Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 84
53 - 84
Cincinnati uses big second half to swamp Temple 84-53
Kevin Johnson added 14 points, Octavius Ellis 13 and Gary Clark 11.
Leading 29-28, the Bearcats, who shot just 32.1 percent in the first half, made their first 11 field-goal attempts after the break and went up 58-38. Cincinnati (12-5, 3-2 American) finished 20 of 26 for 76.9 percent in the second half to end up at 53.7 for the game. The Bearcats' lead reached a high of 35 points with 2:31 left.
Jesse Morgan led Temple (12-7, 3-3) with 15 points with Obi Enechionyia adding 14. The Owls were without senior point guard and captain Will Cummings (12.9 points per game), who has been hampered by a strained muscle in his lower left leg.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Farad Cobb Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jimmy McDonnell missed Layup. | 53 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jimmy McDonnell Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Nick Pendergast missed Jumper. | 53 - 84 |
Statistics
 TEM |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-52 | FG | 29-54 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 9-14 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 64 |
| 7-12 | FT | 17-22 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Fifth Third Arena
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 12,071 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |