Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 51
Hightower, Walker help lift Tulane over Temple 65-51
K.J. Lawson added 16 points with 10 rebounds for the Green Wave, his first double-double of the season. Lawson also led with six steals and matched Hightower with six assists.
Tulane (10-6, 2-2 American Athletic Conference) scored 21 points off 18 Temple turnovers, made 11 steals and hit 9-of-23 3-pointers. Temple shot 32% from the field (17-of-54) and was 5-for-24 from distance.
It was Tulane's first win at Temple since December 28, 2017.
Quinton Rose had 12 points for the Owls (9-6, 1-3). Nate Pierre-Louis added 8 points and 11 rebounds. J.P. Moorman II had eight rebounds. Rose made one steal in the game, tying him for ninth on Temple's all-time list with 196.
Tulane takes on Central Florida at home on Tuesday. Temple faces Wichita State at home on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Christion Thompson Steal. | 65 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Nate Pierre-Louis Turnover. | 65 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Nate Pierre-Louis Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 51 |
Statistics
 TULN |
 TEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 17-54 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 8-12 | FT | 12-18 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 6,485 | 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 |