ON DECK IN THE AMERICAN
Four teams sit with just one loss on the season in conference action – UAB, Charlotte, North Texas and Rice. Three of the four teams are schedule for Wednesday night as Charlotte hosts Tulane (6:30 p.m. ET), Rice travels to East Carolina (11 a.m. ET) and North Texas heads to SMU (8 p.m. ET). UAB will wait until Sunday to play, hosting UTSA at 2 p.m. ET. All games will be aired on ESPN+.
‘RUNNERS WIN DOUBLE OVERTIME THRILLER
UTSA handed the Charlotte 49ers their first American Athletic Conference loss on Sunday as the Roadrunners won in double overtime 81-80. Following a Jacee Busick three-pointer with 13 seconds left to give Charlotte the lead, Idara Udo grabbed an offensive rebound and made the game-winning layup with 1.6 second left on the clock.
STOCKTON WINS 650TH GAME
Tulane head coach Lisa Stock is won her 650th career game on Saturday, defeating East Carolina, 81-55. She became the 14th active coach to reach the milestone and just the 35th coach to ever reach 650 wins. Of her 650 career wins, 587 have come at Tulane, while 63 came over three seasons at Greensboro.
LAMPKIN’S EFFECIENT SHOOTING
North Texas senior forward Tommisha Lampkin has been an integral part of the Mean Green’s early success this year. Lampkin currently leads The American and is fourth in the NCAA in field goal percentage, connecting on 66.7 percent of her shots.
THE AMERICAN IN THE NET
North Texas (84) and East Carolina (97) sit at the top of the NET rankings in The American through January 15. Charlotte (104), South Florida (106), Rice (109) and Temple (111) are just behind.
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
Tulsa 81, Florida Atlantic 72
Tulane 81, East Carolina 55
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
Rice 67, South Florida 64
Memphis 59, Temple 57
UAB 84, SMU 75
North Texas 72, Wichita State 68
UTSA 81, Charlotte 80 (2OT)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17
South Florida at UTSA* (ESPN+)………………. 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18
Rice at East Carolina* (ESPN+)_________________ 11 a.m.
Tulane at Charlotte* (ESPN+)__________________ 6:30 p.m.
Memphis at Wichita State* (ESPN+)____________ 7 p.m.
North Texas at SMU* (ESPN+)__________________ 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
SMU at East Carolina* (ESPN+)_________________ 2 p.m.
Wichita State at Tulsa* (ESPN+)________________ 3 p.m.
Rice at Tulane* (ESPN+)_______________________ 3 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Memphis* (ESPN+)___________ 3 p.m.
North Texas at South FLorida* (ESPN+)_________ 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
Charlotte at Temple* (ESPN+)__________________ 1 p.m.
UTSA at UAB* (ESPN+)_________________________ 2 p.m.
* American Athletic Conference Game
All times Eastern and subject to change
