Mustangs Fall In Tampa To USF 71-67

Saturday, February 25

Tampa, FL

6 p.m.

SMU

10-19,5-11AAC

USF

13-16,6-10AAC

Team	1	2	F
SMU	38	29	67
South Fla.	26	45	71

Mustangs Fall In Tampa To USF 71-67

Feb 25 | Men's Basketball

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Tyler Harris scored 30 points and secured the victory with a free throw with 32 seconds left as South Florida took down SMU 71-67 on Saturday night.

Harris shot 7 for 12 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 11 of 14 from the free throw line for the Bulls (13-16, 6-10 American Athletic Conference). Russel Tchewa added 12 points while going 5 of 6 and 2 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had nine rebounds. Jamir Chaplin went 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 11 points.

Zhuric Phelps led the Mustangs (10-19, 5-11) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and five steals. Efe Odigie added 14 points and 10 rebounds for SMU. Zach Nutall also had 13 points.

Chaplin scored eight points in the first half and South Florida went into the break trailing 38-26. Harris scored a team-high 27 points for South Florida in the second half, including his game-winning shot in the final minute.

SMU hosts Memphis on Thursday.

SMU Postgame Notes – February 25, 2023
USF 71, SMU 67
USF (13-16, 6-10 American), SMU (10-19, 5-11 American)
Yuengling Center – Tampa, Florida

NEXT GAME

Memphis – Thursday, March 2 – 8 p.m. CT – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
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NOTES

Starters: #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, So.), #2 Jalen Smith (G, So.), #10 Zach Nutall (G, Sr.), #11 Samuell Williamson (F, Sr.), #23 Efe Odigie (F, Sr.)
- 17^th game with this lineup, including 11 of past 12 games
SMU splits the season series with USF (SMU won 82-80 in Dallas on Jan. 29)
SMU tied the game twice in the last 90 seconds
- Zhuric Phelps hit 2 FTs to tie the game 65-65 with 1:30 left
- Efe Odigie tied it 67-67 on a 5-foot hook shot with 49 seconds left
SMU had 3 score in double figures: Zach Nutall (13), Efe Odigie (14), Zhuric Phelps (22)
- Zach Nutall has 10+ in 6 of the past 7 games
- Efe Odigie has scored 10+ in 5 straight and 13 of the past 15 games
- Zhuric Phelps has 10+ in 24 of his 27 games this season, 16^th game with 19+ points
Efe Odigie had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds
- 6^th of the season and 23^rd of his career (entered game tied for 40^th among active NCAA D-I players)
SMU 9 steals
- At least 8 steals in 10 of the past 13 games
- Zhuric Phelps (5), Samuell Williamson (2)
SMU outscored USF 30-28 in the paint - 6^th straight game with an advantage in the paint

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Zach Nutall (#10, Sr., G)

13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
- Entered game averaging 13.4 points (17^th AAC)
- 22^nd time scoring 10+ this season
3-9 on 3FGs, entered game averaging 1.9 made per game (12^th AAC)

Efe Odigie (#23, Sr., F)

14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists (tied career high), 1 steal
- Entered game averaging 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds (8^th AAC)
- 6^th double-double of the season, 23^rd of his career
- 17^th game this season with 10+ points – 5 straight and 13 of the past 15 games
- 15^th game this season with 8+ rebounds
5-8 on FGs, entered game shooting 49.4% (10^th AAC)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, So., G) – AAC Player of the Week on Dec. 26, AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 28, Feb. 13, Feb. 20

22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals
- Entered game averaging 17.5 points (5^th AAC), 3.2 assists (13^th AAC), 2.3 steals (1^st AAC, 13^th NCAA)
- 24^th game this season scoring 10+, 16^th game with 19+ points
  - Scored 10 in the 1^st half – 8^th game with 10+ in the first half
- 12^th game this season with at least 5 rebounds
- 16^th game this season with multiple steals, has 42 in past 13 games
- 2-7 on 3FGs, has made multiple threes in 9 of the past 11 games

Samuell Williamson (#11, Sr., F) – AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 2

8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
- Entered game averaging 9.1 points, 7.4 rebounds (5^th AAC), 1.4 steals (8^th AAC), 0.8 blocks (12^th AAC)

13^th game this season with multiple steals
4-6 on FGs, entered game shooting 47.0% (15^th AAC)

Ricardo Wright (#5, Jr., G)

6 points, 2-4 on 3FG

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS

SMU Season Steals
                1              79           Gerald Lewis (Sr.), 1992-93
                2              77           Carl Wright (So.), 1983-84
                3              76           Carl Wright (Jr.), 1984-85
                4              67           Willie Davis (Jr.), 1999-00
                5              65           Zhuric Phelps (So.), 2022-23
                6              63           Gerald Lewis (Jr.), 1991-92
                7              61           Bryan Hopkins (Fr.), 2002-03
                                61           Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88
                9              60           Jeryl Sasser (So.), 1998-99
                                60           Jimmy Whitt (So.), 2017-18

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

SMU Career 3FG Made
                1              273         Stephen Woods, 1996-00
                2              267         Robert Nyakundi, 2008-12
                3              256         Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
                4              225         Nic Moore, 2013-16
                5              220         Troy Matthews, 1993-97
                6              190         Shake Milton, 2015-18
                7              170         Quinton Ross, 1999-03
                8              163         Jahmal McMurray, 2017-19
                9              161         Chad Allen, 1990-94
                10           133         Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
                11           131         Mike Walker, 2007-11
                12           130         Kendric Davis, 2019-22
                13           128         Sterling Brown, 2013-17
                14           121         Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
                                121         Emmanuel Bandoumel, 2019-22
                16           120         Ethan Chargois, 2017-21
                17           119         Jon Killen, 2004-08
                18           113         Isiaha Mike, 2018-20
                19           107         Damon Hancock, 1998-02
                                107         Zach Nutall, 2021-23
                21           105         Ben Emelogu, 2014-18