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After AAC semis loss to UConn, Temple left to ponder fate
BOX SCORE ORLANDO, Fla. — Temple, as an at-large hopeful on the bubble, lost in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The Owls are now headed back to North Philadelphia, where they’ll spend the next 24 hours sweating out their NCAA Tournament chances. Those sentences could have been written last year. Actually, they were. As Fran Dunphy admitted…
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Instant Replay: UConn 77, Temple 62
BOX SCORE ORLANDO, Fla. — The top-seeded Temple Owls were sent packing from the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday, 77-62, by a decidedly not tired UConn team that played four overtimes the day prior. The Huskies dominated the first half, led by 11 at the break and protected their lead in the second, never allowing Temple within six points…
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After thrilling 4OT win — or robbery — UConn sets sights on Temple
ORLANDO, Fla. — For eight-tenths of a second — actually, probably a little longer — Temple was headed for a semifinal matchup with Cincinnati on Saturday. The Bearcats’ Kevin Johnson hit a deep three with less than a second to play in triple overtime to put his team ahead by three. It was done. Over. You can’t get off a buzzer…
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Jaylen Bond shines as Temple advances to AAC semifinals
BOX SCORE ORLANDO, Fla. — In the grand scheme of things, it didn’t much matter. Jaylen Bond made a clever pass to Devin Coleman that resulted in a layup that put Temple up 16 points over a team with only seven scholarship players and four minutes left in its season. It wasn’t anything anyone would make a big deal about…
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Instant Replay: Temple 79, USF 62
BOX SCORE ORLANDO, Fla. — Behind a team-high 17 points from Jaylen Bond, the Temple Owls on Thursday cruised to a 79-62 victory over the USF Bulls in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. Up only eight at the half, Temple stretched its lead to as much 23 in the second half. USF scored the game’s opening basket and…
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What does Temple's loss mean for its AAC title hopes?
TAMPA, Fla. — With two games to play in the regular season, Temple still controls its own fate. But one more loss could leave the Owls out of their conference title game. Temple’s season changed in a big way Saturday night, when a lopsided loss to a surging USF added a wrinkle to the American Athletic Conference’s east division...
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Instant Replay: South Florida 44, No. 22 Temple 23
BOX SCORE TAMPA, Fla. — No. 22 Temple played its worst game of the season Saturday night in a 44-23 loss to the USF Bulls at Raymond James Stadium that put the Owls’ bid for a division title in jeopardy. After Temple scored the game’s opening touchdown, USF ripped off four of its own plus a field goal to put the…
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Josh Brown helps poor-shooting Temple beat South Florida
BOX SCORE TAMPA, Fla. — Jesse Morgan couldn’t find the nearby Gulf of Mexico. Quenton DeCosey was similarly lost somewhere on a beach in Clearwater. And Will Cummings wasn’t lacking for effort — he never is — but he required plenty of charity. With those three, Temple’s top perimeter threats, combining to shoot a horrid 11 for 35 from the field, someone…
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St. Joe's Pat Carroll shoots way to Big 5 HOF
Pat Carroll was introduced Monday night at the Palestra as Saint Joseph’s all-time three-point record holder. Almost immediately, he had to correct the evening’s emcee, Harry Donahue. As Carroll told everyone, the record for made threes by a Hawk isn’t his anymore. It belongs to some kid he’s been coaching and mentoring the last four years. Here’s one thing...
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Temple packs to play spoiler at AAC tournament
They’ve won only four conference games this season, but Fran Dunphy has his players packing for four days. Well, save for Dalton Pepper. Before Monday’s practice, Temple’s lone senior already had his bag ready to go and saw no reason to change up his routine. “It doesn’t really matter,” he said. “I usually bring two pairs of underwear and...