# 2013–14 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Fran Dunphy, played home games at the Liacouras Center. This was their inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UCF.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 9, 2013* 5:00 pm | at Penn | W 78–73 | 1–0 | Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 11, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Kent State | L 77–81 | 1–1 | Liacouras Center (6,589) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 14, 2013* 7:30 pm, NBCSN | at Towson | L 69–75 | 1–2 | Tiger Arena (3,554) Towson, MD |
| November 21, 2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Clemson Charleston Classic 1st Round | L 58–72 | 1–3 | TD Arena (2,311) Charleston, SC |
| November 22, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Georgia Charleston Classic | W 83–81 | 2–3 | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UAB Charleston Classic | W 87–66 | 3–3 | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2013* 8:00 pm, ESPNews | Saint Joseph's | W 77–69 | 4–3 | Liacouras Center (8,039) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 7, 2013* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Texas | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Wells Fargo Center (6,092) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 18, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Texas Southern | L 89–90 | 4–5 | Liacouras Center (4,682) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2013* 5:30 pm | vs. Long Island | W 101–65 | 5–5 | Barclays Center (11,039) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 1, 2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Rutgers | L 66–71 | 5–6 (0–1) | Rutgers Athletic Center (3,842) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 4, 2014 4:00 pm, ESPNews | at UCF | L 76–78 | 5–7 (0–2) | CFE Arena (4,815) Orlando, FL |
| January 9, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | South Florida | L 75–82 | 5–8 (0–3) | Liacouras Center (4,422) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 2014 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 Memphis | L 69–79 | 5–9 (0–4) | Liacouras Center (5,718) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 19 Cincinnati | L 58–69 | 5–10 (0–5) | Fifth Third Arena (9,864) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 18, 2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | La Salle ESPN College GameDay | L 68–74 | 5–11 | Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 21, 2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at UConn | L 66–90 | 5–12 (0–6) | XL Center (4,741) Hartford, CT |
| January 26, 2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 15 Cincinnati | L 76–80 | 5–13 (0–7) | Liacouras Center (6,753) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 29, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Rutgers | W 88–82 | 6–13 (1–7) | Liacouras Center (5,039) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 1, 2014* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 9 Villanova | L 74–90 | 6–14 | Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 2014 8:00 pm, ESPNews | at SMU | L 52–75 | 6–15 (1–8) | Moody Coliseum (6,852) University Park, TX |
| February 9, 2014 2:00 pm, ESPNews | at Houston | L 74–88 | 6–16 (1–9) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,535) Houston, TX |
| February 14, 2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 Louisville | L 58–82 | 6–17 (1–10) | Liacouras Center (5,286) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 2014 2:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 23 SMU | W 71–64 | 7–17 (2–10) | Liacouras Center (6,566) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 20, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 UConn | L 55–68 | 7–18 (2–11) | Liacouras Center (6,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 22, 2014 9:30 pm, ESPNU | at No. 22 Memphis | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 7–19 (2–12) | FedEx Forum (18,172) Memphis, TN |
| February 27, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 7 Louisville | L 66–88 | 7–20 (2–13) | KFC Yum! Center (21,312) Louisville, KY |
| March 1, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Houston | L 79–89 | 7–21 (2–14) | Liacouras Center (3,978) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 2014 6:30 pm, ESPNews | UCF | W 86–78 | 8–21 (3–14) | Liacouras Center (4,063) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 8, 2014 2:00 pm, ESPNews | at South Florida | L 65–66 | 9–21 (4–14) | USF Sun Dome (4,073) Tampa, FL |
| American Athletic Conference tournament |||||
| March 12, 2014 9:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. UCF First round | L 90–94 $^{2OT}$ | 9–22 | FedEx Forum (12,102) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||