It was a most disheartening experience for the Temple Owls.
The same Temple Owls who won exactly one game last season.
He also played football for the Temple Owls as a linebacker from 1983 to 1985.
The Temple Owls won the tournament for the second straight year, and third of the previous four.
Allen had 12 points and 11 rebounds in his final game as a Temple Owl.
Its most recent appearance was in 2011, when the team lost to the Temple Owls in the round of 64.
At their first home game in almost a month, Temple Owls took an early 6-0 lead and did not trail the entire game.
The game was back-and-forth all night, and Temple Owls held a 40-39 lead at the break.
Temple Owls was behind 41-32 with 10:13 remaining, then went on an 11-2 run.
Temple Owls controlled the game with a 16-0 run in the second half and shot 56 percent on the game.