In 2011 – 12 , the Temple Owls men 's basketball team were in their 30th season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference . Since 1997 , the team has played their home games at the Liacouras Center , which has a capacity of 10,206 . In the previous season , the Owls went 14 – 2 in Atlantic 10 play , earning a two seed in the 2011 Atlantic 10 Men 's Basketball Tournament , where they lost in the semifinals to Richmond . The team earned an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament as a seven seed , and defeated Penn State in the round of 64 on a last-second shot by guard Juan Fernandez . The win snapped coach Fran Dunphy 's 11-game losing streak in the NCAA Tournament , the longest on record . Temple 's season ended with a double overtime loss to San Diego State in the round of 32 as the Owls compiled a record of 26 – 8
2011 Atlantic 10 Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Temple Owls men's basketball team