East Carolina hosts Tulsa (Noon, ESPNews) as the Golden Hurricane looks to improve to 7-0 in conference play. The game features two of the top outside shooters in the conference, as Tulsa's James Woodard is second in The American with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game, while East Carolina's Terry Whisnant is fourth at 2.3.
SMU begins Saturday 6-1 in conference play, a half-game back of Tulsa for the league lead. The Mustangs host Houston (6 p.m., CBSSN) at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs have had 466 3-pointers attempted against them, the most in The American this season, while holding teams to 30.9-percent from outside. Houston is first in The American and 12
th nationally with 466 3-point attempts on the season.
Tulane hosts Memphis (8 p.m., ESPNU) at the downtown Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The Tigers are third in the nation with 7.2 blocks per game and fifth in 3-point field goal defense (26.6-percent.) The Green Wave has three of the top 16 scorers in The American, led by 14.1 points per game from G Louis Dabney.