Tulsa and Wichita State picked up victories in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Friday, November 26.
Friday, November 26
Tulsa 77, Little Rock 63 -
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Wichita State 61, Missouri 55 - Box Score
Iowa State 78, Memphis 59 -
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Tulsa 77, Little Rock 63 -
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TULSA, Okla. -- (AP) — Jeriah Horne had 17 points as Tulsa beat Little Rock 77-63 on Friday night.
Rey Idowu finished with 16 points for the Golden Hurricane (4-2). Sam Griffin added 14 points and Darien Jackson scored 12.
DeAntoni Gordon led the Trojans (4-3) with 17 points. Marko Andric added 10 points.
Wichita State 61, Missouri 55 - Box Score
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- (AP)— Tyson Etienne scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and Morris Udeze netted 11 of his 15 points after intermission to help Wichita State fend off Missouri 61-55 on Friday night.
Etienne sank 7 of 17 shots from the floor for the Shockers (5-1), hitting 5 of 9 in the final 20 minutes. Udeze hit 6 of 8 shots overall — 5 of 6 after the break. Kenny Pohto came off the bench to contribute 10 points and six rebounds.
Amari Davis led the Tigers (3-3) with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Reserve Jarron Coleman scored 10.
The Shockers led 26-23 at halftime and they were up 59-46 with 1:28 left to play before shaky free-throw shooting let the Tigers close the game on a 9-2 run.
Missouri shot just 34.8% on its home floor (23 of 66) and made only 2 of 18 from 3-point range.
Wichita State shot 46.9% overall, 35.3% from distance, but made only 9 of 20 free throws (45%).
Iowa State 78, Memphis 59 -
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- After a defensive struggle in the first half, Memphis could not keep up with Iowa State, falling ???, in the final of the Preseason NIT Tip-Off.
Emoni Bates led the Tigers (5-1) with 12 points, while Jalen Duren had nine points and three blocks.
Iowa State (6-0) was led by Gabe Kalscheur recorded 30 points.