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Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Temple Owls
7-7, 1-2 Away
Final
59 - 57
East Carolina Pirates
9-5, 6-2 Home

Battle scores 18 as Temple defeats East Carolina 59-57

Battle also contributed five rebounds for the Owls (7-7). Jahlil White scored 10 points and added seven rebounds. Nick Jourdain shot 3 of 4 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line to finish with nine points.

The Pirates (9-5) were led by Brandon Johnson, who finished with 11 points, 18 rebounds and four assists. East Carolina also got 11 points and six steals from Jaden Walker. In addition, Ezra Ausar had 10 points.

White scored six points in the first half and Temple went into halftime trailing 23-22. Battle's 16-point second half helped Temple close out the two-point victory.

NEXT UP

Temple plays Sunday against Cincinnati at home, and East Carolina visits Wichita State on Saturday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 57
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 59 - 55
2nd 0:00 Javon Small made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Johnson. 59 - 57
2nd 0:03 Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound. 59 - 55
2nd 0:04 Jahlil White missed Free Throw. 59 - 55

Statistics

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20-55 FG 16-59
36 Field Goal % 27
7-26 3PT 5-21
27 Three Point % 24
12-18 FT 20-35
67 Free Throw % 57
39 Rebounds 48
8 Offensive Rebounds 17
31 Defensive Rebounds 31
9 Assists 8
7 Steals 8
4 Blocks 0
13 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 13
8 Fast Break Points 8
24 Points in Paint 22
23 Fouls 15
7 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Minges Coliseum

Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,352 | 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
Full Standings