National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 78, East Carolina 60
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 9, 2016
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Peter Juzenas, # Steve Olson, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 4524
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Peter Juzenas, # Steve Olson, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 4524
Temple won for the fourth time in its last five games, defeating East Carolina 78-60 on Saturday night at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
The Owls (8-6, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) came back from a halftime deficit for the first time this season.
Senior guard Quenton DeCosey scored a game-high 24 points for Temple. Junior guard Josh Brown added 12 points and sophomore forward Obi Enechionyia had 10.
The Owls pulled away with a 28-10 run down the stretch, snapping a 50-50 tie with 11:07 left in the game.
East Carolina (8-8, 0-3) was led by junior guard Caleb White's team-high 14 points. Junior forward Clarence Williams scored 12 points for the Pirates, who led 38-33 at halftime.
East Carolina was up by as much as 38-27 on a White 3-point shot with 1:44 left in the first half but went nearly seven minutes without scoring. The Pirates' last lead was 46-45 with 13:59 left in the game on freshman guard Kentrell Barkley's free throw.
Top Game Performances
| East Carolina | Temple | |
| Caleb White 14 | Scoring | Quenton DeCosey 24 |
| Prince Williams 5 | Assists | Josh Brown 8 |
| Michael Zangari 5 | Rebounds | Jaylen Bond 12 |
| Michael Zangari 2 | Free Throws Made | Quenton DeCosey 3 |
| B.J. Tyson 1 | Steals | Jaylen Bond 2 |
| Kentrell Barkley 1 | Blocks | Devin Coleman 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| East Carolina | 60 | 45.3 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Temple | 78 | 50.0 | 13-33 | 7-9 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 8 |