SMU
10-5,1-1AAC
Memphis
13-2,2-0AAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 36 | 23 | 59 |
| Memphis | 24 | 38 | 62 |
Mustangs Drop Road Battle At No. 15 Memphis 62-59
Jan 7 | Men's Basketball
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Jahvon Quinerly connected on a 3-pointer with three seconds left, part of his 11 points in the game, to complete a comeback for No. 15 Memphis as the Tigers defeated SMU 62-59 on Sunday.
David Jones led the Tigers with 17 points and Jaykwon Walton added 10 as Memphis (13-2, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) won its eighth straight.
Tyreek Smith led SMU (10-5, 1-1) with 12 points and seven rebounds as the Mustangs saw their four-game winning streak end.
Memphis used a 17-5 run opening the second half to pull even. The Tigers eventually built a six-point lead. Tied with two minutes remaining, both teams had blocks down the stretch, including Nick Jourdain of Memphis blocking Smith at the rim leading to a jump ball with 12 seconds remaining.
Both teams have dealt with close games this season. Only one of the Mustangs four losses was by double digits — to Texas A&M 79-66 on Nov. 14. Two of their losses — to Arizona State and Dayton — were by two points.
Meanwhile, Memphis has survived two close games recently.
The SMU defense forced the Tigers into turnovers and kept Memphis' shooting under 40% for much of the first half. While the Mustangs weren't putting up a lot of points, they were crashing the boards outrebounding Memphis 25-9.
All of that translated into a 15-point lead for SMU, which carried a 36-24 advantage into the break.
SMU Postgame Notes – January 7, 2024
[15/15] Memphis 62, SMU 59
Memphis (13-2, 2-0), SMU (10-5, 1-1 AAC)
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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
SMU outrebounded Memphis 43-35
- SMU 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
SMU 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)
SMU 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)
SMU 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)
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
8 144 Jon Killen, 2004-08
9 139 Sterling Brown, 2013-17
10 136 Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
136 Nic Moore, 2013-16
12 130 Butch Moore, 1982-86
13 128 David Piehler, 1979-83
14 127 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
15 126 Justin Isham, 2001-05
126 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
17 125 Phil Hale, 1976-80
18 123 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
123 Zhuric Phelps
