In American Athletic Conference men's basketball action, Houston and Tulsa picked up home wins in their conference openers Friday (Jan. 3).

Houston 76, UCF 63 - Box Score

HOUSTON (AP) -- Nate Hinton scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds, notching his sixth double-double this season, and Houston topped UCF, 78-63, on Friday night, winning a fifth-straight game.

Fabian White Jr. added 13 points for Houston (11-3, 1-0 American Athletic Conference), DeJon Jarreau added 12 points all from the free throw line, and Quentin Grimes scored 10.

Houston led 37-33 at halftime and saw UCF cut its lead to two points twice in the early going of the second half. Frank Bertz cut the gap to 47-45 with a 3-pointer at 13:40 only to see Houston take off on a 12-1 run over the next four-plus minutes.

Jarreau made 7 of 8 from the line in that stretch.

Dazon Ingram had 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Knights (9-5, 0-2). Collin Smith added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ceasar DeJesus added 10 points.

Tulsa 70, Temple 44 - Box Score

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Jeriah Horne scored 23 points, Brandon Rachal added 19 and Martins Igbanu 14 as Tulsa defeated Temple, 70-44, Friday night to win its American Athletic Conference opener.

Horne, Rachal and Igbanu combined to make 21 of the Golden Hurricanes 27 field goals as Tulsa (9-5, 1-0) shot 51% from the floor (27-for-53) with eight 3-pointers, 13 steals and five blocked shots.

Temple (9-4, 1-1) trailed 35-17 at the break, a season-low halftime score, shooting just 19% (7-for-36) in the first half, improving slightly to 28% (18-for-65) for the game. The Owls are winless in Tulsa in six tries.

Quinton Rose led Temple with 12 points and Alani Moore II added nine.