Temple Owls at La Salle Explorers
· NCAA Men's BasketballTemple rolls in second half, defeats La Salle 67-51
Battle shot 8-for-15, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Owls (4-4). Damian Dunn scored 17 points and added six rebounds and six assists. Jamille Reynolds added 10 points.
The Explorers (3-4) were led by Khalil Brantley, who posted 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists and five steals. La Salle also got 11 points and two blocks from Rokas Jocius.
After trailing by eight at halftime, Temple outscored La Salle 46-22 in the second half. Battle's 17-point second half helped Temple close out the 16-point victory.
The game was the opener of a doubleheader at the Palestra between Philadelphia's traditional Big 5 schools. St. Joseph's played Pennsylvania in the other game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Damian Dunn Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Hassan Drame missed Jumper. | 67 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Nick Jourdain made Free Throw. | 67 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Temple Offensive Rebound. | 66 - 51 |
Statistics
TEM |
LAS |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 22-69 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-18 | FT | 3-6 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 |
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 |


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