Men's Basketball - The Temple News

Aflakpui dominates inside to deliver Owls’ first conference win

07 January 2017 Owen McCue

Sophomore center Ernest Aflakpui had a career-high 13 points as Temple beat East Carolina 81-62 on Saturday at the Liacouras Center.

Another poor start dooms Owls against Southern Methodist

04 January 2017 Owen McCue

Temple fell behind by 21 points in the first half of its 79-65 loss to Southern Methodist on Wednesday in Dallas.

Central Florida’s interior game stifles Temple

31 December 2016 Evan Easterling

The Owls shot 31.3 percent from the floor in their 77-53 loss to the Knights in Orlando, Florida.

Moore’s career day leads Owls to win in final nonconference contest

22 December 2016 Evan Easterling

Freshman guard Alani Moore II scored a career-high 26 points in the Owls’ 83-77 win on Thursday at the Liacouras Center.

Owls defeat hot-shooting NJIT team for eighth win

17 December 2016 Evan Easterling

The Owls beat the New Jersey Institute of Technology 68-63 on Saturday at the Liacouras Center in their second-to-last nonconference game.

Men’s basketball inducts three more into Ring of Honor

17 December 2016 Evan Easterling

Bruce Drysdale, Bill “Pickles” Kennedy and Jay Norman joined the Owls’ Ring of Honor at halftime of Saturday’s game.

No. 1 Villanova routs Temple to win fourth straight Big 5 title

13 December 2016 Owen McCue

No. 1 Villanova used a pivotal swing at the end of the first half and the start of the second half Tuesday to beat Temple 78-57 at The Pavilion and win its fourth straight Big 5 title.

Owls survive second-half run to beat DePaul

10 December 2016 Tessa Sayers

Temple allowed DePaul University to come back from a 25-point second-half deficit, but held on to beat the Blue Demons 74-65 on Saturday in Miami.

Dingle’s shot misses at buzzer, winning streak ends

07 December 2016 Evan Easterling

The Owls could not come back from a 15-point deficit in the second half of their loss to George Washington University on Wednesday at the Liacouras Center.

Dunphy’s squad on 5-game win streak

06 December 2016 Maura Razanauskas

The Owls stayed undefeated in the Big 5, beating St. Joseph’s and Penn last week.