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Postgame Notes: SMU 90, Texas A&M Commerce 47

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SMU F Keon Ambrose-Hylton. (Matt Visinsky - On3)

SMU Postgame Notes – December 3, 2023

SMU 90, Texas A&M-Commerce 47

SMU (6-3), TAMUC (4-6)

David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

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Postgame Press Conference

UPCOMING GAMES

At Arizona State – Wednesday, Dec. 6 – 9pm CT/8pm MT – Tempe, Arizona – Desert Financial Arena

TV: FS1

Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App

At [rv/-] Florida State – Saturday, Dec. 16 – 8pm ET/7pm CT – Tallahassee, Florida – Tucker Center

TV: ACC Network

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.)

  • 7th straight game with this lineup

SMU is 5-2 at Moody Coliseum this season

Won 90-47 – 43-point margin of victory

  • Ties for 15th in program history
  • Ties for 9th at Moody Coliseum
  • Largest since 47 (95-48) Northwestern State 11/15/2021 W, 95-48

Scoring – 4 Mustangs in double figures

  • Keon Ambrose-Hylton (career-high 19 points – 4th double-digit game this season), Chuck Harris (10), Zhuric Phelps (11 – 10+ in 8 of 9 games this season), Samuell Williamson (13)
  • 11 different Mustangs scored

SMU shot 69.2% from the field, 4th in a game at SMU

  • Keon Ambrose-Hylton 9-9, Zhuric Phelps 4-6, Tyreek Smith 4-4, Samuell Williamson 4-5

SMU Highest Field Goal Percentage In A Game

72.3 (34-47) vs Lamar, 11-21-2010

69.8 (30-43) vs Southern Miss, 1-22-2011

69.4 (34-49) vs Savannah State, 12-19-2005

69.2 (36-52) vs Texas A&M-Commerce 12-3-2023

67.7 (42-62) vs Texas Tech, 1-5-1983

67.3 (37-55) at Houston, 3-3-1985

66.7 (44-66) vs Texas, 1-28-1984

66.7 (30-45) vs Texas, 2-14-1990

66.7 (32-48) vs Ark-Pine Bluff, 11-24-13 (W, 87-61)

Mustangs held TAMUC to 31.4% from the field (entered game 28th in NCAA at 38.2% FG defense)

  • SMU has held 8 of 9 opponents under 42%

Mustangs had 26 assists on 36 made FGs

  • B.J. Edwards (7), Chuck Harris (7 – tied career high)
  • Most for SMU since 26 vs A&M-Corpus Christi 11/30/2020

Held TAMUC to 7-27 from 3-point range (entered game 2nd in AAC, holding opponents to 28.1%)

SMU outrebounded TAMUC 36-16 and had 9 offensive rebounds (entered game 25th in the NCAA at 14.1 offensive rebounds per game)

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  • Tyreek Smith – team high 6
  • 10 Mustangs with multiple rebounds, 7 players with 3+ boards
  • Best rebound margin since +30 (55-25) vs Northwestern State 11/15/2021

SMU had 6 steals (entered game 2nd in the AAC at 9.0 per game)

  • Tyree Smith – team high 2

SMU had a 48-18 advantage on points in the paint

SMU led 46-16 at halftime

  • Lowest by an opponent in the first half since 16 by USF 12/31/2017 W, 79-39
  • 2nd time leading by 30+ at halftime this season – 37 (90-53) Western Illinois 11/8/2023 W, 90-53

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, F, Sr.)
Career-high 19  points (4th double-digit game this season)
3 rebounds

B.J. Edwards (#0, G, So.)
7 assists and 7 points

Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
10 points, career-high tying 7 assists (6th straight game with multiple assists)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC Second Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
11 points (entered game 8th in AAC at 15-8)
10+ in 8 of 9 games this season
1 steal – 19th for career steals at SMU with 114

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