National Basketball Association
Temple 75, Connecticut 63
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 7, 2015
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Brent Hampton, # Ray Natili, # Steve Olson
Attendance:
10206
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Temple 75, Connecticut 63: Will Cummings scored a season-high 23 points on senior day as the Owls dominated the second half to dispose of the visiting Huskies.
Jesse Morgan added 17 points on 5-of-7 3-point shooting for Temple (22-9, 13-5 AAC), which shot 25-of-31 from the foul line and committed only four turnovers in a crisp season finale. Quenton DeCosey chipped in 15 points and six rebounds for the Owls, who will be the No. 3 or 4 seed in next week's AAC tournament depending on Cincinnati's result versus Memphis on Sunday.
Ryan Boatright poured in 25 points and Rodney Purvis notched 18 as Connecticut (17-13, 10-8) absorbed its second straight loss. The Huskies will almost certainly need to win the AAC tournament as the No. 6 seed in order to defend their 2014 NCAA Tournament title.
Boatright was the star of the first half, scoring 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 4-of-5 from the arc and 5-of-5 from the foul line without a turnover. He scored the final five points of the period to snap a 32-32 tie, but did not score his first points of the second half until less than nine minutes remained.
The Owls' lead was 58-54 when Jaylen Bond scored from close range and Morgan drained a 3-pointer to create a 63-55 cushion with about four minutes left. DeCosey added another 3-pointer with 3:09 remaining to provide a double-digit advantage as Temple pulled away for its third straight win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cummings also had five assists and three steals. ... UConn F Daniel Hamilton struggled to seven points on 1-of-12 shooting. ... Huskies C Amida Brimah had five blocks, giving him 25 in the last five games.
Top Game Performances
Connecticut |
|
Temple |
Ryan Boatright 25 |
Scoring |
Will Cummings 23 |
Omar Calhoun 4 |
Assists |
Will Cummings 5 |
Daniel Hamilton 6 |
Rebounds |
Quenton DeCosey 6 |
Ryan Boatright 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Will Cummings 9 |
Ryan Boatright 1 |
Steals |
Will Cummings 3 |
Amida Brimah 5 |
Blocks |
Quenton DeCosey 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Connecticut
|
63 |
45.5 |
6-17 |
17-20 |
11 |
22 |
8 |
3 |
14 |
Temple
|
75 |
40.0 |
6-20 |
25-31 |
10 |
28 |
2 |
8 |
4 |