Basketball - The Temple News

Defense shuts down Penn for Big 5 win

23 January 2010

It did not take long for the women’s basketball team (14-5, 3-1) to pull away from Penn (1-14, 0-1) and their struggling offense as they rolled to a 55-31 win over the Quakers. Penn struggled

Bench comes up big at Fordham

23 January 2010

The men’s basketball team started off slowly against Fordham, a team that had lost its last 10 games and has just two wins this season, but the No. 16 Owls rebounded and won, 62-45.

Owls shoot down Musketeers in battle of the A-10’s best

21 January 2010

In their first game of the new semester, the men’s basketball team moved into first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Thanks to a near-perfect second-half shooting the ball, the No. 16 Owls sit atop

Trying to right the ship

19 January 2010 Kyle Gauss

The Owls will try to recover after going 0-3 versus the Top 25.

Battle in the backcourt

19 January 2010

Guards Kristen McCarthy and Shaqwedia Wallace both average double figures. Rhode Island’s team has three double-digit scorers of its own.

Top two teams face off

19 January 2010

Both Temple and Xavier are undefeated in the A-10 Conference.

Almost perfect

19 January 2010

With the exception of a 32-point loss to then-No. 1 Kansas Jan. 2, the men’s basketball team has won 11 of its last 12 games and earned a Top 25 ranking for the first time since November 2001.

Criminal Minds

18 January 2010 Editorial Board

College students with criminal backgrounds still deserve an education. College students are trying to get an education, but some have already received their own informal education in the law. A recent study, conducted by a

Owls hold off Penn at Palestra

14 January 2010

The men’s basketball team defeated Penn, 60-45, Wednesday in a Big 5 game at the Palestra. The Owls play Massachusetts next Jan. 16 in a doubleheader.

Owls stellar from beyond the arch, rout Fordham

13 January 2010 Kyle Gauss

After losing to three straight ranked opponents, sophomore guard BJ Williams and the women’s basketball team needed an easy game to restore their confidence. By thrashing Fordham, 67-34, on Wednesday, it seems Temple got just