Houston defeated Wichita State in double overtime and SMU took down Memphis to stay at the top of the American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings on Sunday, Feb. 20.

Sunday, February 20
Houston 76, Wichita State 74 (2OT) - Box Score
Temple 75, Cincinnati 71 - Box Score
UCF 69, East Carolina 66 - Box Score
SMU 73, Memphis 57 - Box Score

Houston 76, Wichita State 74 (2OT) - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. -- (AP) — J'Wan Roberts' dunk with 1.3 seconds remaining in double overtime gave No. 14 Houston a stirring 76-74 victory over Wichita State on Sunday.

It was Roberts' only basket of the game and followed Wichita State's Craig Porter hitting a tying 3-point shot with 5.4 seconds remaining in the second overtime.

The Cougars' Jamal Shead took the inbounds and raced up the floor, hitting Roberts for the uncontested game-winner.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson credited a loss to Wisconsin earlier this season, when the Cougars failed to execute in the final five seconds. That situation was addressed in practice repeatedly

"We kept putting five seconds on the clock, five seconds on the clock, five seconds on the clock to get a feel for what we can do in that amount of time," Sampson said. "Jamal learned from failure, and that led to this success."

Josh Carlton scored 11 of his 23 points in the two overtimes, finishing 9 of 14 from the floor for Houston (22-4, 11-2 American).

Shead scored 13 points for the Cougars while Kyler Edwards, Fabian White and Ramon Walker each added 11.

Porter and Ricky Council each scored 17 for Wichita State (13-10, 4-7) while Tyson Etienne added 15.

"This is a confidence builder for us," Etienne said. "They're a great team, and we took them to the wire."

Much of that credit goes to Porter, who scored eight points in the second overtime. The Shockers started clearing out for him every possession.

"But then Houston went zone, and that gave us a problem," Wichita State coach Isaac Brown said. "Credit Houston for that. They made some crucial plays."

Houston built a six-point lead in the first overtime behind Carlton, but Wichita State rallied and Porter's free throw tied it with 18.1 seconds left. Walker's 3-pointer at the buzzer fell short sending it to a second OT.

The Cougars are still excelling despite listing starting guards Tramion Mack and Marcus Sasser to injuries mid-season. Sampson said victories like this one make all the difference.

"I had two kids play 49 minutes tonight," said Sampson, who improved to 8-2 against Wichita State. "Think about that. I've neer had that. To win six of seven (conference games) on the road for this group is a really big deal.

Temple 75, Cincinnati 71 - Box Score
CINCINNATI -- (AP) — Zach Hicks came off the bench to tally 16 points to lead Temple to a 75-71 win over Cincinnati on Sunday.

Damian Dunn had 15 points for Temple (15-9, 8-5 American Athletic Conference). Hysier Miller added 13 points. Tai Strickland had 11 points.

Temple scored 47 first-half points, a season high for the team.

Jeremiah Davenport tied a season high with 24 points for the Bearcats (17-10, 7-7). David DeJulius added 13 points. Ody Oguama had 11 points.

The Owls improve to 2-0 against the Bearcats for the season. Temple defeated Cincinnati 61-58 on Jan. 25.

UCF 69, East Carolina 66 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. -- (AP) — Darin Green Jr. scored 19 points and hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift Central Florida to a 69-66 win over East Carolina on Sunday.

With 2.3 seconds remaining, Green caught an inbounds pass and launched from near the left baseline, the ball passing through the net as time expired.

Darius Perry had 12 points for Central Florida (16-9, 8-7 American Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Tyem Freeman added 11 points. Darius Johnson had seven rebounds and six assists.

Tristen Newton had 19 points for the Pirates (13-13, 4-10). Tremont Robinson-White added 14 points. Brandon Suggs had 13 points.

The Knights improved to 2-0 against the Pirates for the season. Central Florida defeated East Carolina 92-85 on Jan. 18.

SMU 73, Memphis 57 - Box Score
DALLAS -- (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 27 points, Marcus Weathers added 20 points and seven rebounds, and SMU won its 15th straight home game, topping Memphis 73-57 on Sunday.

Franklin Agunanne had seven rebounds for SMU (19-6, 10-3 American Athletic Conference). Michael Weathers added six points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Lester Quinones had 13 points for the Tigers (15-9, 9-5), whose six-game winning streak was snapped. Landers Nolley II added 12 points. Jalen Duren had 11 points and four blocks.

The Mustangs improve to 2-0 against the Tigers this season. SMU defeated Memphis 70-62 on Jan. 20.