PROVIDENCE, R.I - The American Athletic Conference showed its resolve on Wednesday night as all three men's basketball teams in action posted come-from-behind home victories. No. 24/22 Houston erased a 15-point deficit to defeat LSU, 82-76, Temple overcame a 13-point hole to down UMass, 65-63, and Wichita State retook the lead in the final five minutes and used a late 8-0 run to get past Jacksonville State, 69-65.
Wednesday, December 12
Temple 65, UMass 63
Shizz Alston, Jr. scored a career-high 31 points to Temple to a 65-63 come-from-behind win over visiting UMass (6-5).