Numbers and notes: men's basketball 87, Tulane 79

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SMU Postgame Notes – February 15, 2024
SMU 87, Tulane 79
SMU (18-7, 9-3 AAC), Tulane (13-11, 4-8 AAC)
New Orleans, Louisiana – Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse

UPCOMING GAMES

[rv/-] Memphis – Sunday, Feb. 18 – 3pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
TV: ESPN

At [24/rv] Florida Atlantic – Thursday, Feb. 22 – 7pm ET/6pm CT – Boca Raton, Fla. - Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
TV: ESPN2

1,000-POINT MILESTONES

Zhuric Phelps and Samuell Williamson both reach 1,000 career points

Zhuric Phelps had 19 points, now has 1,012 for career (44th Mustang to 1,000 points - right baseline floater at 3:12 1st half)
Samuell Williamson had 10 points, now has 1,000 for career (front end of 1-and-1 with 1:09 left)

Chuck Harris has the most career points of any current Mustang with 1,303 (season-high 25 vs Tulane)

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.)
5th straight game with this lineup

SMU won 87-79 (entered the game No. 42 in the NCAA NET rankings)

SMU has won 5 straight (longest winning streak of the season)
SMU is 12-3 in past 15 games
Rebounds: SMU 43, Tulane 35
Offensive Rebounds: SMU 16, Tulane 10
Assists: SMU 19, Tulane 12

SMU had 5 score 10+ (4th time this season with 5 in double figures, 3 of those in AAC play)

11-0 this season with at least 4 in double figures
Chuck Harris (season-high 25 - entered game averaging 13.0)
Zhuric Phelps (19 – entered game 12th in the AAC at 14.4)
Tyreek Smith (11 - 8th game with 10+ this season)
Samuell Williamson (10)
Jalen Smith (10)

SMU outscored Tulane 50-38 in the second half

SMU trailed 41-37 at halftime – now 4-2 when trailing at the half

SMU outrebounded Tulane 43-35

16 offensive rebounds (entered game 1st in AAC / 15th NCAA at 13.7 offensive rebounds per game)
6 Mustangs had at least 4 rebounds
+8 margin (entered game 1st in AAC / 38th NCAA with a +5.6 margin)
Ja’Heim Hudson (6 - entered game averaging 3.0)
Tyreek Smith (7 – entered game averaging 5.7)
Samuell Williamson (7 - entered game 6th in AAC at 7.6)

SMU had 7 blocked shots (entered game 1st in AAC / 22nd NCAA at 5.0)

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (1 - entered game 13th in AAC at 1.0)
Tyreek Smith (4 - entered game 3rd in AAC in blocks at 1.7)

SMU had 8 steals (entered game 2nd in AAC / 33rd NCAA at 8.7)

Ja’Heim Hudson (2 - tied season high)
Zhuric Phelps (2 - entered game 4th in AAC in steals at 2.0)
Jalen Smith (1 - tied career high)

SMU had 19 assists on 27 FGs (entered game 1st in AAC / 35th NCAA at 16.1)

8 different Mustangs had at least 1 assist
B.J. Edwards (3 - entered game 13th in AAC at 3.3)
Chuck Harris (6 - entered game 9th in AAC at 3.5)
Samuell Williamson (4)

SMU was 10-23 on 3FGs

6th game this season with at least 10 made 3FGs
Chuck Harris was 5-6 (entered game 7th in AAC at 40.7%)
Zhuric Phelps 2-4
Jalen Smith 2-5

SMU RUNS

9-0 early in 2nd half for 46-42 lead with 16:50 left (Tyreek Smith had last 4 points of run)
10-2 to go up 69-57 with 7:53 left (Zhuric Phelps had 5 points in the run)

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, F, Sr.)
6 points, 4 rebounds
1 blocked shots (entered game 13th in AAC at 1.0 per game)

B.J. Edwards (#0, So., G)
4 rebounds, 1 steal
3 assists (entered game 13th in AAC in assists at 3.3)

Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
Season-high 25 points (entered game averaging 13.0)
3rd 20-point game this season
6 assists (entered game 9th in AAC in assists at 3.5 and 11th in the AAC with a 1.83 assist-to-turnover ratio)
5+ assists in 3 of past 4 games
5-6 on 3FGs (entered game 7th in AAC at 40.7%)
6th game with at least 4 made 3FGs this season

Ja’Heim Hudson (#15, Jr., F)
6 points, 6 rebounds
2 steals (tied season high)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27, F12)
19 points (entered game 12th in AAC at 14.4)
Now has 1,012 for his career - 44th to 1,000 career points at SMU (right baseline floater at 3:12 1st half)
2 steals (entered game 4th in the AAC at 2.0)
145 career steals, 8th at SMU

Jalen Smith (#2, Jr., G)
10 points – First time in career with consecutive 10+ games (14 in Sunday’s win over North Texas)
2-5 on 3FGs

Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
11 points
7 rebounds
5-9 FGs (entered game 5th in AAC at 62.1 % FGs)
4 blocked shots (entered game 3rd in AAC at 1.7 per game)
Has 45 this season, T-15th in a season at SMU

Samuell Williamson (#10, F, Sr.)
10 points – now has 1,000 for his career
7 rebounds (entered game 6th in AAC at 7.6 per game)
4 assists, 1 steal

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
8 145 Zhuric Phelps
9 144 Jon Killen, 2004-08
10 139 Sterling Brown, 2013-17

SMU TEAM SEASON RECORDS

Blocked shots
1 165 2013-14
2 149 2002-03
3 147 1984-85
4 146 1983-84
146 2014-15
6 142 2021-22
7 138 2005-06
8 137 2015-16
9 132 2012-13
10 127 2023-24
11 124 1978-79