Charlotte, Florida Atlantic and SMU all picked up wins in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday, March 6. 

Wednesday, March 6
Charlotte 69, Rice 64 - Box Score
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Igor Milicic Jr. scored 26 points as Charlotte beat Rice 69-64 on Wednesday night.

Milicic also contributed 10 rebounds for the 49ers (18-11, 12-5 American Athletic Conference). Dishon Jackson scored 15 with eight rebounds.

Travis Evee led the way for the Owls (11-19, 5-12) with 20 points and four assists. Mekhi Mason added 15 points and six rebounds. Max Fiedler totaled 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

Florida Atlantic 80, North Texas 76 - Box Score
DENTON, Texas (AP) Johnell Davis had 29 points in Florida Atlantic's 80-76 victory over North Texas on Wednesday night.

Davis had five rebounds for the Owls (23-7, 13-4 American Athletic Conference). Nicholas Boyd shot 2 of 4 from the field and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line to add 13 points. Vladislav Goldin had 11 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line.

Jason Edwards led the way for the Mean Green (16-13, 9-8) with 32 points. North Texas also got 14 points from John Buggs III.

Florida Atlantic used a 10-0 run to come back from a seven-point deficit in the second half. Boyd scored 13 second-half points.

SMU 80, East Carolina 77 (OT) - Box Score
DALLAS (AP) Chuck Harris scored 16 points and Zhuric Phelps scored four in overtime and SMU beat East Carolina 80-77 on Wednesday night.

Harris shot 5 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Mustangs (20-10, 11-6 American Athletic Conference). Phelps shot 2 of 16 from the field, including 1 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 10 from the line to add 15 points. Ricardo Wright had 10 points and shot 4 for 9, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.

RJ Felton led the Pirates (14-16, 7-10) in scoring, finishing with 28 points and nine rebounds. Brandon Johnson added 13 points and 11 rebounds for East Carolina. Cyr Malonga also had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Phelps made the game-tying 3-pointer with five seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime.