Temple Owls at Vanderbilt Commodores
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Strickland sparks Temple to 72-68 OT win over Vanderbilt
Strickland made a steal and hit two free throws at the other end for a 67-65 lead with 1:16 left in overtime. Vanderbilt got an offensive rebound on its next possession and Jamaine Mann made 1 of 2 free throws. Damian Dunn sank a contested 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down to extend Temple's lead to 70-66 at 20.5
After another offensive rebound for Vanderbilt, Mann scored to make it 70-68 with 12.7 left but Jeremiah Williams made two free throws for a four-point lead and Trey Thomas missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Vanderbilt was coming off an 84-72 loss to SMU.
Dunn finished with 18 points for Temple (6-3), which has won five in a row. Temple was playing without its leading scorer Khalif Battle (21.4 ppg), who is out for the season. Strickland missed the previous two games with a thigh injury.
Dunn made two free throws with 13 seconds left in regulation to give Temple a 58-53 lead. Scotty Pippen Jr. missed a 3-pointer at the other end, but Vanderbilt got the offensive rebound and Jamaine Mann was fouled while making a basket to get within three points. Mann intentionally missed the free throw and the ball went out of bounds, last touched by a Temple player. After a timeout with 2,.7 seconds left, Jordan Wright found Pippen in the corner for a contested 3-pointer. Temple inbounded it at 0.5 but a long heave didn’t hit the rim as time expired.
Wright and Pippen led Vanderbilt (5-3) with 16 points apiece. Mann added 15.
SERIES HISTORY
Two teams were playing each other for first time since Temple beat Vanderbilt 67-59 in the 1993 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in Seattle. The two schools split a pair of games in the 1949-50 season.
COACHING CONNECTION
Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse and Temple coach Aaron McKie were part of a 1997 trade that sent Stackhouse to the Detroit Pistons and McKie to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 72 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Tai Strickland Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Jeremiah Williams Block. | 72 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Trey Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 68 |
Statistics
 TEM |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-51 | FG | 24-71 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 4-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 30-37 | FT | 16-24 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 4 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fouls | 27 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,239 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 23-8 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 25-6 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 21-10 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
| 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 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 14-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |