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No. 5 Tulane Takes Down No. 4 Temple, 69-60, in Quarterfinals of 2022 Air Force Reserve Men’s Basketball Championship

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 5 Tulane defeated No. 4 Temple, 69-60 in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Friday, March 11 at Dickies Arena.

With the win the Green Wave (14-14) advance to play No. 1 Houston in the semifinals on Saturday, March 12 at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

The Green Wave limited Temple (17-12) to 28.4 percent shooting (19-67), the lowest field goal percentage that Tulane has allowed in Championship history. The previous low was 35.8 percent (UCF, March 10, 2016).