Temple won its first conference game of the season, 84-62, against East Carolina and graduate student guard Alliya Butts earned a season-high 28 points.
Temple led by eight points in the third quarter but eventually lost, 78-72, to Cincinnati on Wednesday in Ohio, also marking the team’s fourth straight loss in conference play.
The Owls’ senior guard scored 39 points, but Temple allowed Cincinnati to shoot more than 50 percent from the field and score 50 points in the paint in the Bearcats’ 80-72 win on Saturday in Ohio.