FORT WORTH, Texas – It will be a battle of overachieving teams at Dickies Arena when fourth-seed Temple (17-11) takes on fifth-seed Tulane (13-14) Friday (3 pm ET/ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT) in the 2022 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships.
The Owls, which clinched a first-round bye with its 75-47 win over South Florida Sunday, were picked to finish eighth in the conference in the preseason coaches' poll while the Green Wave was slated to tie for ninth.
The teams split the series this season with the Green Wave hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Feb.