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DALLAS (AP) -- Tyreek Smith and Richardo Wright both had 16 points in SMU's 80-76 victory against Tulane on Thursday night.

Smith also contributed seven rebounds for the Mustangs (14-7, 5-3 American Athletic Conference). Wright was 5 of 12 from the floor, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line. Zhuric Phelps was 5 of 19 shooting, including 1 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

Kevin Cross led the Green Wave (12-9, 3-6) in scoring, finishing with 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Sion James added 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Tulane. In addition, Tre' Williams finished with 12 points.

 

• SMU 80, Tulane 76
• SMU (14-7, 5-3 AAC), Tulane (12-9, 3-6 AAC)
• David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
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• Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, So.), #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, Jr.), #3 Chuck Harris (G, Sr.), #10 Samuell Williamson (F, Sr.), #12 Tyreek Smith (F, Sr.)
  • 1^st game with this lineup
  • 1^st start for Tyreek Smith at SMU (17^th start of his career)
• SMU won 80-76 (entered the game SMU No. 39 in the NCAA NET rankings)
  • SMU 8-3 in past 11 games
  • 6 straight home wins, 10-2 at Moody Coliseum
  • Rebounds: SMU 52 (season high), Tulane 33
  • Offensive Rebounds: SMU 19 (tied season high), Tulane 4
  • Second-Chance Points: SMU 24, Tulane 3
• SMU had 5 score 10+
  • 6^th game this season with at least 4 in double figures (6-0)
  • First game with 5 in double figures since at Murray State 12/22/2023 (W, 92-65)
  • Chuck Harris (12 - entered game averaging 13.2)
  • Zhuric Phelps (15 – entered game 11^th in the AAC at 14.6, also had 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals)
  • Tyreek Smith (Career-high 16 – 8-9 FGs, 7^th game this season with 10+)
  • Samuell Williamson (10 - also had 13 rebounds for 4^th double-double this season)
  • Ricardo Wright (Season-high 16 - 4^th game this season with 10+)
• SMU outrebounded Tulane 52-33 (Most rebounds since 55 vs Northwestern State 11/15/2021)
  • Tied season-high 19 offensive rebounds (entered game 1^st in the AAC / 24^th NCAA at 13.3 offensive rebounds per game)
  • 24 2^nd-chance points (entered game averaging 12.6)
  • +19 margin (entered game 2^nd in the AAC with a 4.8 rebound margin, 8^th game with a margin of at least +10)
  • Keon Ambrose-Hylton (Career-high 11)
  • Samuell Williamson (13 - entered game 7^th in AAC at 7.2)
• SMU outscored Tulane in bench points 25-12
  • More bench points in 17 games this season, including 10 straight

• 11-0 to go up 61-49 with 9:20 left in the second half (Ricardo Wright 5 points in run, Tyreek Smith 4 points)

• Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, Sr., F)
  • 6 points
  • Career-high 11 rebounds
  • 3-6 FGs (entered game 3^rd in AAC at 66.7% FGs)
• B.J. Edwards (#0, So., G)
  • 2 points, 4 rebounds
  • 2 assists (entered game 10^th in AAC in assists at 3.6)
• Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
  • 12 points (entered game averaging 13.2)
• Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)
  • 15 points (entered game 11^th in AAC at 14.6)
  • Tied season-high 5 assists
  • 5 rebounds
  • 3 steals (entered game 5^th in the AAC at 2.0)
    • 138 career steals, 10^th at SMU
  • 4-4 FTs (entered game 16^th in AAC at 77.4%)
• Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
  • 16 points (7^th game this season with 10+)
  • 8-9 FGs
  • 7 rebounds (entered game 19^th in AAC at 6.0 per game)
  • 2 blocked shots (entered game 8^th in AAC at 1.5 per game)
• Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)
  • 10 points
  • Tied season-high 13 rebounds (entered game 7^th in AAC at 7.2 per game, 10+ in 4 of past 5 games)
  • 4 assists, 1 blocked shot
  • 4^th double-double this season and 15^th of his career
• Ricardo Wright (#5, G, Sr.)
  • Season-high 16 points (4^th game with 10+ this season, 6+ in 9 of past 10 games)
  • 3-8 on 3FGs

• 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. 138 - Zhuric Phelps
  • 11. 136 - Jemeil Rich, 1994-97/Nic Moore, 2013-16
• SMU Career Double-Doubles In AAC Games
  • 1. 11 - Ben Moore, 2013-17
  • 2. 7 - Markus Kennedy, 2013-16/Samuell Williamson, 2022-24