Temple Owls at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 79
Quinones, Achiuwa lead Memphis past Temple 79-65
Quinones was 5-for-11 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and made 7 of 8 free throws for the Tigers (17-5, 6-3 American Athletic Conference). Achiuwa scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. He also blocked three shots. Boogie Ellis tossed in 18 points for Memphis and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line, where the Tigers went 22-for-28.
Nate Pierre-Louis and Quinton Rose scored 13 points apiece for Temple (11-11, 3-7), which has lost five of its last six.
Memphis, which has won its last three games, was 11-for-26 from behind the 3-point arc to Temple's 6-for-21, and the Tigers scored 19 points off 12 Temple turnovers. After a scrappy first half that saw nine lead changes and five ties, Memphis didn't let the Owls get closer than five in the second half and led by double digits for the last 9:31 after a Quinones 3-pointer from the left side.
Memphis evened the series at 11 wins apiece.
Temple hosts SMU on Saturday. Memphis hosts South Florida on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Nate Pierre-Louis made Free Throw. | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Temple Deadball Team Rebound. | 64 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Nate Pierre-Louis missed Free Throw. | 64 - 79 |
Statistics
 TEM |
 MEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-63 | FG | 23-50 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 15-22 | FT | 22-28 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 15,685 | 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 |