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Tulsa Takes Down Temple, 75-71, in Second Round of American Championship

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FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 10 seed Tulsa came from behind to defeat No. 7 seed Temple, 75-71, in the quarterfinals of the 2025 American Men’s Basketball Championship Thursday, March 13 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

With the win, the Golden Hurricane (13-19) moves on to face No. 2 North Texas in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT on ESPNU and ESPN+.

Down 10 with 14 minutes to play, the Golden Hurricane went on a 9-0 run to close the gap to one at 54-53 with 10:47 left.