A couple of Texas teams go at it Wednesday as the Texas A&M Aggies host the SMU Mustangs. The Aggies, who play in the SEC, are 4-2 this season while the Mustangs, of the American Athletic Conference, are off to a 3-3 start. These two teams have not played one another since 2013 when SMU won 55-52. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. EST at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
The SMU Mustangs are off to a 3-3 start this season. They beat Texas A&M Commerce, Evansville and Lamar, and lost to Dayton, New Mexico, and Louisiana. They are coming off an easy 75-50 win over Lamar as Lamar shot just 34% from the floor. Zhuric Phelps filled up the stat sheet for SMU with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocked shots. He also had 3 three pointers.
Zhuric Phelps scores 19 to lead SMU to 75-50 romp over Lamar https://t.co/JsSzwtb5NL
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Stefan Todorovic added 14 points and 7 rebounds while Samuell Williamson had 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals. SMU had 9 steals for the game and forced 15 turnovers. SMU is ranked No. 145 in the country, according to KenPom. They rank No. 210 in offensive efficiency and No. 98 in defensive efficiency. Phelps leads the team with 18.5 points per game while Zach Nutall averages 12.7 points per game.