PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The top three teams in the American Athletic Conference men's basketball teams were all in action on the road last night and the trio came away with victories. No. 8/6 Houston put up an impressive performance at ECU for its 27th victory of the year, 14th conference win and 12th-straight W. No. 23/22 Cincinnati rallied from a second-half deficit to join the Cougars as teams that have clinched a first-round bye in the upcoming Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship in Memphis, Tenn. UCF earned an important win with a victory in the latest chapter of the War on I4, holding off USF.