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 […]
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Temple Eliminated from AAC Tournament
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 […]
Temple’s Upset Win Holds a lot of Meaning
The Temple Owl fans surrounded the players and flooded the entire stretch of the court after their upset win over UCF, 67-62. The Owls managed to outlast the UCF Knight’s in a game that held so much meaning for Temple and their brand of basketball. This win was for the […]
Temple Takes Care of Tulane
Temple Men’s Basketball took down the Tulane Green Wave in an AAC game Saturday, at the Liacouras Center. The Owls got a great game from Junior guard, Quinton Rose, as he led the team to the win 80-69. Rose, who ended with 29 points, helped the Owls maintain their early […]
Temple’s Strong Second Half Leads them to 20th Win
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 […]
Shizz Alston Jr. and Temple outlast SMU
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 […]
Temple Unable to Sweep #13 Houston in 73-66 loss
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 […]
Cincinnati’s Comeback Gets them a Conference Win
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 […]
The Temple Owls Get Another Needed AAC Win
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, […]
Temple loses final Big 5 game to Penn
Behind a stellar bench performance, the Penn Quakers were able to hold onto their early lead and beat Temple, 77-70, sealing their partial win of the Big 5 title. Temple tried to creep back into things late in the game, but Penn’s bench was able to keep Temple from gaining […]