Mustangs Fall To Memphis

Thursday, March 2

Dallas, Texas

8 p.m.

SMU

10-20,5-12AAC

Memphis

23-7,13-4AAC

Team	1	2	F
Memphis	50	31	81
SMU	37	25	62

March 2, 2023: Memphis Tigers vs. SMU Mustangs at Moody Coliseum. Photo by Vladimir Cherry.

Mustangs Fall To Memphis

Mar 2 | Men's Basketball

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DALLAS (AP) -- Kendric Davis totaled 23 points and 10 assists to propel Memphis to an 81-62 victory over SMU on Thursday night.

Davis added four steals for the Tigers (23-7, 13-4 American Athletic Conference). Damaria Franklin hit three 3-pointers and scored 15. DeAndre Williams had 13 points.

Zach Nutall led the Mustangs (10-20, 5-12) with 15 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Samuell Williamson added 14 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. Zhuric Phelps had 10 points.

Memphis took the lead with 13:09 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 50-37 at halftime.

SMU visits Cincinnati on Sunday.

SMU Postgame Notes – March 2, 2023

[rv/-] Memphis 81, SMU 62
Memphis (23-7 13-4 American), SMU (10-20, 5-12 American)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME

At Cincinnati – Sunday, March 5 – 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT – Fifth Third Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio
TV: ESPN+
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | Audio Streaming: SMU App (Google Play | Apple App Store)

SENIOR NIGHT

SMU honored Franklin Agunanne (#33, F), Darius McBride (#15, G), Zach Nutall (#10, G) and Efe Odigie (#23, F) in a pregame ceremony.

NOTES

Starters: #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, So.), #10 Zach Nutall (G, Sr.), #15 Darius McBride (G, Jr.), #23 Efe Odigie (F, Sr.), #33 Franklin Agunanne (F, Sr.)
SMU had 3 score in double figures: Zach Nutall (15), Zhuric Phelps (10), Samuell Williamson (14)
- Zach Nutall entered game averaging 13.3 (17^th AAC), has 10+ in 7 of the past 8 games
- Zhuric Phelps entered game averaging 17.6 (5^th AAC), has 10+ in 25 of his 28 games this season
- Samuell Williamson entered the game averaging 9.1, has scored 10+ in 13 out of his 29 games this season, and 6 of the past 7
Samuell Williamson had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds (5^th double-double this season, 10^th of his career)
SMU had 10 steals
- At least 8 steals in 11 of the past 14 games
- Samuell Williamson (3)

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Zach Nutall (#10, Sr., G)

15 points, 7 rebounds (tied season high), 1 assist, 1 steal
- Entered game averaging 13.3 points (17^th AAC)
- 23^rd time scoring 10+ this season
2-7 on 3FGs, entered game averaging 2.0 made per game (12^th AAC)
7-8 on FTs, entered game shooting 75.0% (15^th AAC)

Efe Odigie (#23, Sr., F)

8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
- Entered game averaging 11.5 points and 7.0 rebounds (8^th AAC)
2-2 on FGs, entered game shooting 49.8% (9^th AAC)
4-4 on FTs, entered game shooting 75.0% (15^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

10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
- Entered game averaging 17.6 points (5^th AAC), 3.2 assists (13^th AAC), 2.4 steals (1^st AAC, 10^th NCAA)
- 25^th game this season scoring 10+

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

14 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
- Entered game averaging 9.1 points, 7.2 rebounds (6^th AAC), 1.4 steals (10^th AAC), 0.8 blocks (12^th AAC)

14^th game this season with multiple steals
5^th double-double of the season, 10^th of his career
5-12 on FGs, entered game shooting 47.5% (15^th AAC)

Ricardo Wright (#5, Jr., G)

5 points, 2 steals

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

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           109         Zach Nutall, 2021-23
                20           107         Damon Hancock, 1998-02