MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The offense went missing when Temple needed it most and the third-seeded Owls (23-9) suffered an 80-74 loss to sixth-seeded Wichita State (19-13) in the 2019 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championships quarterfinals at FedEx Forum. Temple and head coach Fran Dunphy, in his final season with the Owls, will have to wait two days to find out if the season will continue in the NCAA Tournament.
Game Summary
> Over three 4-5 minute stretches at various times of the game, Temple was scoreless or made only free throws. The third of those came to close out the game as the Owls missed their final five field-goal attempts.