Six American Athletic Conference men's basketball teams opened the 2022-23 campaign with wins on Monday, November 7.

Monday, November 7
Cincinnati 98, Chaminade 55 - Box Score
Memphis 76, Vanderbilt 67 - Box Score
Wichita State 79, Central Arkansas 55 - Box Score
No. 3 Houston 83, Northern Colorado 36 - Box Score
Tulane 89, UMBC 67 - Box Score
SMU 77, Texas A&M Commerce 60 - Box Score
Wagner 76, Temple 73 (OT) - Box Score
UNC Asheville 98, UCF 95 (2OT) - Box Score
SE Missouri State 64, South Florida 61 - Box Score
Oregon State 73, Tulsa 70 - Box Score

Cincinnati 98, Chaminade 55 - Box Score
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- David DeJulius led four Bearcats in double figures with 24 points as Cincinnati defeated Chaminade, 98-55, in the season opener.

Landers Nolley II, a transfer from Memphis, had 19 points in his Bearcat debut, while Jeremiah Davenport added 14. New Bearcat Rob Phinisee dished out eight assists in his Cincinnati debut. 

Cincinnati started out red hot from the field, shooting 71.4 percent in the first half (20-28) and ended the night shooting 57.8 percent overall (37-64).

Isaac Amaral-Artharee had 16 to lead Chaminade.

Memphis 76, Vanderbilt 67 - Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Penny Hardaway wants to prepare his Memphis Tigers for March by starting off the season with a tough road game.

He got just that in a sweltering Memorial Gym against a Southeastern Conference team coached by a fellow former NBA All-Star in Jerry Stackhouse.

DeAndre Williams scored 17 points, and Memphis never trailed in routing Vanderbilt 76-67 in the season opener for both teams.

These Tennessee programs separated by about 200 miles hadn’t played each other since 2005, and credit for scheduling the 14th game between these teams goes to the coaches. Memphis won its first true road game in a season opener since beating Chaminade in November 1988.

Now the Memphis coach and his Tigers just ended an NCAA Tournament drought with their first berth since 2014 last March. Stackhouse coached Vanderbilt to its first winning season since 2016-17 and to the NIT quarterfinals.

Hardaway has a very experienced team adding six Division I players through the portal. His starting lineup featured seniors or fifth-year players led by Kendric Davis, the reigning American Athletic Conference player of the year. He added 16 points, and Alex Lomax had 10 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.

Tyrin Lawrence led Vanderbilt with 14 points, and Myles Stute had 12.

Memphis opened with a layup by Williams, and Alex Lomax added a jumper in the first minute. Stute answered with a 3, but that was as close as Vanderbilt would get. The Commodores went 2 of 14 outside the arc as Memphis just kept scoring with dunks, layups and short jumpers.

The Tigers led by as much as 28-11 before taking a 34-22 lead into halftime. They pushed that to 49-30 in the opening minutes of the second half. Vanderbilt’s best run came when Trey Thomas’ 3 got the Commodores within 55-47 with 7:06 left with Memphis going more than 5 minutes without a field goal.

Davis hit a pair of free throws, then Malcolm Dandridge added two more. Davis hit a 3 to end the Tigers’ drought with 5:13 for a 62-47 lead.

Wichita State 79, Central Arkansas 55 - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. -- Craig Porter Jr. scored a career-high 22 points as Wichita State opened the season with a 79-55 win over Central Arkansas.

Porter had 16 of his 22 in the first half and the Shocker defense held UCA to 25.8 percent shooting in the first half (8-31). 

The Shockers had a balanced attack as only Quincy Ballard (10 points) joined Porter in double figures. All 12 Shockers that played in the game scored.

Camren Hunter and Johannes Kirsipuu led Central Arkansas with 13 points apiece.

No. 3 Houston 83, Northern Colorado 36 - Box Score
HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 21 points, J’Wan Roberts added 12 points and six rebounds, and No. 3 Houston opened the season with an 83-36 win over Northern Colorado on Monday night.

Sasser, a preseason All-American, scored 11 points in the first half. He finished 7 of 14 from the field and made 4 of 8 3-pointers. The senior guard missed the second half of last season and all of Houston’s run to the Elite Eight with a toe injury.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson won his 700th career game and 200th with the Cougars.

Emanuel Sharp scored 11 points, Jamal Shead had nine points and nine assists, and Jarace Walker had eight points and 12 rebounds for Houston. The Cougars shot 44% and were 11 of 29 on 3-pointers.

The Cougars, who started the season with their highest ranking since the 1967-68 team began at No. 2, have won 14 straight openers.

Matt Johnson II, Riley Abercrombie and Caleb Shaw each scored eight points for the Bears. Daylen Kountz, who averaged 22.1 points per game last season, finished with three points. Northern Colorado shot 26% and went 5 of 21 on 3-pointers.

Houston finished the first half on a 10-2 run to open a 32-13 lead on a 3-pointer by Sasser. The 13 points were the second fewest allowed in a first half in school history. The Cougars gave up 12 to UConn on Dec. 28, 2016.

The 36 points allowed were the third-fewest in The American's history.

Tulane 89, UMBC 67 - Box Score
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jaylen Forbes and Kevin Cross each scored 21 points as Tulane beat UMBC 89-67 on Monday night in a season opener.

R.J. McGee added 16 points for the Green Wave.

Colton Lawrence led the way for the Retrievers with 14 points. Tra’Von Fagan added 12 points and Matteo Picarelli had 11 points.

SMU 77, Texas A&M Commerce 60 - Box Score
DALLAS (AP) — Zhruic Phelps scored 28 points as SMU beat Texas A&M-Commerce 77-60 in a season opener on Monday.

Phelps also contributed five rebounds for the Mustangs. Zach Nutall scored 12 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc. Samuell Williamson shot 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding 11 rebounds.

The Lions were led by Kalen Williams, who posted 13 points. Demarcus Demonia added 11 points and six rebounds for Texas A&M-Commerce. In addition, Alonzo Dodd finished with eight points.

Wagner 76, Temple 73 (OT) - Box Score
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Delonnie Hunt scored 19 points and Jahbril Price-Noel had the key points at the end of regulation and overtime as Wagner defeated Temple 76-73 on Monday night in the season opener.

Price-Noel, who had 11 points, hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to force the overtime and then he sealed the win with a pair of free throws with three seconds remaining in overtime.

Hunt had three steals for the Seahawks. Zaire Williams scored 16 points, going 4 of 13 from the floor, including 1 for 9 from distance, and 7 for 9 from the line. Rahmir Moore recorded 13 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line.

The Owls were led by Damian Dunn, who posted 29 points. Khalif Battle added 16 points and six rebounds for Temple. In addition, Nick Jourdain finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.

Hunt scored 13 points in the first half for Wagner, who trailed 31-28 at halftime. Wagner outscored Temple by three points in the second half and the teams finished regulation tied 69-69. Moore scored his three the overtime points while finishing 1 of 1 from the floor.

Dunn was 18-for-18 from the free throw line, an American Athletic Conference record for free throws made in a game, and tied the mark for percentage in a game.

UNC Asheville 98, UCF 95 (2OT) - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Drew Pember scored 40 points and UNC Asheville defeated UCF 98-95 in double overtime on Monday night in a season opener.

Pember knocked down a pair of free throws to tie the game 76-76, and a last-second 3-point attempt from UCF was off the mark to force overtime.

It was 86-all at the end of the first overtime. In the second OT, Jamon Battle had a key three-point play and Fletcher Abee hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minutes. Abee’s last 3-pointer with 55 seconds left gave Asheville the lead for good.

Pember had nine rebounds for the Bulldogs. Tajion Jones added 20 points while going 7 of 12 (4 for 8 from distance), and he also had six rebounds. Nicholas McMullen went 5 of 5 from the field to finish with 11 points.

Taylor Hendricks led the Knights in scoring, finishing with 23 points, two steals and three blocks. UCF also got 20 points and two steals from CJ Kelly. In addition, Brandon Suggs finished with 16 points and four steals.

SE Missouri State 64, South Florida 61 - Box Score
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chris Harris’ 16 points helped Southeast Missouri State defeat South Florida 64-61 in the season opener on Monday.

Harris added six rebounds for the Redhawks. Phillip Russell shot 3 for 11 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to add 11 points. Josh Earley shot 2 of 6 from the field and 5 for 10 from the line to finish with nine points.

Keyshawn Bryant led the Bulls in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Tyler Harris added nine points and two steals for South Florida. Ryan Conwell also had nine points.

Oregon State 73, Tulsa 70 - Box Score
CORVALIS, Ore. -- Sam Griffin scored 29 points, but it was not enough as Tulsa fell at Oregon State, 73-70, Monday night.

Tulsa, in its first game under new head coach Eric Konkol, led for most of the game, but Oregon State shot 61.9 percent to cut the deficit and overtake the Golden Hurricane.

Griffin hit five 3-pointers, while Tulsa newcomers Bryant Selebangue and Brandon Betson added 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Jordan Pope scored 19 points to lead the Beavers.