PHILADELPHIA – The American Athletic Conference has announced the bracket for the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship and Temple (5-10, 4-10) is seeded ninth and will play eighth-seeded USF (8-12, 4-10) in the first game of the opening round. Tip time will be noon on Thursday, March 11 (ESPNU/1210 AM WPHT). The tournament is being held from March 11-14 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Temple, which paused basketball activities on Feb. 27, had played the Bulls in their last two games, winning 62-47 at USF to snap a six-game skid on Feb.