Numbers and notes: men's basketball 80, Tulane 76

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SMU Postgame Notes – February 1, 2024
SMU 80, Tulane 76
SMU (14-7, 5-3 AAC), Tulane (12-9, 3-6 AAC)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum

UPCOMING GAMES

UAB – Sunday, Feb. 4 – 5pm – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ESPN2

At Rice – Wednesday, Feb. 7 – 7pm – Houston, Texas – Tudor Fieldhouse
TV: ESPN+

NOTES

Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, So.), #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, Jr.), #3 Chuck Harris (G, Sr.), #10 Samuell Williamson (F, Sr.), #12 Tyreek Smith (F, Sr.)
1st game with this lineup
1st start for Tyreek Smith at SMU (17th start of his career)

SMU won 80-76 (entered the game SMU No. 39 in the NCAA NET rankings)
SMU 8-3 in past 11 games
6 straight home wins, 10-2 at Moody Coliseum
Rebounds: SMU 52 (season high), Tulane 33
Offensive Rebounds: SMU 19 (tied season high), Tulane 4
Second-Chance Points: SMU 24, Tulane 3

SMU had 5 score 10+
6th game this season with at least 4 in double figures (6-0)
First game with 5 in double figures since at Murray State 12/22/2023 (W, 92-65)
Chuck Harris (12 - entered game averaging 13.2)
Zhuric Phelps (15 – entered game 11th in the AAC at 14.6, also had 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals)
Tyreek Smith (Career-high 16 – 8-9 FGs, 7th game this season with 10+)
Samuell Williamson (10 - also had 13 rebounds for 4th double-double this season)
Ricardo Wright (Season-high 16 - 4th game this season with 10+)

SMU outrebounded Tulane 52-33 (Most rebounds since 55 vs Northwestern State 11/15/2021)
Tied season-high 19 offensive rebounds (entered game 1st in the AAC / 24th NCAA at 13.3 offensive rebounds per game)
24 2nd-chance points (entered game averaging 12.6)
+19 margin (entered game 2nd in the AAC with a 4.8 rebound margin, 8th game with a margin of at least +10)
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (Career-high 11)
Samuell Williamson (13 - entered game 7th in AAC at 7.2)

SMU outscored Tulane in bench points 25-12
More bench points in 17 games this season, including 10 straight

SMU RUN

11-0 to go up 61-49 with 9:20 left in the second half (Ricardo Wright 5 points in run, Tyreek Smith 4 points)

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, Sr., F)
6 points
Career-high 11 rebounds
3-6 FGs (entered game 3rd in AAC at 66.7% FGs)

B.J. Edwards (#0, So., G)
2 points, 4 rebounds
2 assists (entered game 10th in AAC in assists at 3.6)

Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
12 points (entered game averaging 13.2)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)
15 points (entered game 11th in AAC at 14.6)
Tied season-high 5 assists
5 rebounds
3 steals (entered game 5th in the AAC at 2.0)
138 career steals, 10th at SMU
4-4 FTs (entered game 16th in AAC at 77.4%)

Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
16 points (7th game this season with 10+)
8-9 FGs
7 rebounds (entered game 19th in AAC at 6.0 per game)
2 blocked shots (entered game 8th in AAC at 1.5 per game)

Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)
10 points
Tied season-high 13 rebounds (entered game 7th in AAC at 7.2 per game, 10+ in 4 of past 5 games)
4 assists, 1 blocked shot
4th double-double this season and 15th of his career

Ricardo Wright (#5, G, Sr.)
Season-high 16 points (4th game with 10+ this season, 6+ in 9 of past 10 games)
3-8 on 3FGs

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
10 138 Zhuric Phelps
11 136 Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
136 Nic Moore, 2013-16

SMU Career Double-Doubles In AAC Games
1 11 Ben Moore, 2013-17
2 7 Markus Kennedy, 2013-16
7 Samuell Williamson, 2022-24