American University Eagles at Temple Owls
· COACHES vs CANCER CLASSIC
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
37 - 40
37 - 40
Temple hangs on against American University, 40-37
The contest was a defensive battle throughout; with Temple taking a 23-11 lead at halftime. American trimmed the lead to two in the final minute and had an opportunity to tie it on the last play, but Pee Wee Gardener's 3-point attempt missed.
Will Cummings added seven points, six rebounds, and a team-high six assists for the Owls, who shot just 22 percent from the field but got to the line 18 times. Temple outrebounded the Eagles by 14 on the offensive glass.
John Schoof scored 12 points to lead American, Kevin Panzer finished with six and team leading eight rebounds. The Eagles struggled from behind the arc, hitting only three of their 23 attempts.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 37 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:00 | American Deadball Team Rebound. | 37 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Pee Wee Gardener missed Three Point Jumper. | 37 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:09 | American Timeout | 37 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Kevin Panzer Defensive Rebound. | 37 - 40 |
Statistics
 AMER |
 TEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12-39 | FG | 11-48 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 23 |
| 3-23 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 10-12 | FT | 13-18 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 8 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Liacouras Center
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 5,655 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
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 |