Texas Southern Tigers at Temple Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
90 - 89
90 - 89
Aaric Murray scores D-I season-high 48 points in Texas Southern win
Madarious Gibbs hit two free throws with 6.4 seconds left to put Texas Southern on top.
Temple's Dalton Pepper scored on a rebound putback just after time expired, and the visiting Tigers' bench erupted in celebration after the official review determined it came after the buzzer.
Murray, a Philadelphia native and former La Salle standout, set the single-game high-scoring mark for Division I basketball this season. Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky scored 43 Nov. 19.
Murray shot 20 for 28 from the field and made some critical baskets down the stretch to help Texas Southern (4-7).
Quinton DeCosey led Temple (4-5) with 19 points. Anthony Lee finished with 18 and Will Cummings had 16 for the Owls.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Dalton Pepper Offensive Rebound. | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Will Cummings missed Three Point Jumper. | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Madarious Gibbs made Free Throw. | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Madarious Gibbs made Free Throw. | 89 - 89 |
Statistics
 TXSO |
 TEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-59 | FG | 36-64 |
| 59 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 14-21 | FT | 10-11 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Liacouras Center
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 4,682 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |