Numbers and notes: Wichita State 77, men's basketball 72

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SMU Postgame Notes – January 28, 2024
Wichita State 77, SMU 72
WSU (9-11, 1-6 AAC), SMU (13-7, 4-3 AAC)
Wichita, Kansas – Charles Koch Arena

SMU Basketball Coaches Show Presented By The SMU Cox School Of Business – Monday 7pm At Ozona Grill & Bar

UPCOMING GAMES

Tulane – Thursday, Feb. 1 – 6pm – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ESPN2

UAB – Sunday, Feb. 4 – 5pm – 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.)
18th straight game with this lineup

SMU 7-3 in past 10 games (entered the game SMU No. 33 in the NCAA NET rankings)
3 AAC losses by 10 points total

SMU had 5 score in 8+
Chuck Harris (15 - entered game averaging 13.1)
Zhuric Phelps (12 – entered game 11th in the AAC at 14.7)
Jalen Smith (11)
Tyreek Smith (8 – also had 8 rebounds)
Ricardo Wright (8)

SMU shot 50.0% - 5th game shooting above 50%

SMU had 8 steals (entered game 2nd in AAC at 8.5)
Zhuric Phelps (3 - entered game 5th in the AAC at 2.0)
Samuell Williamson (2 - 7 in past 3 games)

SMU 9-19 on 3FGs
Chuck Harris 2-3 (entered game T-2nd in AAC at 42.7%, 14-26 in the past 5 games)
Jalen Smith 3-5 (entered game 34.4% this season)
Ricardo Wright 2-3

SMU outscored WSU in bench points 33-29
More bench points in 16 games this season, including 9 straight

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
15 points (entered game averaging 13.1)
4 assists (entered game 12th in AAC in assists at 3.5 and 10th in AAC with 1.81 assist-to-turnover ratio)
5 rebounds
2-3 on 3FGs (entered game T-2nd in AAC at 42.7%, 14-26 in the past 5 games)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)
12 points (entered game 11th in AAC at 14.7)
Tied season high 5 assists (entered game averaging 2.3)
3 steals (entered game 5th in the AAC at 2.0)
135 career steals, 12th at SMU

Jalen Smith (#2, Jr., G)
11 points (5th game this season 10+)
3-5 on 3FGs

Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
8 points (6-6 FGs)
8 rebounds (entered game averaging 5.9 per game)

Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)
6 points
5 rebounds (entered game 7th in AAC at 7.3 per game)
2 steals

Ricardo Wright (#5, G, Sr.)
8 points (6+ in 8 of past 9 games)

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
12 135 Zhuric Phelps