SMU drops close contest to Dayton, 65-63
DALLAS (AP) – Koby Brea’s 22 points helped Dayton defeat SMU 65-63 on Wednesday night.
Brea added six rebounds for the Flyers (5-2). Daron Holmes scored 20 points while going 6 of 10 and 7 of 9 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. Enoch Cheeks was 3 of 7 shooting (3 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points, while adding seven rebounds.
Zhuric Phelps finished with 15 points and four steals for the Mustangs (5-3). Keon Ambrose-Hylton added 12 points for SMU. In addition, Tyreek Smith had eight points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
SMU Postgame Notes – November 29, 2023
Dayton 65, SMU 63
Dayton (5-2), SMU (5-3)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
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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.)
- 6th straight game with this lineup
SMU is 4-2 at Moody Coliseum this season
Scoring: Keon Ambrose-Hylton (12 points – 3rd double-digit game this season), Zhuric Phelps (15 – 10+ in 7 of 8 games this season – 4th straight game with 15+)
- 8 different Mustangs scored
- 5 different Mustangs with 8+ points
SMU outrebounded Dayton 35-31 and had 17 offensive rebounds (entered game 38th in the NCAA at 13.7 offensive rebounds per game)
- Keon Ambrose Hylton (5), B.J. Edwards (3 – all offensive), Ja’Heim Hudson (4 – 3 offensive), Tyreek Smith (8 – 5th game this season with 7+), Ricardo Wright (4 – tied career high 3 offensive rebounds)
SMU had 10 steals (entered game 2nd in the AAC at 8.9 per game)
- Zhuric Phelps (season-high 4 steals – multiple steals in 6 of 8 games this season)
- B.J. Edwards (2 – 4th game this season with multiple steals)
SMU had a 32-28 advantage on points in the paint
SMU had 5 blocked shots (averaged 4.7 entering the game)
- Ja’Heim Hudson (2 – season high), Tyreek Smith (2 – 5th multi-block game this season)
Series History with Dayton: 4-3
- Fourth straight season playing: 2-2
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, F, Sr.)
- 12 points (3rd double-digit game this season)
- 5 rebounds
Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.)
- 8 points, 3 assists (5th straight game with multiple assists)
Ja’Heim Hudson (#15, F, Jr.)
- Season-high 8 points with 4 rebounds, 2 blocks
Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC Second Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
- 15 points (entered game 8th in AAC at 15.9)
- 10+ in 7 of 8 games this season
- 1 assist, 3 rebounds
- Season-high 4 steals (multiple steals in 6 of 8 games this season)
- Now 19th for career steals at SMU with 113
Editor’s Note: SMU release.
