North Texas prevailed over UTSA 63-59 in Denton. The Mean Green have won two straight to move to 17-and-5. UTSA is now 7 and 16 on the season. Their next game is on Saturday against Louisiana Tech.
SMU fell on the road to Memphis. The Mustangs were toppled 99-84 by the Tigers in AAC action. They have now lost two straight and six of their last seven to fall to 7-and-14. The Mustangs will return home to host South Florida on Sunday afternoon. Rice pulled out a 65-63 win over Charlotte In Conference USA action at Tudor Fieldhouse. The Owls have now won four in-a-row to improve to 15-and-5.
In tomorrow's action, 10th-ranked Texas visits number-four Tennessee, Texas A&M hosts Vanderbilt, Texas Tech visits LSU, 11th-ranked TCU visits Mississippi State, 17th-ranked Baylor hosts Arkansas, third-ranked Houston hosts Cincinnati, Rice hosts UAB, and North Texas hosts UTEP.