Numbers and notes: men's basketball 72, UAB 69

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SMU Postgame Notes – February 4, 2024
SMU 72, UAB 69
SMU (15-7, 6-3 AAC), UAB (14-8, 6-3 AAC)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum


UPCOMING GAMES

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

North Texas – Sunday, Feb. 11 – 1pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ESPN2/ESPNU

SMU CLOSING RUN

16-2 run up 70-65 with 55 seconds left (finished on Ricardo Wright 3-pointer)
SMU trailed 57-45 with 9:35 left (finished the game 27-13)
Zhuric Phelps hit 2 FTs with 3.9 seconds left

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.)
2nd straight game with this lineup

SMU won 72-69 (entered the game SMU No. 46 in the NCAA NET rankings)
SMU 9-3 in past 12 games
7 straight home wins, 11-2 at Moody Coliseum
2nd straight win by 4 or less (80-76 vs Tulane on Thusday)
Steals: SMU 12, UAB 3
Points In The Paint: SMU 40, UAB 28
Fast Break Points: SMU 14, UAB 10

SMU had 4 score 10+
7th game this season with at least 4 in double figures (7-0)
Chuck Harris (14 - entered game averaging 13.1, also had 5 assists and 2 steals)
Zhuric Phelps (14 – entered game 13th in the AAC at 14.6, also had 5 assists and a steal)
Samuell Williamson (14 - 10th game in double figures this season, also had 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a block)
Ricardo Wright (10 - 5th game this season with 10+)
Tyreek Smith had 8 points and a career-high 5 blocks

SMU held UAB to 69 points (entered game 2nd AAC / 17th NCAA in scoring defense at 64.0)
UAB entered game averaging 77.8 points per game



SMU and UAB tied in rebounds 35-35
15 offensive rebounds (entered game 1st in the AAC / 17th NCAA at 13.6 offensive rebounds per game)
10 2nd-chance points (entered game averaging 13.1)
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (5)
Samuell Williamson (6 - entered game 7th in AAC at 7.4)

SMU had 8 blocked shots (entered game 2nd in AAC / 35th NCAA at 4.9)
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (2 - entered game 13th in AAC in blocks at 1.0)
Tyreek Smith (Career-high 5 - entered game 7th in AAC in steals at 1.5)

SMU had 12 steals (entered game 3rd in AAC / 49th NCAA at 8.3)
8 different Mustangs had at least 1 steal
2 each for Keon Ambrose-Hylton (career-high), Tyreek Smith & Samuell Williamson
Zhuric Phelps (1 - entered game 3rd in AAC in steals at 2.05)

SMU had 19 assists on 28 FGs (entered game 1st in AAC at 15.7)
B.J. Edwards (3 - entered game 11th in AAC in assists at 3.4)
Chuck Harris (5 - entered game 13th in AAC in assists at 3.4)
Zhuric Phelps (tied season-high 5 - 3rd straight game with 5 assists)

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, Sr., F)
2 points, 5 rebounds
2 blocked shots (entered game 13th in AAC in blocks at 1.0)
1-2 FGs (entered game 3rd in AAC at 65.8% FGs)

B.J. Edwards (#0, So., G)
6 points, 3 rebounds
3 assists / 0 turnovers (entered game 11th in AAC in assists at 3.4 and 4th in AAC with a 2.67 assist-to-turnover ratio)

Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
14 points (entered game averaging 13.1)
5 assists / 1 turnover (entered game 13th in AAC in assists at 3.4 and 11th in AAC with a 1.73 assist-to-turnover ratio)
2-7 on 3FGs (entered game 4th in AAC at 42.3%)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)
14 points (entered game 13th in AAC at 14.6)
Tied season high 5 assists (3rd straight game with 5 assists)
3 rebounds
1 steal (entered game 3rd in the AAC at 2.05)
139 career steals, T-9th at SMU
5-7 FTs (entered game 16th in AAC at 78.4%)

Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
8 points
3-6 FGs (entered game 5th in AAC at 62.1% FGs)
Career-high 5 blocked shots (entered game 7th in AAC at 1.5 per game)

Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)
14 points
6 rebounds (entered game 7th in AAC at 7.4 per game)
2 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocked shot

Ricardo Wright (#5, G, Sr.)
10 points (5th game with 10+ this season, 6+ in 10 of past 11 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
139 Zhuric Phelps