Houston Cougars at Temple Owls
· FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
58 - 67
Fitzgerald scores tournament-record 30 as Temple advances
The Owls (24-6) advance to a Sunday semifinal to meet the winner of sixth-seeded SMU and third-seeded University of South Florida.
Alliya Butts hit four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points for the Owls, Tanaya Atkinson scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Temple ended the game shooting 7 of 12 in the fourth quarter (58 percent). The Owls were 25 of 62 for the game (40 percent) and outrebounded Houston 40-33. Ruth Sherrill led with 15 boards.
Angela Harris and Jacqueline Blake each scored 15 for Houston (12-19) and Serithia Hawkins added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Houston trailed 28-25 but Fitzgerald and Butts combined for a quick 10 points to open the second half. The Cougars never got closer than eight in the final quarter.
Fitzgerald's second of two free throws with 3:57 to play surpassed the previous tournament scoring record of 29 points by Courtney Williams Southern Florida), now with the WNBA's Connecticut Suns.
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- TV Channel: Cougars vs Owls 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 58 - 67 |
| 4th 0:21 |  |
Temple Timeout | 58 - 67 |
| 4th 0:21 |  |
Kierra Graves made Layup. | 58 - 67 |
| 4th 0:22 | |
Kierra Graves Steal. | 56 - 67 |
| 4th 0:23 | |
Tanaya Atkinson Turnover. | 56 - 67 |
Statistics
 HOU |
TEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 25-62 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 8-14 | FT | 11-15 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| East Carolina | 14-4 | 3 | 22-10 |
| South Florida | 13-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 19-12 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 9-9 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Charlotte | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Tulane | 6-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 12 | 8-23 |
| UAB | 4-14 | 13 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 4-14 | 13 | 10-21 |