National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 76, Towson 64
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Jeffrey Anderson, # Roger Ayers, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 2308

Temple 76, Towson 64: Will Cummings continued to struggle from the field but shot 15-of-17 from the free-throw line en route to a season-high 22 points as the host Owls prevailed.

Cummings was 3-of-13 from the floor and Quenton Decosey was 3-of-11 but knocked down 9-of-11 foul shots for 16 points as Temple (6-3) overcame a hideous start to improve to 5-0 at home. Daniel Dingle contributed 11 points while Jaylen Bond notched 10 points and nine boards.

Towson (7-3), which has lost two straight following a seven-game winning streak, shot well from 3-point range (9-of-19) but made just 11 of its 44 shots from inside the arc. Four McGlynn was 4-of-6 from 3-point range and Alex Gavrilovic was 3-of-3 as the duo finished with 20 and 17 points, respectively, while teammate John Davis contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds.

In an ugly first half, the scoreboard read 2-2 six minutes into the game and Towson did not reach double figures until approximately six minutes remained in the half. The Owls finally caught a bit of a rhythm behind Bond, who made a jumper and a layup to ignite a 14-7 run late in the session to spark the hosts to a 25-20 halftime lead.

Temple extended its cushion to as many as 16 midway through the second half before two sets of back-to-back 3-pointers by Gavrilovic and McGlynn made it 55-49 with 7 1/2 minutes to go. McGlynn knocked down another 3 with less than five minutes left to keep the Tigers within six, but Obi Enechionyia's three-point play and a 3-pointer by Josh Brown pushed the lead back to double digits just over a minute later.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Towson missed 23 of its first 26 shots while Temple started 0-of-5 from the field and 0-of-4 from the foul line in the first 4 1/2 minutes. ... Cummings is shooting 13-of-50 over his last four games. ... Gavrilovic was the only player who scored off the Tigers' bench.
Top Game Performances
 
Towson   Temple
Four McGlynn 20 Scoring Will Cummings 22
Four McGlynn 3 Assists Will Cummings 2
John Davis 14 Rebounds Jaylen Bond 9
Alex Gavrilovic 6 Free Throws Made Will Cummings 15
John Davis 1 Steals Obi Enechionyia 2
John Davis 3 Blocks Obi Enechionyia 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Towson 64 31.7 9-19 15-23 8 44 6 3 13
Temple 76 40.0 6-17 26-35 9 37 7 5 6