UConn scored a road win against No. 17/17 Memphis, while No. 18/14 Louisville handled Houston in American Athletic Conference action Thursday night.

F DeAndre Daniels scored 23 points and had a career-high 11 rebounds, while G Shabazz Napier added
17 points and 10 assists in the Huskies’ 83-73 win at FedExForum. Louisville, meanwhile, used a big first half to take a 29-point lead into the locker room on its way to a 91-52 win against Houston. The Cardinals were led by a career high 23 points from F Wayne Blackshear.

The next action in the conference comes on Saturday, with five games on the schedule, including two that are part of ESPN’s College GameDay.

Temple faces La Salle at noon on ESPN2 as College GameDay originates from the iconic Palestra for the
first time. Temple coach Fran Dunphy boasts a lifetime 171-55 record at the venue, the most wins any coach has recorded at the Palestra.

College GameDay wraps up Saturday’s action from Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., as UConn hosts
Louisville (9 p.m. ET, ESPN). The game features two of the best long-range shooting squads in the conference. The Cardinals lead the American with 8.4 3-pointers per game, and the Huskies are second with 7.4 triples per game.

UCF plays at home for the first time since Jan. 4 as the Knights welcome SMU to CFE Arena (Noon ET,
ESPNews). They game is the first of three in a four-day stretch for SMU.

Memphis looks to rebound from Thursday’s loss when the Tigers host Division II LeMoyne-Owen (2 p.m. ET,
ESPN3).

No. 19/23 Cincinnati puts its 5-0 conference record on the line when the Bearcats visit USF (5 p.m. ET, ESPNU). The Bearcats have won nine consecutive games and lead the series with the Bulls 24-8.