PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was a busy Saturday of American Athletic Conference men’s basketball action with six games on the schedule. Five teams have separated themselves in the standings as the quintet has just one conference loss each through the first week of play, led by No. 21/17 Houston and rv/- Cincinnati which each boast 5-1 league records.
Saturday, January 19
| rv/rv UCF 64, Tulsa 62 | Box Score |
| UConn 87, Tulane 71 | Box Score |
| rv/- Cincinnati 66, Wichita State 55 | Box Score |
| Memphis 83, SMU 61 | Box Score |
| Penn 77, rv/- Temple 70 | Box Score |
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