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Men's Basketball Prepares For Iowa in NCAA Tournament First Round Friday

PHILADELPHIA - Temple men's basketball is making its 32nd all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament this week, with the 10th-seeded Owls slated to face seventh-seeded and #25/24 Iowa on Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, N.Y. The action will take place at the Barclays Center, and the Owls will play at approximately 3:10 p.m. (truTV/1210 AM WPHT) following the conclusion of second-seeded Villanova against 15th-seeded UNC Asheville.

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• Temple is making its 32nd appearance in the NCAA Tournament and seventh in head coach Fran Dunphy's 10 years with the program. The Owls' last NCAA Tournament berth came in 2013, and they advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament a year ago.