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.
Temple ended the 2016-17 season with its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2011. But senior guard Alliya Butts, who averaged 15.5 points per game last season, will miss this year with a torn ACL.