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Women's Basketball Upsets Wichita State in AAC Tourney Opener

UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- The #11 Temple women's basketball team upset #6 Wichita State, 72-59, in the opening round of the 2018 Aaron's American Athletic Conference Tournament. The Owls avenged a regular season loss to the Shockers to improve to 12-18 overall, while WSU ends its season at 14-17. The win was the 200th career victory for head coach Tonya Cardoza.

KEYS TO THE GAME
> The Owls grabbed the lead from the opening buzzer, and allowed Wichita State to tie the score just three times -- all in the first half.