Temple advanced to the championship game of the Charleston Classic, beating Auburn 88-74 on Friday at TD Arena.
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The Owls (2-0) will play Clemson (2-0) or Hofstra (3-0), who meet in the second semifinal at 9:30 p.m. Friday (ESPNU).
Old Dominion beat Indiana State 62-44 in the consolation bracket Friday. Dayton (1-1) plays Ohio (1-1) at 7 p.m. (ESPNEWS) in the second game of the consolation round.
An AP report on the last @DaytonMBB vs. @OhioBobcats game in 1965. Flyers won 66-65 in first round of the NCAA tournament. It was the third NCAA tourney game ever for UD. pic.twitter.com/bgi8mvYx5c
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) November 17, 2017
Anthony Grant talks about leaving two of his five starters on the bench down the stretch against Hofstra. @day @DaytonFlyers pic.twitter.com/0V18H0n5MX
— Mike Hartsock (@MHartsockWHIO) November 17, 2017
Dayton will play Old Dominion (3-1) at 3:30 p.m. Sunday (ESPN3) in the fifth-place game if it beats Ohio or Indiana State (1-2) at 1 p.m. (ESPN3) if it loses to Ohio.
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Dayton’s 72-69 loss to Hofstra in the first round eliminated the possibility of it playing Auburn, which visits UD Arena on Nov. 29.
Auburn made 8 of 33 3-pointers (24.2) percent in its loss to Temple. Desean Murray, who scored 11, was the only Auburn player in double figures.
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