Sasser, Grimes lead No. 8 Houston past Temple 68-51
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Marcus Sasser and Quentin Grimes each scored 15 points and No. 8 Houston rolled to its sixth straight win, 68-51 over Temple on Saturday. The Cougars (13-1, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) also beat the Owls on Dec. 22 and completed the season sweep in a rout. Grimes and Sasser hit consecutive early […]
Grimes scores 22, No. 6 Houston defeats Temple, 76-50
HOUSTON (AP) — Quentin Grimes had 22 points and seven rebounds, Justin Gorham had 14 points and 12 boards and No. 6 Houston beat Temple 76-50 on Tuesday night in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Grimes scored at least 20 points for the third straight game as the Cougars shot 48%, including […]
Cooke leads No. 5 South Carolina to 103-41 win over Temple
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke tied her career high with five 3-pointers and scored 23 points as No. 5 South Carolina powered past Temple 103-41 on Thursday night. Cooke sparked a 7-0 run late in the first quarter to break a 14-14 tie and send the Gamecocks (5-1) to their second straight victory since […]
COVID-19 putting college basketball traditions in quarantine
There is a tradition at Taylor University, a small NAIA school in Indiana, where the entire crowd sits in complete silence until the men’s basketball team scores its 10th point of the game and sets off a wild celebration. Thanks to the scourge of COVID-19, there will be no Silent Night game this year. Only […]
ECU beats depleted Temple in game delayed by COVID concerns
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Snead scored two touchdowns, including a 95-yard kickoff return, and East Carolina beat Temple 28-3 on Saturday in a game delayed nearly an hour because of COVID-19 concerns. The game started roughly 50 minutes late after a Temple player was taken back to campus for a rapid COVID-19 test shortly before […]
Dillon Gabriel leads Central Florida over Temple 38-13
Dillon Gabriel threw a pair of touchdown passes to Marlon Williams and Central Florida rolled to a 38-13 victory over Temple on Saturday night.Gabriel was 12 of 22 for 268 yards passing without an interception. Williams had four catches for 102 yards. T
Episcopal Academy grad Klein makes presence felt on Temple offensive line
Adam Klein, an Episcopal Academy graduate, has been able to contribute early and often to the Temple Owls offensive line. With over 20 starts over three years, Klein brings both experience and versatility to the Owls offense.
Buechele, No. 18 SMU pull away late, top undermanned Temple
Following a sluggish start, No. 18 SMU looked as high powered as ever in the second half, dominating undermanned Temple and breaking away for a 47-23 victory Saturday. Tyler Page, who caught two of Shane Buechele’s four touchdown passes, said Dykes told the Mustangs that if they didn’t step it up, “he was going to make us have a practice right there on the field after the game.”
Tulane snaps skid with convincing 38-3 win over Temple
Michael Pratt threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Tulane controlled Temple 38-3 on Saturday to end its three game losing streak. Pratt threw for 205 yards with 114 of it going to Deuce Watts. Pratt found Watts from 31 yards out with 5:36 left in the third quarter to put Tulane (3-4, 1-4 American Athletic Conference) ahead 17-3.
White throws four TDs, Memphis rallies past Temple
Brady White passed for 313 yards with four touchdowns, including a pair just after halftime as Memphis dominated the third quarter and defeated Temple 41-29 on Saturday. In one span of seven plays after halftime Memphis (3-1, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) turned an interception into a touchdown, forced and recovered a fumble and scored another touchdown, turning a five-point halftime deficit into a 27-15 lead, which the Tigers never surrendered.