Box Score | Postgame Notes
Photo Gallery
Coach Lanier Postgame Radio
Postgame Press Conference
DALLAS (AP) -- Samuell Williamson had 14 points in SMU's 72-69 victory over UAB on Sunday night.
Williamson added six rebounds for the Mustangs (15-7, 6-3 American Athletic Conference). Chuck Harris scored 14 points and added five assists. Zhuric Phelps shot 4 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
Efrem Johnson led the Blazers (14-8, 6-3) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. UAB also got 10 points from Christian Coleman. Yaxel Lendeborg also recorded nine points, 13 rebounds and three blocks.
Williamson scored six points in the first half for SMU, who led 32-27 at the break. SMU pulled off the victory after an 8-0 second-half run erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 70-65 with 57 seconds remaining in the half. Harris scored 10 second-half points.
SMU Postgame Notes – February 4, 2024
UPCOMING GAMES
- At Rice – Wednesday, Feb. 7 – 7pm CT – Houston, Texas – Tudor Fieldhouse
- TV: ESPN+
- Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App
- North Texas – Sunday, Feb. 11 – 1pm CT – Dallas, Texas – David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum
- TV: ESPN2/ESPNU
- Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App
SMU CLOSING RUN
- 16-2 run up 70-65 with 55 seconds left (finished on Ricardo Wright 3-pointer)
- SMU trailed 57-45 with 9:35 left (finished the game 27-13)
- Zhuric Phelps hit 2 FTs with 3.9 seconds left
NOTES
- 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.)
- 2nd straight game with this lineup
- SMU won 72-69 (entered the game SMU No. 46 in the NCAA NET rankings)
- SMU 9-3 in past 12 games
- 7 straight home wins, 11-2 at Moody Coliseum
- 2nd straight win by 4 or less (80-76 vs Tulane on Thusday)
- Steals: SMU 12, UAB 3
- Points In The Paint: SMU 40, UAB 28
- Fast Break Points: SMU 14, UAB 10
- SMU had 4 score 10+
- 7th game this season with at least 4 in double figures (7-0)
- Chuck Harris (14 - entered game averaging 13.1, also had 5 assists and 2 steals)
- Zhuric Phelps (14 – entered game 13th in the AAC at 14.6, also had 5 assists and a steal)
- Samuell Williamson (14 - 10th game in double figures this season, also had 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a block)
- Ricardo Wright (10 - 5th game this season with 10+)
- Tyreek Smith had 8 points and a career-high 5 blocks
- SMU held UAB to 69 points (entered game 2nd AAC / 17th NCAA in scoring defense at 64.0)
- UAB entered game averaging 77.8 points per game
- SMU and UAB tied in rebounds 35-35
- 15 offensive rebounds (entered game 1st in the AAC / 17th NCAA at 13.6 offensive rebounds per game)
- 10 2nd-chance points (entered game averaging 13.1)
- Keon Ambrose-Hylton (5)
- Samuell Williamson (6 - entered game 7th in AAC at 7.4)
- SMU had 8 blocked shots (entered game 2nd in AAC / 35th NCAA at 4.9)
- SMU had 12 steals (entered game 3rd in AAC / 49th NCAA at 8.3)
- SMU had 19 assists on 28 FGs (entered game 1st in AAC at 15.7)
- B.J. Edwards (3 - entered game 11th in AAC in assists at 3.4)
- Chuck Harris (5 - entered game 13th in AAC in assists at 3.4)
- Zhuric Phelps (tied season-high 5 - 3rd straight game with 5 assists)
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, Sr., F)
- 2 points, 5 rebounds
- 2 blocked shots (entered game 13th in AAC in blocks at 1.0)
- 1-2 FGs (entered game 3rd in AAC at 65.8% FGs)
- B.J. Edwards (#0, So., G)
- 6 points, 3 rebounds
- 3 assists / 0 turnovers (entered game 11th in AAC in assists at 3.4 and 4th in AAC with a 2.67 assist-to-turnover ratio)
- Chuck Harris (#3, Sr., G)
- 14 points (entered game averaging 13.1)
- 5 assists / 1 turnover (entered game 13th in AAC in assists at 3.4 and 11th in AAC with a 1.73 assist-to-turnover ratio)
- 2-7 on 3FGs (entered game 4th in AAC at 42.3%)
- Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27)
- 14 points (entered game 13th in AAC at 14.6)
- Tied season high 5 assists (3rd straight game with 5 assists)
- 3 rebounds
- 1 steal (entered game 3rd in the AAC at 2.05)
- 139 career steals, T-9th at SMU
- 5-7 FTs (entered game 16th in AAC at 78.4%)
- Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
- 8 points
- 3-6 FGs (entered game 5th in AAC at 62.1% FGs)
- Career-high 5 blocked shots (entered game 7th in AAC at 1.5 per game)
- Samuell Williamson (#10, F, So.)
- 14 points
- 6 rebounds (entered game 7th in AAC at 7.4 per game)
- 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocked shot
- Ricardo Wright (#5, G, Sr.)
- 10 points (5th game with 10+ this season, 6+ in 10 of past 11 games)
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/Zhuric Phelps
