AAC Tournament: Temple v. Tulane

Who will WIN this matchup?

Temple Owls (11-10)

Tulane Green Wave (16-7)

Current odds:

Temple Owls: (+320)

Tulane Green Wave: (-400)

• The line for this game is Tulane by 8.5 points.

• Temple enters the conference tournament as the fifth seed with a record of 11-10 (11-7 AAC).

• Senior Mia Davis leads the Owls with 18.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.  Davis was named First Team All-Conference for the third-straight season. She is the only Owl to earn the honor three times in their career.

• Rookie Jasha Clinton is Temple’s second-leading scorer with 14.0 points per game. The guard adds 3.9 assists,3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game for the Owls. Clinton earned a spot on the AAC All-Freshman team.

• Junior Alexa Williamson is the third Owl averaging double-digits this season with 12.3 per game. The Houston, Pa. native adds 6.5 rebounds per game for Temple. Williamson leads the Owls with 1.3 blocks per game.

• Sophomore Asonah Alexander leads Temple with 4.9 assists per outing. The 5-10 guard is the third-leading rebounder for the Owls, pulling down 5.5 boards per night.

• Tulane arrives in Texas as the fourth-seed with their mark of 16-7 (12-6 AAC).

• The Green Wave is led by the 2021 AAC Freshman of the Year JerKaila Jordan. Jordan averages 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. The rookie was a unanimous selection for both Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman team, while also earning a spot on First Team All-AAC.

• Third Team All-Conference honoree Krystal Freeman is the second-leading scorer for Tulane with 12.4 points per game. The forward leads the Green Wave on the boards with 7.9 rebounds per outing.

• Tulane leads the conference in both scoring offense (69.1) and field goal percentage (43.1).

LAST TIME THEY MET: Tulane 71, Temple 69
• Temple fell in their second-straight game to Tulane on Jan. 31 in New Orleans.

• The Owls finished the game with a field goal percentage of 48.1% (25-52) while Tulane shot 41.2% (21-51).

• Temple was held to just eight points in the second quarter as the Green Wave recorded 16 points.

• Tulane’s big third quarter proved to be the difference as the Green Wave outscored the Owls 28-19.

• The Green Wave shot 47.4% from long range, while the Cherry and White were only able to register a 28.6 three-point shooting percentage.

• Tulane capitalized on Temple’s 16 turnovers as they finished the game with 19 points-off-turnovers.

• Davis led the Owls with 22 points while adding five rebounds, three steals and two assists.

• Alexander led Temple in both rebounding and assists with nine and seven, respectively.

• Clinton added 17 points for the Cherry and White and handed out five helpers.

• Williamson registered 15 points and seven rebounds while E. Mayo rounded out the box score with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.