Temple led by 26 points at the half, its biggest halftime lead this season, en route to an 81-63 win against conference opponent Connecticut at the Liacouras Center on Wednesday.
The Tigers cut Temple’s lead from 20 points to two, but Temple fended Memphis’ comeback attempt and secured an 85-76 win on Thursday at the Liacouras Center.
Senior guard Shizz Alston Jr. scored a career-high 31 points in the Owls’ 65-63 win against the University of Massachusettes Amherst at the Liacouras Center on Wednesday.
Temple led in the final five minutes after trailing by as many as 17 points in its 57-51 loss to Virginia Commonwealth University on Monday in Brooklyn.