Temple Owls at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NIT SEASON TIP-OFF
81 - 77
Enechionyia lifts Temple over No. 19 West Virginia, 81-77
Enechionyia scored 18 of his 22 in the first half for Temple (4-2), but it was his free throw with one second left that sealed the early season championship. Alani Moore II added 18 points for the Owls, while Daniel Dingle finished with 15 and Quinton Rose had 12.
Despite having four players finish in double-digit scoring, West Virginia (4-1) lost for the first time this season. Esa Ahmad led the Mountaineers with 19 points, Teyvon Myers added 15, and Nathan Adrian and Tarik Phillip had 13 apiece.
Enechionyia was named the Most Outstanding Player of the two-day tournament. He was selected for the All-Tournament team along with Dingle, Ahmad, Florida State's Dwayne Bacon and Illinois' Malcolm Hill.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Obi Enechionyia made Free Throw. | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Temple Deadball Team Rebound. | 80 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Obi Enechionyia missed Free Throw. | 80 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Esa Ahmad. | 80 - 77 |
Statistics
 TEM |
 WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-52 | FG | 29-67 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-19 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 21-24 | FT | 11-18 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 3,713 | 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 |