# 2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 2023, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. All games of the tournament were televised by ESPN Inc. The winner of the tournament, the Memphis Tigers, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals.
Tiebreakers were applied as needed to properly seed the teams.
| Seed | School | Conference Record |
| 1 | Houston | 17–1 |
| 2 | Memphis | 13–5 |
| 3 | Tulane | 12–6 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 11–7 |
| 5 | Temple | 10–8 |
| 6 | Wichita State | 9–9 |
| 7 | UCF | 8–10 |
| 8 | South Florida | 7–11 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 6–12 |
| 10 | SMU | 5–13 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 1–17 |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – March 9, 2023 ||||||
| 1 | 11:30 AM | No. 8 South Florida vs. No. 9 East Carolina | 58–73 | ESPNU | |
| 2 | 1:30 PM | No. 7 UCF vs. No. 10 SMU | 76–70 | ESPNU | 5,986 |
| 3 | 6:00 PM | No. 6 Wichita State vs. No. 11 Tulsa | 81–63 | ESPNU | |
| Quarterfinals – March 10, 2023 ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 9 East Carolina | 60–46 | ESPN2 | |
| 5 | 2:00 PM | No. 4 Cincinnati vs. No. 5 Temple | 84–54 | ESPN2 | |
| 6 | 6:00 PM | No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 7 UCF | 81–76 | ESPNU | |
| 7 | 8:00 PM | No. 3 Tulane vs. No. 6 Wichita State | 82–76 | ESPNU | 6,111 |
| Semifinals – March 11, 2023 ||||||
| 8 | 2:00 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Cincinnati | 69–48 | ESPN2 | |
| 9 | 4:00 PM | No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 3 Tulane | 94–54 | ESPN2 | 6,943 |
| Championship – March 12, 2023 ||||||
| 10 | 2:15 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 2 Memphis | 65–75 | ESPN | |
| *Game times in CT.-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period
| First round Thursday, March 9 | First round Thursday, March 9 | First round Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 | Championship Sunday, March 12 | Championship Sunday, March 12 | Championship Sunday, March 12 |
| | | | 1 | Houston | 60 | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Florida | 58 | 9 | East Carolina | 46 | | | | | | |
| 9 | East Carolina | 73 | | | | 1 | Houston | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Cincinnati | 48 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cincinnati | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Temple | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Houston | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Memphis | 75 |
| | | | 2 | Memphis | 81 | | | | | | |
| 7 | UCF | 76 | 7 | UCF | 76 | | | | | | |
| 10 | SMU | 70 | | | | 2 | Memphis | 94 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Tulane | 54 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Tulane | 82 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wichita State | 81 | 6 | Wichita State | 76 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tulsa | 63 | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* ESPNU
* March 9, 2023 11:30 AM
* Report
No. 8 South Florida 58, No. 9 East Carolina 73 :
| Scoring by half: 33–41, 25–32 |||
| Pts: Harris (26) Rebs: Tchewa (11) Asts: Tchewa (3) | Pts: Tied (22) Rebs: Felton (6) Asts: Walker (10) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Jason Baker, Garrick Shannon, Josue Nieves
* ESPNU
* March 9, 2023 1:30 PM
* Report
No. 7 UCF 76, No. 10 SMU 70 :
| Scoring by half: 28–36, 48–34 |||
| Pts: Kelly (21) Rebs: Hendricks (8) Asts: Johnson (5) | Pts: Phelps (21) Rebs: Williamson (11) Asts: Phelps (7) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Attendance: 5,986 Referees: Anthony Jordan, Robert Felder, Jim Rife
* ESPNU
* March 9, 2023 6:00 PM
* Report
No. 6 Wichita State 81, No. 11 Tulsa 63 :
| Scoring by half: 30–25, 51–38 |||
| Pts: Tied (13) Rebs: Rojas (7) Asts: Porter Jr. (11) | Pts: Dalger (21) Rebs: Selebangue (7) Asts: Betson (7) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Patrick Evans, Sean Casady, Bill Jacobson

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN2
* March 10, 2023 12:00 PM
* Report
No. 1 Houston 60, No. 9 East Carolina 46 :
| Scoring by half: 23–21, 37–25 |||
| Pts: Sasser (30) Rebs: Roberts (12) Asts: Tied (4) | Pts: Ausar (18) Rebs: Ausar (19) Asts: Walker (6) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Tony Greene, Patrick Evans, Garrick Shannon
* ESPN2
* March 10, 2023 2:00 PM
* Report
No. 4 Cincinnati 84, No. 5 Temple 54 :
| Scoring by half: 37–27, 47–27 |||
| Pts: Nolley II (22) Rebs: Oguama (12) Asts: Adams-Woods (5) | Pts: Tied (12) Rebs: Hicks (8) Asts: Miller (5) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Mike Nance, Jason Baker, Landon Brandes
* ESPNU
* March 10, 2023 6:00 PM
* Report
No. 2 Memphis 81, No. 7 UCF 76 :
| Scoring by half: 40–30, 41–46 |||
| Pts: Williams (35) Rebs: Williams (13) Asts: Davis (7) | Pts: Kelly (28) Rebs: Hendricks (9) Asts: Johnson (4) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Anthony Jordan, Wil Howard, Josue Nieves
* ESPNU
* March 10, 2023 8:00 PM
* Report
No. 3 Tulane 82, No. 6 Wichita State 76 :
| Scoring by half: 46–40, 36–36 |||
| Pts: Cross (24) Rebs: Cross (13) Asts: James (8) | Pts: Porter Jr. (22) Rebs: Pohto (9) Asts: Porter Jr. (11) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Attendance: 6,111 Referees: Chuck Jones, Rob Rorke, Robert Felder

### Semifinals

* ESPN2
* March 11, 2023 2:00 PM
* Report
No. 1 Houston 69, No. 4 Cincinnati 48 :
| Scoring by half: 38–23, 31–25 |||
| Pts: Tied (16) Rebs: Tied (8) Asts: Shead (9) | Pts: Nolley II (14) Rebs: Oguama (9) Asts: DeJulius (5) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Wil Howard, Mike Nance, Owen Shortt
* ESPN2
* March 11, 2023 4:00 PM
* Report
No. 2 Memphis 94, No. 3 Tulane 54 :
| Scoring by half: 42–17, 52–37 |||
| Pts: Williams (27) Rebs: Williams (11) Asts: Davis (6) | Pts: Cook (15) Rebs: Pope (13) Asts: Cross (5) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Attendance: 6,943 Referees: Chuck Jones, Olandis Poole, Todd Austin

### Championship game

* ESPN
* March 12, 2023 2:15 PM
* Report
No. 1 Houston 65, No. 2 Memphis 75 :
| Scoring by half: 31–46, 34–29 |||
| Pts: Shead (16) Rebs: Roberts (20) Asts: Shead (4) | Pts: Davis (31) Rebs: Williams (13) Asts: Lomax (4) |
* Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Doug Shows, Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams
*Game times: CT