SMU Slips Past UAB, 72-69

In The SMU Win Over UAB   SMU 9-3 in past 12 games. 7 straight home wins, 11-2 at Moody Coliseum. SMU had 4 score 10 or more points.

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00:00 After dominating the series with seven straight wins, SMU defeated UAB 72-69.

00:09 Now the key to tonight's matchup was getting the ball out quickly.

00:12 UAB was in a full court press for a majority of the game, which allowed SMU to push the

00:16 ball up in transition and lead to some pretty easy fast break points.

00:19 Now offensively, the scoring was a lot more spread out tonight with four different players

00:23 scoring in double digits and leading the way was Chuck Harris and Zirk Phelps who both

00:27 registered 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 rebounds.

00:31 Head coach Rob Lanier said post-game that the energy tonight is what made him think

00:34 that they were never going to lose this game.

00:36 He said even when they were down by 10, he still knew they were going to pull away the

00:40 win.

00:41 SMU is now 7-0 in their last seven home games and will be back in action when they travel

00:45 to Rice to take on the Owls at 7 p.m. this Wednesday.

00:48 For all things SMU basketball, tune into Spectrum Cable Channel 15 every Wednesday and Thursday

00:53 night at 11.

00:54 In Moody Coliseum, reporting for G210 Sports, I'm Morgan Alexander and you have just picked

00:58 Prudential.

00:59 [Music]