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’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’s Huge First Half Beats UConn
The home crowd erupted at the Liacouras Center when Quentin Jackson, Jr. scored a layup with just under a half of a minute to go, as Temple beat UConn at home on Wednesday, 81-63. Jackson had only seen time in eight games prior to this appearance and was only accountable […]
Temple Holds onto Early Lead to Beat ECU
A late 8-0 run in the second half proved to be enough to lead the Owls to an 85-74 win over ECU on Wednesday night. Temple was able to maintain a big lead late in the game behind the stellar play of Quinton Rose and Nate Pierre-Louis. With 14 minutes […]
Temple steals overtime win over Wichita State
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 […]
Temple defeats Drexel in historic Big 5 matchup
In Fran Dunphy’s final game at The Palestra, the Owls took care of business by beating the Drexel Dragons, 82-64. The first half started off very close, as both teams had no trouble scoring the ball. Early on the defenses of both teams were not playing up to their ability […]
Villanova’s bench outdoes Temple as Owls lose, 69-59
Villanova topped Temple in a Wednesday night, Big 5, showdown. The Owls were beaten by 10, with the final score being, 69-59. The Owls struggled to get everyone involved, as only six players were on the scoring sheet in the loss. The Owls and Wildcats were tied early on, and […]