: SMU 43, HCU 36
Blocked Shots: SMU 12 (T-4th SMU history), HCU 4
Bench Points: SMU 37, HCU 11
SMU led 49-24 at halftime
Highest scoring first half of the season (was 48 vs Western Illinois 11/8)
Second-largest halftime lead this season (30 [46-16] vs Texas A&M-Commerce 12/3)
SMU had 4 score in double figures
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (12 - 5th game this season with 10+)
Zhuric Phelps (11 – entered game 9th in AAC at 15.5, 10+ in 11 of 12 games this season)
Samuell Williamson (11 - season high was 14, career high was 20)
Ricardo Wright (11)
SMU shot 50.7% and held HCU to 34.4% from the field (entered game 1st in AAC / 5th in NCAA at 36.9% FG defense)
SMU has held 11 of 12 opponents under 42%
Second-highest FG% of the season (69.2% vs Texas A&M-Commerce 12/3)
Held HCU to 19.0% (4-21) from 3-point range (entered game 1st in AAC / 14th in NCAA, holding opponents to 27.1%)
SMU outrebounded HCU 43-36 and had 14 offensive rebounds (entered game 1st AAC / 30th in the NCAA at 13.6 offensive rebounds per game)
8 different Mustangs with at least 3 rebounds per game
Samuell Williamson team-high 8 (7th game with 7+ rebounds this season)
SMU had 20 assists
3rd game this season with 20+ assists
B.J. Edwards (5), Ja’Heim Hudson (4 – career high)
SMU had a 38-34 advantage on points in the paint (SMU entered the game averaging 34.7 while holding opponents to 26.2)
SMU had 12 blocked shots (T-4th in program history, entered game 5th in the AAC at 4.2)
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (3 - career high), Zhuric Phelps (2 – ties career high), Tyreek Smith (3 - 7th game this season with multiple blocks)
SMU Single-Game Blocks
13 San Jose St., 2-6-2003
13 Hardin-Simmons, 1-6-1999
13 Midwestern State, 12-29-2014 (W, 70-61)
12 Houston, 2-12-1979
12 UT-Tyler, 11-19-2004 (W 76-61)
12 Houston Christian, 12-19-2023
SMU had 13 steals (entered game 6th in the AAC at 8.0)
4th game with at least 10 steals this season
Ja’Heim Hudson (2), Zhuric Phelps (3 - 7th game this season with multiple steals), Ricardo Wright (2 - season high)
SMU RUNS
13-0 to take a 15-4 lead at 15:37 1st half
Also had runs of 7-0 and 8-0 in the first half
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, F, Sr.)
12 points, 4 rebounds and a career-high 3 blocked shots
B.J. Edwards (#0, G, So.)
5 assists / 0 turnovers (entered game 9th in AAC in assists at 3.8 and 6th in AAC with 2.47 assist-to-turnover ratio)
1 steal (entered game 21st in the AAC at 1.5)
Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.) – AAC Weekly Honor Roll (D18)
9 points (entered game averaging 14.2)
3 assists (9th straight game with multiple assists)
Ja’Heim Hudson
5 points, 2 steals, career-high 4 assists
Emory Lanier
9 points, 3-6 on 3FGs (entered game at 45.8%)
Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)
11 points (entered game 9th in AAC at 15.5)
10+ in 11 of 12 games this season
2 blocks (tied career high)
3 steals (entered game 8th in the AAC at 1.
118 career steals, 19th at SMU
Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
5 points, 5 rebounds
3 blocked shots (entered game 5th in the AAC at 1.5 blocks per game, 7th game this season with multiple blocks)
Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)
Season-high 18 points
8 total rebounds (7+ rebounds in 7 games this season)
Ricardo Wright (#5, G, Sr.)
11 points and season-high 2 steals
SMU CAREER RECORDS
SMU Career Steals
1 225 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
2 209 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
3 205 Carl Wright, 1982-85
4 197 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 179 Stephen Woods, 1996-00
6 160 Willie Davis, 1997-01
7 153 Quinton Ross, 1999-03
8 144 Jon Killen, 2004-08
9 139 Sterling Brown, 2013-17
10 136 Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
136 Nic Moore, 2013-16
12 130 Butch Moore, 1982-86
13 128 David Piehler, 1979-83
14 127 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
15 126 Justin Isham, 2001-05
126 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
17 125 Phil Hale, 1976-80
18 123 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
19 118 Zhuric Phelps
