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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Chuck Harris scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half to help SMU defeat Tulane 87-79 on Thursday night.

Harris also added six assists for the Mustangs (18-7, 9-3 American Athletic Conference). Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points while shooting 7 for 14 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line. Tyreek Smith shot 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding seven rebounds and four blocks.

The Green Wave (13-11, 4-8) were led in scoring by Kevin Cross, who finished with 20 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Jaylen Forbes added 18 points and six rebounds for Tulane. In addition, Sion James had 14 points, six rebounds, two steals and three blocks.

Harris scored nine points in the first half and SMU went into the break trailing 41-37.

 

• SMU 87, Tulane 79
• SMU (18-7, 9-3 AAC), Tulane (13-11, 4-8 AAC)
• New Orleans, Louisiana – Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse
• Postgame Audio 
• SMU Basketball Coaches Show Presented By The SMU Cox School Of Business – Monday 7pm At Ozona Grill & Bar

• [rv/-] Memphis – Sunday, Feb. 18 – 3pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
  • TV: ESPN
  • Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App
• At [24/rv] Florida Atlantic – Thursday, Feb. 22 – 7pm ET/6pm CT – Boca Raton, Fla. - Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App

• Zhuric Phelps and Samuell Williamson both reach 1,000 career points
  • Zhuric Phelps had 19 points, now has 1,012 for career (44^th Mustang to 1,000 points - right baseline floater at 3:12 1^st half)
  • Samuell Williamson had 10 points, now has 1,000 for career (front end of 1-and-1 with 1:09 left)
• Chuck Harris has the most career points of any current Mustang with 1,303 (season-high 25 vs Tulane)

• 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.)
  • 5^th straight game with this lineup
• SMU won 87-79 (entered the game No. 42 in the NCAA NET rankings)
  • SMU has won 5 straight (longest winning streak of the season)
  • SMU is 12-3 in past 15 games
  • Rebounds: SMU 43, Tulane 35
  • Offensive Rebounds: SMU 16, Tulane 10
  • Assists: SMU 19, Tulane 12
• SMU had 5 score 10+ (4^th time this season with 5 in double figures, 3 of those in AAC play)
  • 11-0 this season with at least 4 in double figures
  • Chuck Harris (season-high 25 - entered game averaging 13.0)
  • Zhuric Phelps (19 – entered game 12^th in the AAC at 14.4)
  • Tyreek Smith (11 - 8^th game with 10+ this season)
  • Samuell Williamson (10)
  • Jalen Smith (10)
• SMU outscored Tulane 50-38 in the second half
  • SMU trailed 41-37 at halftime – now 4-2 when trailing at the half
• SMU outrebounded Tulane 43-35
  • 16 offensive rebounds (entered game 1^st in AAC / 15^th NCAA at 13.7 offensive rebounds per game)
  • 6 Mustangs had at least 4 rebounds
  • +8 margin (entered game 1^st in AAC / 38^th NCAA with a +5.6 margin)
  • Ja'Heim Hudson (6 - entered game averaging 3.0)
  • Tyreek Smith (7 – entered game averaging 5.7)
  • Samuell Williamson (7 - entered game 6^th in AAC at 7.6)
• SMU had 7 blocked shots (entered game 1^st in AAC / 22^nd NCAA at 5.0)
  • Keon Ambrose-Hylton (1 - entered game 13^th in AAC at 1.0)
  • Tyreek Smith (4 - entered game 3^rd in AAC in blocks at 1.7)
• SMU had 8 steals (entered game 2^nd in AAC / 33^rd NCAA at 8.7)
  • Ja'Heim Hudson (2 - tied season high)
  • Zhuric Phelps (2 - entered game 4^th in AAC in steals at 2.0)
  • Jalen Smith (1 - tied career high)
• SMU had 19 assists on 27 FGs (entered game 1^st in AAC / 35^th NCAA at 16.1)
  • 8 different Mustangs had at least 1 assist
  • B.J. Edwards (3 - entered game 13^th in AAC at 3.3)
  • Chuck Harris (6 - entered game 9^th in AAC at 3.5)
  • Samuell Williamson (4)
• SMU was 10-23 on 3FGs
  • 6^th game this season with at least 10 made 3FGs
  • Chuck Harris was 5-6 (entered game 7^th in AAC at 40.7%)
  • Zhuric Phelps 2-4
  • Jalen Smith 2-5

• 9-0 early in 2^nd half for 46-42 lead with 16:50 left (Tyreek Smith had last 4 points of run)
• 10-2 to go up 69-57 with 7:53 left (Zhuric Phelps had 5 points in the run)

• Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, F, Sr.)
  • 6 points, 4 rebounds
  • 1 blocked shots (entered game 13^th in AAC at 1.0 per game)
• B.J. Edwards (#0, So., G)
  • 4 rebounds, 1 steal
  • 3 assists (entered game 13^th in AAC in assists at 3.3)
• Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
  • Season-high 25 points (entered game averaging 13.0)
    • 3^rd 20-point game this season
  • 6 assists (entered game 9^th in AAC in assists at 3.5 and 11^th in the AAC with a 1.83 assist-to-turnover ratio)
    • 5+ assists in 3 of past 4 games
  • 5-6 on 3FGs (entered game 7^th in AAC at 40.7%)
    • 6^th game with at least 4 made 3FGs this season
• Ja'Heim Hudson (#15, Jr., F)
  • 6 points, 6 rebounds
  • 2 steals (tied season high)
• Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27, F12)
  • 19 points (entered game 12^th in AAC at 14.4)
    • Now has 1,012 for his career - 44^th to 1,000 career points at SMU (right baseline floater at 3:12 1^st half)
  • 2 steals (entered game 4^th in the AAC at 2.0)
    • 145 career steals, 8^th at SMU
• Jalen Smith (#2, Jr., G)
  • 10 points – First time in career with consecutive 10+ games (14 in Sunday's win over North Texas)
  • 2-5 on 3FGs
• Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
  • 11 points
  • 7 rebounds
  • 5-9 FGs (entered game 5^th in AAC at 62.1 % FGs)
  • 4 blocked shots (entered game 3^rd in AAC at 1.7 per game)
    • Has 45 this season, T-15^th in a season at SMU
• Samuell Williamson (#10, F, Sr.)
  • 10 points – now has 1,000 for his career
  • 7 rebounds (entered game 6^th in AAC at 7.6 per game)
  • 4 assists, 1 steal

• 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. 145 - Zhuric Phelps
  • 9. 144 - Jon Killen, 2004-08
  • 10. 139 - Sterling Brown, 2013-17

• Blocked Shots
  • 1. 165 - 2013-14
  • 2. 149 - 2002-03
  • 3. 147 - 1984-85
  • 4. 146 - 1983-84/2014-15
  • 6. 142 - 2021-22
  • 7. 138 - 2005-06
  • 8. 137 - 2015-16
  • 9. 132 - 2012-13
  • 10. 127 - 2023-24
  • 11. 124 - 1978-79