Owls to Close Regular Season at Tulsa Sunday Afternoon

Game Info

Sunday, March 5 | 3:00 p.m. ET | Tulsa, Okla. | Reynolds Center

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Opening Tip

After closing its home slate with an emphatic 89-60 win, the Temple University men's basketball team will wrap up the regular season on the road against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (24-6) (12-5 AMER) in a Sunday matinee on ESPN+.
Temple snapped its six-game skid with a dominant 89-60 win over Tulane, outscoring the Green Wave 49-28 in the second half after taking a 40-32 lead into the break.
The Owls opened the second half with a commanding 32-11 run behind early three pointers from Gavin Griffiths and Jordan Mason to secure a spot in the 2026 American Men's Basketball Championship.
Aiden Tobiason led the way with 21 points while Derrian Ford (16), Gavin Griffiths (15), Jordan Mason (15), and Babatunde Durodola (10) also finished in double figures.
In the last meeting, Temple fell to Tulsa, 75-71, in the second round of the 2025 American Men's Basketball Championship after leading 42-30 at halftime, as the Golden Hurricane outscored the Owls 45-29 in the second half to advance.
Temple will now look to carry that momentum into Sunday's season finale as the Owls travel to Tulsa to face the surging Golden Hurricane.

Scouting Tulane

Tulsa enters the regular season finale at 24-6 overall and 12-5 in American play, riding a four-game winning streak with wins over Charlotte, UTSA, Tulane, and East Carolina. The Golden Hurricane have completed one of the league's biggest turnarounds, reaching 24 wins for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
Tulsa's starting lineup of Barnstable, Behrend, Green, Popoola, and Riley has started every game this season, making it one of only five starting units in the country to do so while ranking fourth nationally with a +165 plus minus.
The Golden Hurricane rank among the nation's best shooting teams, sitting 11th in three-point percentage (.391), 21st in three pointers made per game (10.6), and 15th nationally in scoring offense at 86.3 points per game.
Miles Barnstable leads the American in three-point percentage (.418), while David Green ranks second in the league in field goal percentage (.512) and third in total field goals made (153).

HOME: 6-6

AWAY: 3-7

NEUTRAL: 0-1

AMERICAN (2015- ): 9-12

NON-CONFERENCE: 0-2

AMERICAN TOURNAMENT: 0-1

UNDER FISHER: 1-3

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