UCF, Tulsa and Wichita State all picked up victories in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday, Dec. 11.

Saturday, December 11
UCF 83, North Carolina A&T 68 - Box Score
Tulsa 69, Southern Illinois 65 - Box Score
Wichita State 71, Norfolk State 58 - Box Score
Saint Joseph's 68, Temple 49 - Box Score
Xavier 83, Cincinnati 63 - Box Score
Alabama 83, Houston 82 - Box Score

UCF 83, North Carolina A&T 68 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. -- (AP) — Darin Green Jr. registered 18 points as Central Florida defeated North Carolina A&T 83-68 on Saturday.

Isaiah Adams had 13 points for the Knights (6-2). Brandon Mahan added 11 points, while Darius Perry handed out six assists.

Demetric Horton had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Aggies (3-8). Jeremy Robinson added 11 points, while David Beatty scored 10.

Tulsa 69, Southern Illinois 65 - Box Score
TULSA, Okla. -- (AP) — Sam Griffin had 20 points as Tulsa edged past Southern Illinois 69-65 on Saturday.

Jeriah Horne had 15 points for Tulsa (5-5). Tim Dalger added 12 points.

Ben Coupet Jr. tied a career high with 27 points for the Salukis (5-4). Marcus Domask added 16 points.

Wichita State 71, Norfolk State 58 - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. -- (AP) — Tyson Etienne and Morris Udeze both scored 16 points and Wichita State breezed to a 71-58 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday night.

Dexter Dennis added 10 points for the Shockers (7-2), who have won four straight at home.

Dana Tate Jr. scored a career-high 22 points for the Spartans (9-3). Christian Ings added 11 points, while Kris Bankston scored 10.

Saint Joseph's 68, Temple 49 - Box Score
PHILADELPHIA -- (AP) — Jordan Hall had 26 points as Saint Joseph's beat Temple 68-49 on Saturday in a Big 5 rivalry among Philadelphia-area teams.

Hall made 4 of 6 3-pointers. He added eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Ejike Obinna had 14 points for Saint Joseph's (6-4). Taylor Funk added 13 rebounds.

Temple totaled a season-low 22 points in the first half on 28% shooting (9-32).

Damian Dunn had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Owls (6-4), whose five-game winning streak came to an end. Jeremiah Williams added 12 points. Jahlil White had 11 points and six rebounds.

Xavier 83, Cincinnati 63 - Box Score
CINCINNATI -- (AP) — Jack Nunge had a career-high 31 points plus 15 rebounds as Xavier easily defeated Cincinnati 83-63 on Saturday night.

Paul Scruggs had 14 points for Xavier (9-1), which won its fifth straight game. Adam Kunkel added 12 points.

Cincinnati scored 27 points in the first half, a season low for the team.

John Newman III had 14 points for the Bearcats (7-3). David DeJulius added 12 points. Jeremiah Davenport had 11 points.

Alabama 83, Houston 82 - Box Score
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — JD Davison’s putback dunk with 33 seconds left and a final defensive stop gave No. 9 Alabama a 83-82 victory over 14th-ranked Houston on Saturday night for the Crimson Tide’s second straight win over a recent Final Four team.

The Tide (8-1), which defeated No. 5 Gonzaga last weekend in Seattle, also survived two late attempts by Houston when Kyler Edwards missed a 3-point attempt and Fabian White Jr.’s desperate heave bounced off the rim and was swatted out of bounds by Davison as the clock ran out.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and several players followed the officials off the court, arguing Davison’s swat was goaltending. Houston’s leading scorer, Marcus Sasser, had to be held back by teammates.

Juwan Gary topped his career-high by halftime and finished with 19 for the Tide. Jaden Shackelford scored 18 and made 5 of 7 3-pointers, including two big ones late. Jahvon Quinerly had 17 points and eight assists, and Davison finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Sasser led the way for Houston (8-2) with 23 points, despite making just 8 of 25 shots. Jamal Shead and Josh Carlton both scored 14 points and White had 11.

Shackelford hit back-to-back 3-pointers, making a foul shot after the first, for an 81-79 lead in the final three minutes. The score stayed that way after a Tide layup was waved off because of basket interference against Keon Ellis with 1:18 to play.

Then Sasser buried a 3-pointer to give Houston the lead before Davison slammed it home.

Houston called a timeout with 25 seconds left to set up the final play.