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Temple avoids upset, holds off Tulane 82-77 in AAC 1st round

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Shizz Alston Jr. hit three free throws in the final minute and Temple avoided being upset by a lower seed in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament for the second year in a row, holding off Tulane 82-77 Thursday night.

Temple, the No. 7 seed, advances to face second-seeded Wichita State on Friday in the tourney quarterfinals.

Last year the eighth-seeded Owls were upset by No. 9 seed ECU.

Leaders
Points:	M. Frazier	15.9
Rebounds:	C. Reynolds	6.3
Assists:	J. Cornish	3.3
FG%:	M. Frazier	55.6%
FT%:	M. Frazier	71.2%
3P%:	C. Reynolds	35.3%
Steals:	M. Frazier	2.2
Blocks:	B. Paul	1.3

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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American Athletic Conference Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
6 Cincinnati	16-2	31-5
21 Houston	14-4	27-8
16 Wichita State	14-4	25-8
Tulsa	12-6	19-12
Memphis	10-8	21-13
UCF	9-9	19-13
Temple	8-10	17-16
Connecticut	7-11	14-18
SMU	6-12	17-16
Tulane	5-13	14-17
East Carolina	4-14	10-20
South Florida	3-15	10-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.2 (186)
Rebounds:	9.5 (240)
Assists:	15.6 (54)
FG%:	45.0% (163)
FT%:	71.3% (171)
3P%:	35.0% (176)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.1 (224)
Rebounds:	24.9 (209)
Assists:	12.4 (97)
FG%:	44.6% (217)
FT%:	71.4% (198)
3P%:	34.5% (157)