East Carolina, Houston and Tulane all stayed undefeated in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday, November 16.
Wednesday, November 16
Tulane 99, Charleston Southern 79 -
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East Carolina 82, Hampton 73 -
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No. 3 Houston 83, Texas Southern 48 -
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Northern Kentucky 64, Cincinnati 51 -
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Tulane 99, Charleston Southern 79 -
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NEW ORLEANS -- Tulane had six players in double figures on the way to defeat Charleston Southern, 99-79, Wednesday night.
Jalen Cook, making his season debut, scored 23 points off the bench. Collin Holloway added 18 points, while Kevin Cross had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Claudell Harris Jr led Charleston Southern with 19 points, while Taje Kelly had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
East Carolina 82, Hampton 73 -
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Javon Small and Quentin Diboundje scored 17 points each as East Carolina beat Hampton 82-73 on Wednesday night.
Small added five rebounds and six assists for the Pirates (3-0). Diboundje was shooting 5 for 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line. Brandon Johnson shot 5 for 10 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding 12 rebounds.
Russell Dean led the way for the Pirates (1-2) with 23 points. Jordan Nesbitt added 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Hampton. Marquis Godwin also had 10 points.
No. 3 Houston 83, Texas Southern 48 -
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HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 20 points and Jarace Walker added 19 to help No. 3 Houston rout Texas Southern 83-48 on Wednesday night.
J’Wan Roberts had 10 points for Houston, which shot 52%. The Cougars (4-0) forced 18 turnovers, which they converted into 21 points. Houston also held a 50-24 advantage in points in the paint and dished out 19 assists on 31 made field goals.
Zytarious Morlte scored 15 points, and Davon Barnes and P.J. Henry each added nine points for Texas Southern (1-4). The Tigers shot 37%.
Houston outscored Texas Southern 23-6 over an eight-minute span of the first half to open up a 31-15 lead on a 3-pointer by Walker with five minutes left in the half. Walker had 11 points in the run.
Northern Kentucky 64, Cincinnati 51 -
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Kentucky -- Cincinnati fell on the road to Northern Kentucky, 64-51, Wednesday night at Truist Arena.
David DeJulius and Viktor Lakhin led the Bearcats with nine points each.
Marques Warrick led Northern Kentucky with 22 points, while Chris Brandon recorded a double-double with 10 points and 16 rebounds.