The Tigers came back from a 15-point fourth quarter deficit to upset the Owls 59-58 on Friday night in Uncasville, Connecticut in the first-round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Senior guard Shizz Alston Jr. scored a career-high 34 points in Temple’s 78-71 win against Connecticut, helping the Owls clinch a first-round bye in the American Athletic Conference tournament.
The redshirt-sophomore guard set a conference tournament record for made 3-pointers in the first half and scored 24 points in the Shockers’ 89-81 win against Temple on Friday at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
Senior guard Tanaya Atkinson set a single-game tournament record for rebounds in her final college game, a 77-70 loss to Central Florida on Sunday in Uncasville, Connecticut.