Temple Owls vs South Florida Bulls
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 63 | |
TEM | 17 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 58 |
South Florida women beat No. 25 Temple 63-58
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Kitija Laksa scored 18 points and Maria Jespersen added 14 points to go with 13 rebounds to lead South Florida to a 63-58 win over No. 25 Temple on Sunday night for the Bulls' third-straight trip to the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.
No. 3 seed USF will play top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Connecticut for the final Monday.
The Bulls (24-7) pulled away in the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run capped by Laksa's 3-pointer to go up 52-41 with 4:24 to play. Temple responded with three-straight buckets to cut the gap to five, and then trimmed its deficit to 61-58 with eight seconds left after a 3-pointer and two free throws from Alliya Butts.
Laksa hit two free throws two seconds later and Temple's Feyonda Fitzgerald missed a 3-pointer at the other end.
Tamara Henshaw had 15 points for USF.
Fitzgerald led Temple (24-7) with 18 points, Butts had 17 and Tanaya Atkinson 15.
Game Information
Uncasville, CT
Referee:Ed Sidlasky
Referee:Luis Gonzalez
Referee:Karen Preato
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| East Carolina | 14-4 | 3 | 22-10 |
| South Florida | 13-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 19-12 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 9-9 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Charlotte | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Tulane | 6-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 12 | 8-23 |
| UAB | 4-14 | 13 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 4-14 | 13 | 10-21 |
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