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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
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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
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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.)

• 13^th  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 2^nd chance points)
• Points in the Paint: SMU 24, Memphis 12

 
Tyreek Smith with a team-high 12 points (first time leading the team, 5^th game in double figures)
 
SMU held Memphis to 62 points (entered game 2^nd AAC / 9^th 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 1^st in AAC / 2^nd 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 2^nd in the AAC at 13.3 offensive rebounds per game)
• +8 margin (entered game 2^nd 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 1^st in the AAC / 32^nd NCAA at 5.0 per game)

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

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

• Chuck Harris (2 - 3^rd game this season with multiple steals)
• Jalen Smith (2 - 4^th 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 1^st 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 8^th in AAC in assists at 3.8 and 5^th 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 12^th in AAC at 14.8)
• 1 assist and 3 rebounds
• 1 steal (entered game 6^th in the AAC at 1.9)
  • 123 career steals, T-18^th at SMU

 
Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)

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