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Men's Basketball Opens American Athletic Conference Championship Friday Against Memphis
3.8.15 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's basketball team has been awarded the fourth-seed in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship and will play fifth-seed Memphis in the quarterfinal round Friday, March 13 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. (2:00 pm (approx.)/ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT). Â
The Owls (22-9, 13-5 American) tied for third in the regular season standings with Cincinnati (22-9. 13-5), but the Bearcats own the tie-breaker by virtue of its wins against SMU and Tulsa. The Tigers (18-13, 10-8) tied UConn (17-13, 10-8), but own the tie-breaker over the Huskies.
"We are looking forward to the challenge of playing a very talented Memphis team to open the American Athletic Conference Championship," said Temple head coach Fran Dunphy. "Our only meeting against Memphis was a great game at their place and a key win for our program. This should be a great quarterfinal matchup."
SMU won the conference regular season and earned the #1 seed. The Mustangs will play their first game of the tournament March 13 at noon ET, facing the winner of Thursday's first-round matchup between No. 9-seeded UCF and No. 8-seeded East Carolina.
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Tulsa, which fell to SMU in Sunday's regular-season finale, enters the tournament as the No.2 seed, pairing the Golden Hurricane in a quarterfinal game against the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 10 Houston and No. 7 Tulane.
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Cincinnati earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament based on the Bearcats' two wins against SMU. Cincinnati will face the winner of Thursday's first-round game between No. 11 USF and No. 6 UConn.
The tournament will be televised in its entirety on the ESPN Networks, with Sunday's final scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET on ESPN. Saturday's semifinals will be televised on ESPN2, while Friday's four quarterfinals will be on ESPN2 and ESPNU. ESPNU and ESPNews will provide coverage of Thursday's three first-round games.
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Additionally, all games of the tournament will have national radio distribution by IMG College and will be carried on SiriusXM satellite radio (XM 202, Sirius 218 and 92). Westwood One will have additional national coverage of Sunday's tournament final. Temple's tournament games will be carried on 1210 AM WPHT.
The American Digital Network will provide coverage throughout the week, including postgame press conferences and interviews with coaches and players.
Temple fans looking to purchase tickets to the tournament should go to the Temple's Championship Central Page
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The Owls (22-9, 13-5 American) tied for third in the regular season standings with Cincinnati (22-9. 13-5), but the Bearcats own the tie-breaker by virtue of its wins against SMU and Tulsa. The Tigers (18-13, 10-8) tied UConn (17-13, 10-8), but own the tie-breaker over the Huskies.
"We are looking forward to the challenge of playing a very talented Memphis team to open the American Athletic Conference Championship," said Temple head coach Fran Dunphy. "Our only meeting against Memphis was a great game at their place and a key win for our program. This should be a great quarterfinal matchup."
SMU won the conference regular season and earned the #1 seed. The Mustangs will play their first game of the tournament March 13 at noon ET, facing the winner of Thursday's first-round matchup between No. 9-seeded UCF and No. 8-seeded East Carolina.
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Tulsa, which fell to SMU in Sunday's regular-season finale, enters the tournament as the No.2 seed, pairing the Golden Hurricane in a quarterfinal game against the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 10 Houston and No. 7 Tulane.
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Cincinnati earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament based on the Bearcats' two wins against SMU. Cincinnati will face the winner of Thursday's first-round game between No. 11 USF and No. 6 UConn.
The tournament will be televised in its entirety on the ESPN Networks, with Sunday's final scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET on ESPN. Saturday's semifinals will be televised on ESPN2, while Friday's four quarterfinals will be on ESPN2 and ESPNU. ESPNU and ESPNews will provide coverage of Thursday's three first-round games.
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Additionally, all games of the tournament will have national radio distribution by IMG College and will be carried on SiriusXM satellite radio (XM 202, Sirius 218 and 92). Westwood One will have additional national coverage of Sunday's tournament final. Temple's tournament games will be carried on 1210 AM WPHT.
The American Digital Network will provide coverage throughout the week, including postgame press conferences and interviews with coaches and players.
Temple fans looking to purchase tickets to the tournament should go to the Temple's Championship Central Page
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