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Postgame Notes: Memphis 62, SMU 59

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SMU Postgame Notes – January 7, 2024
[15/15] Memphis 62, SMU 59
Memphis (13-2, 2-0), SMU (10-5, 1-1 AAC)
Memphis, Tennessee – FedExForum

Ozona Grill & Bar

UPCOMING GAMES

At East Carolina – Saturday, Jan. 13 – 4pm ET/3pm CT – Greenville, North Carolina – Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

TV: ESPN+

Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App

Temple – Tuesday, Jan. 16 – 7pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum

TV: ESPN+

Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App

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.)

  • 13th  straight game with this lineup

SMU fell 62-59

  • Snaps a 4-game winning streak for SMU
  • SMU held Memphis without a point from 3:53 left until the game-winning three with 3.2 second left
  • Rebounds: SMU 43, Memphis 35
  • Offensive Rebounds: SMU 19 (season high), Memphis
  • Points in the Paint: SMU 38, Memphis 26

Halftime: SMU led 36-24

  • Rebounds: SMU 25, Memphis 9
  • Offensive Rebounds: SMU 12, Memphis 2 (SMU 10-2 on 2nd chance points)
  • Points in the Paint: SMU 24, Memphis 12

Tyreek Smith with a team-high 12 points (first time leading the team, 5th game in double figures)

SMU held Memphis to 62 points (entered game 2nd AAC / 9th NCAA in scoring defense at 61.6)

  • Memphis entered the game averaging 79.2 points

Memphis shot 44.2% from the field (SMU entered game 1st in AAC / 2nd in NCAA at 36.2% FG defense)

  • Just the second team to shoot better than 42% against SMU

Mustangs outrebounded Memphis 43-35

  • Mustangs had a season-high 19 offensive rebounds (entered game 2nd in the AAC at 13.3 offensive rebounds per game)
  • +8 margin (entered game 2nd in the AAC with a +6.1 rebound margin)
  • 6 Mustangs with 4 or more rebounds
  • Tyreek Smith and Ja’Heim Hudson each had 7

Mustangs had 6 blocked shots (entered game 1st in the AAC / 32nd NCAA at 5.0 per game)

  • Jalen Smith (2 – season high)
  • Tyreek Smith (2 – entered game 4th in the AAC at 1.6 blocks per game, 10th game this season with multiple blocks)

Mustangs had 9 steals (entered game 4th in the AAC at 8.3)

  • Chuck Harris (2 – 3rd game this season with multiple steals)
  • Jalen Smith (2 – 4th game this season with multiple steals)
  • Samuell Williamson (2 – tied season high)

Mustangs outscored Memphis 38-26 in the paint (entered game averaging a 35.3-26.4 advantage)

SMU RUNS

18-4 run to take a 30-15 lead at 5:04 1st half (started at 11:28)

  • Finished with an 8-0 run

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, Sr., F) – 7 points, 5 rebounds, block, steal

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, So.)

  • 2 assists / 0 turnovers (entered game 8th in AAC in assists at 3.8 and 5th in AAC with 2.65 assist-to-turnover ratio)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)

  • 9 points (entered game 12th in AAC at 14.8)
  • 1 assist and 3 rebounds
  • 1 steal (entered game 6th in the AAC at 1.9)
    • 123 career steals, T-18th at SMU

Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)

  • 12 points (5th game with double figures)
  • 7 rebounds (entered game 18th in AAC at 6.2 per game, 8th game this season with 7+ rebounds)
  • 2 blocked shots (entered game 4th in the AAC at 1.6 blocks per game, 10th game this season with multiple blocks)

Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)

  • 8 points, 3 rebounds
  • 2 steals (tied season high)

Ricardo Wright (#5, Sr., G) – 9 points (2-3 on 3FGs)

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