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 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Two years after replacing John Chaney, Fran Dunphy has returned Temple basketball to national prominence.
The Owls earned their first NCAA tournament berth since Chaney led them to the Elite Eight in 2001 by knocking off archrival Saint Joseph's 69-64 behind Dionte Christmas' 22-point performance in the championship of the Atlantic 10 tournament on Saturday night.
"This is one of those teams where there is great chemistry to it, they like one another and it just kind of came together," said Dunphy, who took Penn to nine NCAA tournaments before taking the challenge of resurrecting Temple.
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