American Athletic Conference men's basketball squads went 4-1 in action on Wednesday, Dec. 22.

Wednesday, December 22
Temple 85, Delaware State 48 - Box Score
UCF 75, North Alabama 64 - Box Score
Wichita State 102, Prairie View A&M 66 - Box Score
Houston 80, Texas State 47 - Box Score
BYU 54, South Florida 39 - Box Score

Temple 85, Delaware State 48 - Box Score
PHILADELPHIA -- (AP) — Zach Hicks had a season-high 35 points as Temple easily defeated Delaware State 85-48 on Wednesday. Hicks' 35 points were an American Athletic Conference season high and his 10 3-pointers were one shy of the conference record and a new Temple school record.

Damian Dunn had 18 points and seven rebounds for Temple (7-5). Jeremiah Williams added nine assists and four blocks. Jahlil White had six rebounds.

Temple posted a season-high 23 assists.

Both teams set season records for scoring in the second half. Temple totaled 50 second-half points, a season high for the hosts, while the 23 points in the second half for Delaware State were the fewest of the season for the visitors.

Myles Carter had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets (2-11), whose losing streak stretched to nine games. Zach Kent added 12 points and John Stansbury had 11 points.

UCF 75, North Alabama 64 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. -- (AP) — Darius Perry posted 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds as UCF defeated North Alabama 75-64 on Wednesday night.

C.J. Walker had 13 points for the Knights (8-2), who earned their fourth straight victory. Jamille Reynolds added 12 points. Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Jamari Blackmon had 17 points to top the Lions (7-5). Dallas Howell added 12 points. C.J. Brim had 11 points and six assists.

Wichita State 102, Prairie View A&M 66 - Box Score
WICHITA, Kan. -- (AP) — Tyson Etienne had 20 points as Wichita State romped past Prairie View 102-66 on Wednesday night.

Morris Udeze had 16 points for Wichita State (9-3). Clarence Jackson added 15 points. Dexter Dennis had 14 points.

It was the first time this season Wichita State scored at least 100 points.

Jeremiah Gambrell Jr. scored a season-high 22 points for the Panthers (0-10), who have lost 10 games in a row to start the season. D'Rell Roberts and Jawaun Daniels added 10 points apiece.

Houston 80, Texas State 47 - Box Score
HOUSTON -- (AP) — Josh Carlton scored a season-high 20 points, Kyler Edwards added 14 and No. 13 Houston defeated Texas State 80-47 on Wednesday night.

Marcus Sasser had 13 points and Jamal Shead finished with 12 points and 10 assists for Houston (11-2). The Cougars shot 55%, including 13 of 28 on 3-pointers, in winning for the seventh time in eight games.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said the game plan was to use Carlton's size in the low post and take advantage of the mismatch.

"Our best player is Marcus," Sampson said. "We are going to play through Marcus. We're going to play through Josh. And then, in the open court, we don't set traditional screens for Jamal. I thought our screening angles were really good. Our details were really good. Our discipline was good."

Houston, which has won 33 straight home games, outrebounded the Bobcats 31-26 and held a 36-16 advantage in the paint.

"These kinds of games is what our culture is all about," Sampson said. "We get these games before Christmas, the kids are looking forward to the break and they don't focus on taking care of business or the matter at hand. … I just loved the way we prepared Monday and Tuesday. We had a great film session last night. We had tremendous prep today."

Shelby Adams scored 10 points, Nighael Ceaser added nine and Isiah Small had eight for Texas State (9-3), which had won eight in a row. The Bobcats shot 40% and were held to a season low in points.

"Certainly, them with their size disrupted our flow, and then, we haven't traditionally shot the ball well here in recent years," Texas State coach Terrence Johnson said. "Tonight was no different."

Houston, which never trailed, used a 17-2 run over a five-minute span of the first half to take a 29-10 lead on a 3-pointer by Shead with eight minutes left. Shead and Sasser each had six points in the spurt.

Houston led 45-22 at halftime behind 14 points from Carlton.

"When you play against a team like Houston, physicality is going to weigh on you a little bit," Johnson said. "We tried to come out and be a little bit aggressive. They did a really good job of making adjustments. One of the key components of the game was their ability to score the ball on the low block early on, and that opened up 3-pointers."

BYU 54, South Florida 39 - Box Score
HONOLULU -- South Florida fell to BYU, 54-39, in the quarterfinals of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.

The Bulls (4-6) held the Cougars (10-2) to 36.0 percent shooting (18-50), and were led by Javon Greene with nine points.

South Florida will play the loser of Vanderbilt and Hawai'i on Thursday, Dec. 23.