Temple Owls at Princeton Tigers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
77 - 87
Madison St. Rose, Skye Belker help No. 25 Princeton women top Temple 87-77 for 10th straight victory
St. Rose made 8 of 17 shots with a 3-pointer for the Tigers (12-1), who improve to 5-0 at home. Belker made 7 of 12 shots, including 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.
Toby Nweke hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 off the bench for Princeton. Ashley Chea scored 10.
Kaylah Turner scored a career-high 36 with a career-best eight 3-pointers to lead the Owls (6-6), who fall to 0-4 on the road. The junior guard hit 13 of 21 shots — missing four from distance. Turner's previous high came two games earlier when she scored 29 in an 88-63 victory over VCU.
Jaleesa Molina added 12 points for Temple, and Saniyah Craig totaled eight points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
Belker hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 in the first quarter to help Princeton take a 26-20 lead. The Tigers spotted Temple the first five points before Belker scored the first five in a 12-0 run, capped by Nweke's 3-pointer.
Princeton held Temple to eight points in the second quarter, building a 42-28 advantage at halftime. St. Rose accounted for seven of Princeton's 16 points.
Nweke, Belker and Chea sank 3-pointers in the final 2:07 of the third period for a 67-45 lead.
Princeton led by 26 with 5:51 remaining before the Owls closed with a 25-9 run.
Temple: Hosts UTSA on Jan. 3 in an American Conference opener.
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Statistics
 TEM |
PRIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 30-60 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 12-24 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 5-12 | FT | 18-20 |
| 42 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 4 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Princeton, NJ
Attendance: 2,800 | Capacity:
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 |