Philadelphia, PA: It has been a rough couple of weeks for the Temple Owls as they are on a 6-game losing streak and looking like they would be on the outside in making the conference tournament & needed to get things fixed as they went to battle with Tulane Green Wave on Thursday night from The Liacouras Center.
Lineup:
How the game went:
The Owls would get the scoring started & then Tulane responded to keep things close & there would be a couple of times that both teams would trade baskets. The Owls would get things figured out and start to take off as they built a 12-point lead, 40-28.
One of the plays of the 1st half
Temple would take a 40-32 lead into halftime & this has been one of the best halves of basketball that the Owls have looked during the 6-game losing streak.
The Owls would pick up where they left off and open the 2nd half on an 8-0 run, and Tulane had no idea what hit them.
This dunk by Aiden Tobiason would blow the roof off the building, as everything was going their way
At one point, the Owls would have a lead of 34 at 85-51 with 5:12 left. As the final seconds wound down, Temple Coach Adam Fisher was very fired up on the sidelines from the effort that his team showed in wanting to end the losing streak & send the fans home, as this was their final home game of the season. The Owls would soar over Tulane 89-60.
Postgame:
Temple Coach Adam Fisher on 13 three pointers made
Temple Coach Adam Fisher on what was working tonight to end 6 game losing streak
Final Numbers:
What is next:
With the win, Temple is now 16-14 & 8-9 in conference play & will end the regular season on the road on Sunday at Tulsa before heading to the American Conference tournament in Birmingham, Alabama.
