Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Men's Basketball
85 - 74
Temple has won 7 of 8 games, tops East Carolina 85-74
Temple (14-3, 4-1 American) has won seven of its last eight games, including handing then-No. 17 Houston its first loss of the season.
ECU scored the first nine points of the second half to start a 16-4 run, pulling to 41-39, but Temple went on an 8-0 run to restore its multi-possession lead. Alston's sixth 3-pointer made it 62-52 midway through the half and ECU didn't get closer than six points the rest of the way.
Ernest Aflakpui had 12 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double this season for Temple. With his second 3-pointer of the night, Alston reached the 200-mark for his career.
Freshman Jayden Gardner, averaging a league-best 19.4 points per game, scored 27 points for East Carolina (8-9, 1-4), which has lost three straight. He has eclipsed the 20-point mark eight times this season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Seth LeDay Offensive Rebound. | 85 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jayden Gardner missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jayden Gardner Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Alani Moore II missed Free Throw. | 85 - 74 |
Statistics
 TEM |
 ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 27-60 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-22 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 18-25 | FT | 14-22 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,551 | 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 |