PHILADELPHIA – Temple will honor its graduating seniors on Sunday (2 p.m./ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT) and look to clinch a bye in the upcoming 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships.
A win over visiting South Florida (8-21. 3-14 AAC) would give Temple (16-11, 9-7 AAC) a first-round bye in the tournament and a likely meeting with Tulane in the quarterfinal round. A loss would most likely push the Owls to sixth place and a date with the 11th seed, either South Florida or Tulsa, in an opening round game.
Temple will also be looking to extract revenge on USF, which beat the Owls 52-49 in Tampa on a desperation three-pointer with 20 seconds on the clock.