Phelps' 16 help SMU down Rice 95-69
SMU Mustangs vs. Rice Owls: Game Highlights
SMU Mustangs vs. Rice Owls: Game Highlights
HOUSTON -- — Zhuric Phelps scored 16 points as SMU beat Rice 95-69 on Wednesday night.
Phelps had five rebounds and six assists for the Mustangs (16-7, 7-3 American Athletic Conference). Ricardo Wright scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc. Chuck Harris had 11 points and was 4 of 11 shooting (3 for 7 from 3-point range).
Alem Huseinovic led the way for the Owls (9-14, 3-7) with 20 points. Travis Evee added 14 points for Rice. Mekhi Mason also had eight points and four assists.
SMU took the lead with 1:05 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Wright led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 40-37 at the break. SMU pulled away with a 15-0 run in the second half to extend a one-point lead to 16 points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Jason Baker
- K.B. Burdett
- Clarence Armstrong
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
California | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Memphis | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Rice | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
North Texas | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Temple | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Tulane | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
South Florida | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
UAB | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
UTSA | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |