SMU and Memphis continued in second and third place, respectively, in American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings after action on Thursday, March 4.

Thursday, March 4
SMU 76, Cincinnati 71 - Box Score
Houston 84, Temple 48 - Box Score
Tulane 82, UCF 67 - Box Score
Memphis 73, South Florida 64 - Box Score

SMU 76, Cincinnati 71 - Box Score
DALLAS -- Kendric Davis led SMU with 25 points in a 76-71 win over Cincinnati at Moody Coliseum.

Michael Weathers also hit double-digit points with 19, while Marcus Weathers (15) and Emmanuel Bandoumel (10) also recorded double figures.

David DeJulius led Cincinnati with 21 points.

Houston 84, Temple 48 - Box Score
HOUSTON -- — Fabian White Jr. had 26 points and six rebounds and No. 14 Houston scored the first 15 points in an 84-46 victory over Temple on Thursday night.

White was 11 of 18 from the field to help the Cougars (26-4, 15-2 American Athletic) win their sixth straight. The graduate senior has scored at least 20 points in three straight games.

Taze Moore added 19 points, Jamal Shead had 10 points and a career-high 13 assists, and Josh Carlton finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Houston shot 53%, including 63% in the second half. It made 10 of 25 3-pointers and had a 42-18 advantage in points in the paint.

Nick Jourdain and Jahlil White each scored 10 points for Temple (16-11, 9-7). Jourdain fouled out 4 1/2 minutes into the second half after picking up his fourth foul and getting called for a technical foul. The Owls shot 31%, including 5 of 19 (26%) in the second half.

White capped the opening 15-0 run with a layup, but the Owls responded with a 14-3 spurt — cutting it two four on two free throws by Jourdain with 9:42 left in the first half.

The Cougars answered with an 11-3 run, making it 29-17 on a dunk by White with four minutes remaining, and took a 33-23 lead into halftime.

Temple closed within seven to start the second half, but that was as close as the Owls would get. They went 11:18 without a field goal in the second half.

Tulane 82, UCF 67 - Box Score
NEW ORLEANS -- — Jaylen Forbes had 16 points to lead five Tulane players in double figures as the Green Wave topped Central Florida 82-67 on Thursday night. Kevin Cross added 15 points for the Green Wave. Jadan Coleman chipped in 13, DeVon Baker scored 10 and R.J. McGee had 10. Cross also had nine rebounds.

Tulane (13-13, 10-7 American Athletic Conference) scored 48 points in the second half, a season high for the team.

Darius Johnson had 15 points for the Knights (17-10, 9-8). C.J. Walker added 13 points and 16 rebounds. Darius Perry had 10 points.

The Green Wave leveled the season series against the Knights. Central Florida defeated Tulane 68-66 on Jan. 22.

Memphis 73, South Florida 64 - Box Score
TAMPA, Fla. -- — Jalen Duren had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead five Memphis players in double figures as the Tigers defeated South Florida 73-64 on Thursday night. Tyler Harris added 14 points for the Tigers. Alex Lomax chipped in 12, Lester Quinones scored 11 and DeAndre Williams had 11.

Russel Tchewa had 13 points for the Bulls (8-21, 3-14 American Athletic Conference). Corey Walker Jr. added 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Caleb Murphy had 11 points and eight assists.