SMU picked up a win in its second home game in as many days behind a record performance from a Mustang guard, highlighting Wednesday’s action in The American.
 
Mustang G Nic Moore tied an American Athletic Conference record with seven steals while adding 17 points and six assists in SMU's 72-59 win over Texas Southern to lift the Mustangs to 3-3. G Keith Frazier tallied 16 points and six rebounds while F Yanick Moreira chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
 
East Carolina was narrowly edged by Hawaii, 75-73, in the Pirates’ final game of the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida. G B.J. Tyson had a game-high 24 points for the Pirates, who dropped to 3-3.
 
Tulsa G Shaquille Harrison notched 17 points and 11 rebounds, but it was not enough for the Golden Hurricane to get by a hot-shooting Oklahoma State squad in a 73-58 defeat in Las Vegas in the championship of the MGM Grand Main Event. Tulsa fell to 3-2 in the loss.
 
UCF was defeated for the first time this season in a 95-69 loss to Davidson, dropping the Knights to 3-1. G Daiquan Walker led three UCF in double-figures with 15 points.
 
Memphis will take its turn in Las Vegas as the Tigers square off with Baylor as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena. The late-night showdown will be the eighth all-time meeting between the Tigers and Bears, with Memphis holding a 6-1 advantage. It is also the third consecutive year Memphis will play on Thanksgiving.