Iowa vs. Temple March Madness Preview

Iowa hopes to rebound from their early exit in the Big Ten tournament. (Getty)

Iowa and Temple square off in Brooklyn, New York in one of the more intriguing matchups in the South region. Both teams are coming off disappointing early exits in their respective conference tournaments.

The Hawkeyes have shown flashes of potential beating Michigan State twice but ended the season in a tailspin. They have lost five of their last six games.

Temple had a strong non-conference schedule, but lost to tournament teams like Butler, St. Joe’s, Wisconsin and Villanova. The Owls were competitive in the AAC and entered the conference tournament as the top seed.

Here’s a look at the matchup and game details.

REGION: South

DATE: Friday, March 18, 2016

TIME: 3 p.m. Eastern (Will start at the conclusion of first game. Time is approximate)

TV CHANNEL: truTV

POINT SPREAD: Iowa -6.5 Click here for more March Madness betting info from Heavy’s partners at OddsShark.

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7 Iowa at a Glance

RECORD: 21-10

LOCATION: Iowa City, Iowa

CONFERENCE: Big Ten

COACH: Fran McCaffery

PLAYERS TO WATCH: F Jarrod Uthoff (18.8 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.7 BPG), G Peter Jok (15.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.4 BPG), Adam Woodbury (7.9 PPG, 8.5 RPG)

10 Temple at a Glance

RECORD: 21-11

LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CONFERENCE: AAC (American Athletic Conference)

COACH: Fran Dunphy

PLAYERS TO WATCH: G Quenton DeCosey (15.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.2 SPG), F Obi Enechionyia (11.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG, .405 3P%), F Jaylen Bond (9.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.4 APG)