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American Athletic Conference Tournament - Temple Falls 75-71 to Tulsa - Recap
Tulsa got 20 points from Jared Garcia as they ran past Temple 75-71 on Thursday at Dickies Arena.
Bettors who backed Tulsa were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as an underdog of +3.5 at sportsbooks.
Dwon Odom had 15 points for Tulsa and Keaston Willis chipped in with 11 points. Dwon Odom had 8 assists for them, while Ian Smikle was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Temple got 22 points from Steve Settle III in a losing cause and another 17 points from Zion Stanford. Zion Stanford contributed 5 assists for them, while Zion Stanford had 7 rebounds.
Tulsa was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Tulsa as they grabbed 32 boards, while Temple only had 30