NEW TEAMS SIT ATOP THE LEAGUE
Four of the new teams sit at the top of the standings in The American heading into the week. North Texas, UAB and Rice are all 5-1 in conference play, while Charlotte is 5-2 in The American. UAB and North Texas will face off on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ for a battle of first place teams.
MCNEAL’S PERFECT NIGHT
East Carolina’s graduate guard Danae McNeal helped the Pirates defeat SMU on Saturday behind a perfect night form the charity stripe. McNeal went 15-for-15 on free throws, setting the East Carolina program record for made free throws without a miss. She ended the night with a career-high 35 points.
BLAZERS COMPLETE COMEBACK AGAINST UTSA
Trailing by as many as 15 points, UAB used a strong second half comeback on January 21 to storm back and defeat UTSA 54-53. Sophomore guard Denim DeShields led the comeback and helped finish off the Roadrunners, scoring 10 of the final 11 points for the Blazers, finishing with 22 points in the game.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
North Texas, currently tied for first place in The American, holds a perfect 7-0 record when playing at the Super Pit. Riding a five game winning steak, the Mean Green will look to extend their winning ways with a pair of homes games this week, beginning on Wednesday when they host Tulane at 7:30 p.m. ET.
THE AMERICAN IN THE NET
North Texas (77) and Rice (92) sit at the top of the NET rankings in The American through January 22. East Carolina (104), Temple (108) and Charlotte (110) ranked just outside the Top 100.
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
East Carolina 68, SMU 61
Tulsa 93, Wichita State 70
Rice 61, Tulane 44
Memphis 76, Florida Atlantic 56
North Texas 65, South Florida 61
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
Temple 73, Charlotte 68
UAB 54, UTSA 53
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
Rice at Tulsa* (ESPN+)________________________ 7:30 p.m.
Tulane at North Texas* (ESPN+)________________ 7:30 p.m.
Temple at SMU* (ESPN+)______________________ 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic* (ESPN+)_______ 5 p.m.
UAB at Wichita State* (ESPN+)_________________ 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
UTSA at SMU* (ESPN+)________________________ 3 p.m.
Memphis at Rice* (ESPN+)_____________________ 3 p.m.
Tulsa at Charlotte* (ESPN+)____________________ 4 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Wichita State* (ESPN+)_______ 6 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
East Carolina at South Florida* (ESPNU)________ 12 p.m.
Temple at Tulane* (ESPN+)____________________ 3 p.m.
UAB at North Texas* (ESPN+)__________________ 3 p.m.
* American Athletic Conference Game
All times Eastern and subject to change
