The Owls trailed by two with four seconds left, but the team's 22nd turnover decided the game in a three-point loss to Rice.
Trailing by two, the Owls had the ball with 4.1 seconds to go. But Temple’s 22nd and final turnover of the night, a picked-off inbounds pass by Rice leading scorer Malia Fisher, sealed its fate. No. 10 seed Rice beat Temple, the three-seed, 60-57, in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.» READ MORE:Advertisement
Temple’s turnaround — the Philly Owls recorded a program best-tying nine more wins this season than they had in 2022-23 — has been well-documented here. And now they’ll wait to see if a Women’s National Invitation Tournament or the newly formed Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament berth is in the cards.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UTSA women continue to raise standard as No. 4 seed in AAC tournamentBehind their first winning season since 2014-15, the Roadrunners earned a double bye in the American Athletic Conference tournament, opening play Monday.
Read more »
UTSA takes on Temple following Ivy-Curry's 33-point gameUTSA hosts the Temple Owls after Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 33 points in UTSA's 77-73 victory against the SMU Mustangs. Sunday's game will be the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Owls won the last matchup 83-77. UTSA is 5-12 against the AAC, and Temple is 4-13 against conference opponents.
Read more »
After buying Kirtland Temple, church hopes to keep it 'old'There will be no rush to renovate a historic site Latter-day Saints want to preserve as sacred ground 'where heaven and earth came together.'
Read more »
Temple basketball played at least three other games under suspicious betting activityTemple’s game against UAB on Thursday wasn’t the only game this season played after unusual betting activity this season.
Read more »
Temple’s Sunday game vs. UTSA will go on as planned as gambling investigation continuesThe usual Temple men's basketball traveling party made the trip to Texas, and the game will go on as planned. Some sportsbooks, however, aren't taking action as of yet.
Read more »
UTSA's late-season surge faces setback after loss to TempleThe Roadrunners entered Sunday on a three-game win streak after a 2-12 start to the league season, but a loss keeps UTSA as the AAC tournament's last seed.
Read more »