Ernest Aflakpui drew an offensive foul with less than a second left to secure Temple’s 73-69 victory against nationally ranked, and previously unbeaten, Houston on Wednesday at the Liacouras Center.
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.
Temple will be the No. 7 seed at the American Athletic Conference tournament and face No. 10 Tulane on Thursday in Florida after Sunday’s 76-58 loss to Tulsa in Oklahoma.