Memphis took down No. 6 Alabama as American Athletic Conference men's basketball teams went 5-0 Tuesday evening, December 14.

Tuesday, December 14
Memphis 92, No. 6/8 Alabama 78 - Box Score
Cincinnati 77, Florida A&M 50 - Box Score
South Florida 60, Austin Peay 51 - Box Score
No. 14/13 Houston 71, Louisiana 56 - Box Score
Wichita State 82, Alcorn State 63 - Box Score

Memphis 92, No. 6/8 Alabama 78 - Box Score
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- (AP) — DeAndre Williams had 20 points and six assists, Jalen Duren added 14 points and Memphis finally played to its potential, beating No. 6 Alabama 92-78 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game skid.

Landers Nolley added 13 points for Memphis (6-4), which came into the season with a highly touted recruiting class and topped out with the No. 9 ranking in the AP Top 25. But the Tigers got pounded by Iowa State and lost close games to Georgia, Ole Miss and Murray State to fall out of the poll.

Keon Ellis led the Crimson Tide (8-2) with 19 points. Jaden Quinerly finished with 12 points and Jaden Shackelford added 10.

Memphis took control with a 12-0 run capped by Tyler Harris' 3-pointer that made it 61-42 with 12:53 remaining.

Alabama, meanwhile, finished with 20 turnovers and couldn't generate consistent offense after halftime. Memphis led 37-32 after a back-and-forth first half.

Cincinnati 77, Florida A&M 50 - Box Score
CINCINNATI -- (AP) — Jeremiah Davenport posted 16 points as Cincinnati easily beat Florida A&M 78-50 on Tuesday night.

Mika Adams-Woods had 11 points for Cincinnati (8-3). Ody Oguama added eight rebounds. Mike Saunders Jr. had six assists.

MJ Randolph had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Rattlers (2-7). DJ Jones added 11 points. Bryce Moragne had 11 rebounds.

South Florida 60, Austin Peay 51 - Box Score
TAMPA, Fla. -- (AP) — Javon Greene posted 14 points and eight rebounds as South Florida topped Austin Peay 60-51 on Tuesday night.

Caleb Murphy had 12 points and six rebounds for South Florida (4-4). Jamir Chaplin added 10 points. Sam Hines Jr. had three blocks.

Cameron Copeland had 12 points for the Governors (4-5). Tariq Silver added 10 points. Alec Woodard had six rebounds.

No. 14/13 Houston 71, Louisiana 56 - Box Score
HOUSTON -- (AP) — Josh Carlton had 17 points and nine rebounds, Jamal Shead added 16 points and No. 14 Houston beat Louisiana-Lafayette 71-56 on Tuesday night.

Taze Moore had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Fabian White Jr. finished with 12 points and nine rebounds and Kyler Edwards had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars (9-2). Houston shot 39% and struggled on 3-pointers, making just two of 21 attempts.

"It was a good win," Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. "Matter of fact, it might be the best win we have had all year considering the circumstances."

Sampson said his team was fatigued after the last three days and getting back late following its one-point loss at Alabama on Saturday. Houston played only seven players against Louisiana, and were without leading scorer Marcus Sasser, starting forward Reggie Chaney and reserve guard Tramon Mark due to injuries.

"Before the game started, I said I wanted us to play as hard as we can for as long as we can," Sampson said. "Without substitutes, we weren't going to be able to do it for 40 minutes, but when they started to come back a little bit, I think our culture kicked in."

Houston never trailed in its 32nd straight home win, which the Cougars earned by outrebounding Louisiana 48-37, including 21 offensive rebounds, and dominating the paint 46-18.

"Some nights you just have to battle through it," Sampson said. "What we do is not a beauty contest. At the end of the year, you look back and what's your record? Right now, we're 9-2. We're three points away from being 11-0."

Jordan Brown led the Ragin' Cajuns (5-5) with 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Kentrell Garnett added 12 points. Louisiana shot 33% and 10 of 28 on 3-pointers.

"Second half we battled, got back in the game," Louisiana coach Bob Marlin said. "Got it to seven, had two possessions in a row that we had clean looks at 3's that we missed that would have cut it to four and could have possibly had a really good finish on our hands.

"We weren't good enough tonight. They beat us to loose balls; they beat us on the glass bad. They deserved to win the basketball game."

After Louisiana cut the lead to 17-12 on a dunk by Brown, Houston used a 13-3 run to open up a 30-15 lead on a layup by Shead with 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. The Cougars led 41-23 at the half.

Houston held a 57-42 lead following a dunk by Carlton, but Louisiana responded with an 8-0 run to cut the lead to seven on a 3-pointer by Garnett with eight minutes remaining.

The Cougars answered with an 8-2 spurt to push the lead to 65-52 on two free throws by Shead with 2:41 left.

Wichita State 82, Alcorn State 63 - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. -- (AP) — Morris Udeze had 15 points as Wichita State defeated Alcorn State 82-63 on Tuesday night.

Kenny Pohto had 14 points for Wichita State (8-2), which earned its fifth straight home victory. Ricky Council IV added 12 points. Dexter Dennis had 11 points.

Wichita State scored 44 first-half points, a season best for the team.

Oddyst Walker had 16 points for the Braves (1-8). Darrious Agnew added 14 points. Lenell Henry had 10 points.