BOTTOM LINE: Temple takes on Charlotte in the AAC Tournament. The Owls are 13-5 against AAC opponents and 6-5 in non-conference play. Temple is sixth in the AAC scoring 67.4 points while shooting 39.1% from the field. The 49ers are 6-14 against AAC teams. Charlotte is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

PHILADELPHIA — Steve Settle scored 15 points as Temple upset North Texas 66-61 on Sunday in the final game of the regular season. Both teams advance to the American Athletic Association Conference Tournament. Ninth-seeded Temple plays a second-round game Thursday. North Texas, the No. 2 seed, plays a quarterfinal game Friday.

When the final buzzer sounded in Dickies Arena last March, and Temple fell short against Rice as the No. 3 seed and the highest team remaining, they strongly felt they had a chance to win the tournament and head to the NCAA women’s tournament for the first time since the 2017 season.

The official bracket for the American Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament was being finalized piece by piece on Sunday. Wichita State will look to extend its season by winning four games in four days at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth Texas.

The ECU women’s basketball team took on Memphis in a second-round matchup of the American Athletic Conference Tournament Sunday in Texas. The Pirates held the Tigers to just 45 points for the game in a 64-45 victory.