FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 11 Temple defeated No. 14 UTSA, 64-61, in the first round of the 2024 American Men’s Basketball Championship on Wednesday, March 13 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
With the win, the Owls (13-19) advance to face No. 6 SMU in the second round on Thursday, March 14 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on ESPNU. It is the first time Temple has won an American Championship game since 2018.
The Owls limited the Roadrunners (11-21) to 1-of-13 from behind the arc in the first half (7.7 percent) and built a 35-21 lead at halftime. UTSA rallied behind a 12-0 run halfway through the second half and were able to tie the game 49-49 with 6:39 left, but never led in the game.
Zion Stanford led all scorers with 19 points for Temple, while Jordan Riley added 12 points and seven rebounds.
Christian Tucker led UTSA with 15 points, while Carlton Linguard Jr. had 15 rebounds.
2024 American Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, March 13
Game 1 – No. 12 Wichita State 88, No. 13 Rice 81
Game 2 – No. 11 Temple 64, No. 14 UTSA
Thursday, March 14
Game 3 – No. 9 Tulsa vs. No. 8 East Carolina – 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 4 – No. 12 Wichita State vs. No. 5 Memphis – 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 5 – No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 7 North Texas – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 6 – No. 11 Temple vs. No. 6 SMU – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Friday, March 15
Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 South Florida – 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | ESPN2
Game 8 – Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 UAB – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 9 – Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 Florida Atlantic – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 10 – Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Charlotte – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Saturday, March 16
Game 11 – Semifinal 1, Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 12 – Semifinal 2, Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Sunday, March 17
Game 13 – Championship, Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. CT | ESPN
