Memphis and Tulane picked up American Athletic Conference men's basketball wins in action on Saturday, January 7.

Saturday, January 7
Tulane 87, Temple 76 - Box Score
Memphis 69, East Carolina 59 - Box Score

Tulane 87, Temple 76 - Box Score
PHILADELPHIA -- Jaylen Forbes scored 22 points as Tulane won on the road at Temple, 87-76, on Saturday.

Forbes was 5-of-6 from the field and a perfect 10-of-10 from the line to lead the Green Wave (10-5, 3-1 American), who won their third consecutive game. Sion James added 17 points, while Kevin Cross recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Khalif Battle continued to come off the bench for the Owls (9-8, 3-1) and led the team with 21 points. Zach Hicks and Damian Dunn each had 16 points.

Memphis 69, East Carolina 59 - Box Score
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — DeAndre Williams scored 19 points as Memphis beat East Carolina 69-59 on Saturday.

Williams was 8 of 17 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) for the Tigers (12-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Kendric Davis added 14 points while going 6 of 20 from the floor, including 0 for 6 from distance, and 2 for 3 from the line, and he also had six assists and three steals. Elijah McCadden finished 4 of 4 from the field to finish with nine points.

Brandon Johnson finished with 15 points, three steals and three blocks for the Pirates (10-7, 1-3). RJ Felton added 10 points for East Carolina. Javon Small also had 10 points, four assists and three steals.

Williams scored 11 points in the first half and Memphis went into halftime trailing 33-25. Memphis used a 22-0 second-half run to come back from a seven-point deficit and take the lead at 51-36 with 11:55 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Davis scored 12 second-half points.