Saint Joseph's Hawks at Temple Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 81
78 - 81
Brown hits FTs down stretch to seal Temple's 81-78 win
Temple (6-2) sprinted to a 40-29 halftime advantage and led 63-51 midway of the second period and still had a comfortable 74-58 lead with 5:01 remaining. Shavar Newkirk and Taylor Funk drilled back to back 3-pointers to start 14-2 run as the Hawks pulled to 76-72 with 1:32 remaining. Brown then sealed the win with five free throws.
Shizz Alston Jr. had 20 points, hitting 5 of 8 treys, for Temple. Quinton Rose added 15 points with 11 rebounds and Brown finished with 13 points with six rebounds and four assists.
Alston, who had set the school record with 52 free throws in a row over two seasons, was 1 of 2 against St. Joseph's to end his streak.
Newkirk had 18 points and Chris Clover added 17 for the Hawks (4-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Shavar Newkirk made Layup. | 78 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Shavar Newkirk Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Pierfrancesco Oliva missed Layup. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Pierfrancesco Oliva Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 81 |
Statistics
 JOES |
 TEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 28-67 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 12-22 | FT | 14-19 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Liacouras Center
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 7,288 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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 |