The final Temple huddle for Shizz Alston, Jr., Ernest Aflakpui, and Fran Dunphy came in the final moments of their emotional loss to Belmont in Dayton, Ohio, 81-70 in the opening round of the NCAA March Madness Tournament. End of an Era The loss marked the end of an era for Temple and for basketball […]
The Temple Owls faced defeat in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament on Friday. Third-seeded Temple lost to the sixth seed, Wichita State, 80-74. The Owls will now have to wait until Selection Sunday in order to know their fate in the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Wichita State’s Markis McDuffie scored nearly half of his […]
A late foul was called on Nate-Pierre Louis with under 30 seconds left in the game, giving Tulsa an opportunity to shoot one and one from the line. The crowd was not happy, and the Owls looked fed up with the constant whistles. Temple committed a total of 20 fouls on Saturday against Tulsa. However, […]
With a little over two minutes left, Shizz Alston, Jr. drained yet another three to give the Owls more padding in their win against SMU on Wednesday, 82-74. Alston was the difference maker as he drained two big threes in the final four minutes. Six minutes remained, and Temple only led by one after a […]
Houston’s Corey Davis, Jr. played a huge role late in the game as the nationally ranked Houston team stayed undefeated at home taking down the Temple Owls, 73-66, on Thursday. Houston gained their 21st win of the season and they got their revenge against the only team that has beaten them this year. With the […]
Another AAC nail biter took place on Sunday at the Liacouras Center as the Cincinnati Bearcats took down the Temple Owls in a close finish, 72-68. The Bearcats were able to get a late steal and free throw despite a Shizz Alston, Jr. three-pointer that brought the Owls within three in the closing moments. Cincinnati […]
The Owls turned in a full team performance, but Quinton Rose’s stellar shooting and the team’s ability to hit clutch free throws in the final minutes proved to be the spark the Owls needed to beat Memphis 85-76 on Thursday at the Liacouras Center. With just over five minutes left, the Owls only led by […]
Free throws proved to be the difference late in the game on Saturday. The Owls scored their last five points from the line in the final minute of the overtime showdown against USF pulling them ahead as they won 82-80. The Owls went into overtime knotted at 68 but quickly jumped out to a six-point […]
The Owls took care of business on Sunday, beating Wichita State in overtime, 85-81. The team rallied behind a huge 11-0 run late in the contest to push overtime. In overtime, the team got clutch baskets and steals to win the contest. The Owls were down big early on in their second AAC game. Wichita […]
