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DALLAS (AP) -- Zhuric Phelps led SMU with 19 points and sealed the victory with a free throw with three seconds left as the Mustangs defeated Temple 72-71 on Wednesday night.

Phelps also contributed five assists and four steals for the Mustangs (9-16, 4-8 American Athletic Conference). Efe Odigie scored 10 points and added 11 rebounds. Samuell Williamson recorded 10 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line.

Phelps made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to give SMU a two-point lead with 25 seconds left and Hysier Miller scored inside 14 seconds later to make it 71-all but Phelps drew a foul on Khalif Battle and missed the first foul shot but made the second.

Battle's potential winning heave at the buzzer from beyond half court caromed harmlessly off the backboard.

Battle led the Owls (14-11, 8-4) in scoring, finishing with 27 points. Zach Hicks added 11 points, 11 rebounds and two steals for Temple. In addition, Damian Dunn finished with 11 points and six assists.

Keon Ambrose-Hylton put up seven points in the first half for SMU, who led 32-30 at halftime. Phelps scored a team-high 14 points for SMU in the second half, including the winning free throw.
 

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SMU Postgame Notes – February 8, 2023

• SMU 72, Temple 71
• SMU (9-16, 4-8 American), Temple (14-11, 8-4 American),
• David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

 
 
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• At Wichita State – Sunday, February 12 – 3 p.m. CT – Charles Koch Arena – Wichita, Kansas
• TV: ESPN2
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NOTES

• Starters: #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, So.), #2 Jalen Smith (G, So.), #10 Zach Nutall (G, Sr.), #22 Keon Ambrose-Hylton (F, Jr.), #23 Efe Odigie (F, Sr.)
  • 3^rd start for Keon Ambrose-Hylton
• 2^nd straight home win (W, 82-80 vs USF on 1/29)
  • 4^th straight home game decided by 2 points or less
• SMU had 3 score in double figures: Zhuric Phelps (19), Efe Odigie (10), Samuell Williamson (10)
  • Zhuric Phelps 13^th game with 19+ points this season
    • Phelps hit the game-winning free throw with 3.0 second left
  • 9 Mustangs scored in the game, 8 with at least 5 points
• Efe Odigie had a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) | 5^th of the season and 22^nd of his career
• SMU tied a season-high 12 steals
  • At least 8 steals in 7 of the past 9 games
  • Zach Nutall (2), Efe Odigie (2 - season high), Zhuric Phelps (4), Jalen Smith (2), Samuell Williamson (2)
  • Had 5 players with multiple steals for the first time since at UCF 1/25/2017 (W, 65-60)
  • SMU forced 19 turnovers by Temple (SMU committed just 11)
• SMU had 14 assists on 24 made FGs
  • Zach Nutall (3), Zhuric Phelps (5), Samuell Williamson (3)
• SMU outscored Temple 26-24 in the paint
  • 2^nd straight game with an advantage on points in the paint

 
SMU RUNS

• SMU opened a 19-2 lead in the first 7:04 of the game, including a 15-0 run
  • 6 different Mustangs scored in the run (Keon Ambrose Hylton 7 of the first 19 points)

 
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
 
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, Jr., F)

• 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocked shots (tied career high)
  • Entered game averaging 0.8 blocked shots (14^th AAC)
  • 5^th game this season with multiple blocked shots, 9 blocks in the past 6 games

 
Emory Lanier (#24, Jr., G)

• 7 points, 3^rd AAC game with 7+

 
Zach Nutall (#10, Sr., G)

• 6 points, 3 assists, 2 steals
  • Entered game averaging 13.8 points (17^th AAC)
  • 12^th game this season with 3+ assists
  • 8^th game this season with multiple steals

 
Efe Odigie (#23, Sr., F)

• 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals (season high)
  • Entered game averaging 10.6 points and 6.8 rebounds (8^th AAC)
  • 13^th game this season with 10+ points
  • 5^th double-doubles this season, 22^nd for his career (entered game 40^th in NCAA for active players)
  • 13^th game this season with 8+ rebounds
• 2-3 on FTs, entered game shooting 77.2% (15^th AAC)

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

• 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
  • Entered game averaging 16.9 points (6^th AAC), 2.0 steals (4^th AAC)
  • 20^th game this season scoring 10+, ___17^th___ game scoring 15+
  • 12^th game this season with multiple steals, has 26 in past 8 games
  • 13^th game this season with 3+ assists, had at least 5 assists in 3 of the past 6 games
  • 3-3 on 3FGs, has made multiple threes in 5 of the past 7 games

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

• 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
  • Entered game averaging 8.1 points, 7.4 rebounds (5^th AAC), 1.3 steals (11^th AAC), 0.8 blocks (11^th AAC)
  • 10^th game this season scoring 10+

• 11^th game this season with multiple steals
• 12^th game this season with 3+ assists, including 5 of the past 6