Temple meets Tulane in AAC Tournament

Published Mar. 10, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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Tulane Green Wave (13-14, 10-8 AAC) vs. Temple Owls (17-11, 10-7 AAC)

Fort Worth, Texas; Friday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Temple Owls and Tulane Green Wave play in the AAC Tournament.

The Owls have gone 11-3 in home games. Temple ranks second in the AAC in rebounding with 35.3 rebounds. Jahlil White leads the Owls with 5.8 boards.

The Green Wave are 10-8 in conference matchups. Tulane scores 73.6 points and has outscored opponents by two points per game.

The teams square off for the third time this season. Temple won the last meeting 75-70 on Feb. 27. Damian Dunn scored 19 to help lead Temple to the victory, and Jaylen Forbes scored 19 points for Tulane.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Hicks is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, while averaging 8.1 points. Dunn is averaging 9.8 points over the last 10 games for Temple.

Forbes is shooting 39.7% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Green Wave, while averaging 16.6 points and 5.2 rebounds. Kevin Cross is averaging 8.9 points and 5.2 rebounds over the past 10 games for Tulane.

LAST 10 GAMES: Owls: 6-4, averaging 65.2 points, 35.5 rebounds, 11 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.

Green Wave: 5-5, averaging 72.7 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points.

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