For the second straight season, South Florida knocked Temple out of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls beat the Owls 63-58 in the third matchup between the two teams this season.
South Florida advances to Monday’s championship game against Connecticut, ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
No. 25 Temple (24-7, 13-3 The American) played four of the five starters for at least 38 minutes in the game. Senior forward Ruth Sherrill was the lone starter who played less than 30 minutes, finishing with 21 minutes.
Temple took its first lead just more than three minutes into the first quarter but the Owls never led after South Florida regained the lead with seven minutes left in the first half.