Numbers and notes: UNT 68, SMU men's basketball 66

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SMU Postgame Notes – January 25, 2024
North Texas 68, SMU 66
North Texas (12-6, 5-1 AAC), SMU (13-6, 4-2 AAC)
Denton, Texas – The Super Pit


UPCOMING GAMES

At Wichita State – Sunday, Jan. 28 – 2pm CT – Wichita, Kansas – Charles Koch Arena
TV: ESPN2

Tulane – Thursday, Feb. 1 – 6pm – 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.)
17th straight game with this lineup

Snaps SMU’s 3-game win streak. 7-2 in last 9 games (entered the game SMU No. 32 in the NCAA NET rankings, UNT No. 75)

SMU had 3 score 8+
Zhuric Phelps (22 – entered game 12th in the AAC at 14.3, Career-high 12-13 FTs)
Most FTs made by a Mustang since 13 (13-14) Kendric Davis vs Cincinnati 3/3/2022
Tyreek Smith (13 – 6-6 FGs, 7th game this season with 10+)
Chuck Harris (8 - entered game averaging 13.3)

Most FTs Made by an SMU player in AAC Game
13 (13-14) Kendric Davis, Cincinnati, 3-3-2022
12 (12-13) Zhuric Phelps, at North Texas, 1-25-2024
11 (11-12) Nic Moore, at Houston, 1-26-2014
11 (11-14) Kendric Davis, UCF, 1-8-2020

SMU outrebounded UNT 34-32
Samuell Williamson (12 - entered game 10th in AAC at 7.0, 4th game this season with 10+)

SMU had 3 blocked shots (entered game 1st in AAC / 18th NCAA at 5.3 per game)
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (1 – entered game 12th in AAC at 1.1 per game)
Tyreek Smith (1 – entered game 6th in AAC at 1.5 per game)

SMU had 6 steals (entered game 2nd in AAC at 8.7
Zhuric Phelps (1 - entered game 4th in the AAC at 2.0
Jalen Smith (2 - 6th game this season with multiple steals)
Samuell Williamson (2)

SMU outscored the UNT bench 27-26
More bench points in 15 games this season, including 8 straight

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, Sr., F)
5 points, 4 rebounds
1 block (entered game 12th in AAC at 1.1 per game)


Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
8 points (entered game averaging 13.3)
4 assists (entered game 12th in AAC in assists at 3.5 and 10th in AAC with 1.75 assist-to-turnover ratio)
2-4 on 3FGs (entered game 3rd in AAC at 42.4%)

Emory Lanier (#, Sr., G)
3 points, 1-1 3FG (entered game at 42.5%, 17-40)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)
22 points (entered game 12th in AAC at 14.3)
3 rebounds
1 steal (entered game 4th in the AAC at 2.0)
132 career steals, 12th at SMU
12-13 on FTs (entered game at 75.3% this season, career-high made FTs)

Jalen Smith (#2, Jr., G)
6 points
2 steals
Tied season-high 3 assists

Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
13 points (6-6 FGs)
5 rebounds
1 block (entered game 6th in AAC at 1.5 per game)

Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)
4 points
12 rebounds (entered game 10th in AAC at 7.0 per game, 4th game this season with 10+ rebounds)
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
12 132 Zhuric Phelps