Temple's men's basketball team fell at the first hurdle in the American Athletic Conference tournament, losing to Tulane, 69-60.
After trailing by 9 points heading into the second half, No. 4 Temple couldn’t keep up with No. 5 Tulane’s shooting down the stretch, as the Green Wave beat the Owls 69-60 in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Early in the second half, leading scorer guard Damian Dunn walked off the court limping. After attempting to come back at 8:36, his ankle injury was evident and ruled him out for the rest of the game. He finished with 7 points. Temple split the series 1-1 against Tulane in the regular season. In their first matchup, the Owls were without Dunn and Jeremiah Williams due to injuries encountered against South Florida on Feb. 7. They were still without Williams, who is considered day-to-day, on Friday, and the Green Wave was also without leading scorer guard Jalen Cook .
Temple wraps up its season, finishing 17-12 overall and 10-8 in the AAC. Tulane will play No. 1 seed Houston in the AAC semifinals at 3 p.m tomorrow.Tulane is at the bottom in the AAC in rebounding, but yet Temple still missed second chance opportunities.
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