Around the League:
∙ Seven games highlight The American’s basketball slate for Saturday, beginning with UCF’s match at Detroit at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Tulane travels to Starkville, Miss. for a matchup at Mississippi State (4 p.m. ET, SEC Network/ESPN3) and No. 23/20 Cincinnati takes on VCU in Richmond, Va. at 4 p.m. ET (CBSSN). RV/NR Houston continues play in the Global Basketball Classic hosting Eastern Illinois at 4 p.m. ET (ESPN3) and Temple plays host to Delaware State at 4 p.m. ET, also on ESPN3. USF welcomes UAB to the Sun Dome at 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) and Tulsa takes on Oregon State in the Far West Classic Invitational at 11 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network).
∙ Ricky Tarrant Jr. scored a season-high 29 points for Memphis in Friday’s 85-79 loss to Ole Miss at FedEx Forum. Dedric Lawson recorded his fifth double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds. He added a game-high five blocks. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Tigers.
Schedule/Results:
Monday, Dec. 14
Tulane 63, Prairie View A&M 49 (ESPN3)
Tuesday, Dec. 15
No. 23/20 Cincinnati 75, Norfolk State 59 (ESPNU)
Memphis 72, Southern 67 (ASN/ESPN3)
Wednesday, Dec. 16
East Carolina 78, UNC-Wilmington 73 (ESPN3)
Houston 73, NC Central 65 (ESPN3)#
USF 88, Jacksonville 75 (ESPN3)
No. 18/NR SMU 86, Nicholls State 42 (TWC/ESPN3)+
No. 11/11 North Carolina 96, Tulane 77 (ESPN2)
Thursday, Dec. 17
No. 18/NR SMU 105, Hampton 72 (TWC/ESPN3)+
Friday, Dec. 18
Ole Miss 85, Memphis 79 (ESPNEWS)
Saturday, Dec. 19
UCF at Detroit (ESPN3) - 1 p.m.
Tulane at Mississippi State (SEC Network/ESPN3) - 4 p.m.
No. 23/20 Cincinnati at VCU (CBSSN) - 4 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at RV/NR Houston (ESPN3)# - 4 p.m.
Delaware State at Temple (ESPN3) - 4 p.m.
UAB at USF (ASN/ESPN3) - 7 p.m.
Tulsa at Oregon State (Pac-12 Network)% - 11 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20
East Carolina at James Madison - 2 p.m.
UMass-Lowell at No. 25/RV UConn (SNY/ESPN3) - 4 p.m.
[#] Global Basketball Classic
[+] Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic
[%] Far West Classic Invitational
All times Eastern
∙ Seven games highlight The American’s basketball slate for Saturday, beginning with UCF’s match at Detroit at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Tulane travels to Starkville, Miss. for a matchup at Mississippi State (4 p.m. ET, SEC Network/ESPN3) and No. 23/20 Cincinnati takes on VCU in Richmond, Va. at 4 p.m. ET (CBSSN). RV/NR Houston continues play in the Global Basketball Classic hosting Eastern Illinois at 4 p.m. ET (ESPN3) and Temple plays host to Delaware State at 4 p.m. ET, also on ESPN3. USF welcomes UAB to the Sun Dome at 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) and Tulsa takes on Oregon State in the Far West Classic Invitational at 11 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network).
∙ Ricky Tarrant Jr. scored a season-high 29 points for Memphis in Friday’s 85-79 loss to Ole Miss at FedEx Forum. Dedric Lawson recorded his fifth double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds. He added a game-high five blocks. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Tigers.
Schedule/Results:
Monday, Dec. 14
Tulane 63, Prairie View A&M 49 (ESPN3)
Tuesday, Dec. 15
No. 23/20 Cincinnati 75, Norfolk State 59 (ESPNU)
Memphis 72, Southern 67 (ASN/ESPN3)
Wednesday, Dec. 16
East Carolina 78, UNC-Wilmington 73 (ESPN3)
Houston 73, NC Central 65 (ESPN3)#
USF 88, Jacksonville 75 (ESPN3)
No. 18/NR SMU 86, Nicholls State 42 (TWC/ESPN3)+
No. 11/11 North Carolina 96, Tulane 77 (ESPN2)
Thursday, Dec. 17
No. 18/NR SMU 105, Hampton 72 (TWC/ESPN3)+
Friday, Dec. 18
Ole Miss 85, Memphis 79 (ESPNEWS)
Saturday, Dec. 19
UCF at Detroit (ESPN3) - 1 p.m.
Tulane at Mississippi State (SEC Network/ESPN3) - 4 p.m.
No. 23/20 Cincinnati at VCU (CBSSN) - 4 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at RV/NR Houston (ESPN3)# - 4 p.m.
Delaware State at Temple (ESPN3) - 4 p.m.
UAB at USF (ASN/ESPN3) - 7 p.m.
Tulsa at Oregon State (Pac-12 Network)% - 11 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20
East Carolina at James Madison - 2 p.m.
UMass-Lowell at No. 25/RV UConn (SNY/ESPN3) - 4 p.m.
[#] Global Basketball Classic
[+] Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic
[%] Far West Classic Invitational
All times Eastern
