Women's Basketball Wins Thriller over Tulsa

Saturday, February 3

McGonigle Hall

1:00 p.m.

Temple University

10-12, 2-7AAC

Tulsa

8-15, 2-8AAC

Tulsa

Temple

Women's Basketball Wins Thriller over Tulsa

2.3.18 | Women's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA -- Temple senior Tanaya Atkinson tallied a three-point play with under a minute left, while pulling down the game-sealing defensive rebound, as the Owls picked up a nail-biting 76-75 win over visiting Tulsa at home on Saturday. The win improves Temple to 10-12 overall, 2-7 in conference play, while the Golden Hurricane dip to 8-15, 2-8 in The American.

KEYS TO THE GAME
> Atkinson finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds, recording her 13th double-double of the season.
> She passed Candice Dupree's 1,698 points to move into third on the Owls' all-time scoring list, and now has 1,725 career points.
> Tulsa's Shug Dickson, after being held to just four points in the first 20 minutes, scored 25 in the final 20, but the Owls worked around it, to seal the victory.
> The Owls out-rebounded Tulsa, 42-34, including a 15-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
> The visitors slightly out-shot Temple, 45% to 39.1% in the game, but late threes from freshman Emani Mayo and Atkinson's final three gave the Owls just enough cushion to get the win.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
> Atkinson's 13 double-doubles extends her career best in the category, and she now owns 27 as a collegiate player.
> Graduate student Mykia Jones tied her Temple best with 11 points, including going 3-of-4 from long range.
> Mayo finished with 10 points and four boards, while classmate Mia Davis added 10 points as well.
> Freshman Desiree Oliver tallied seven points and three assists in the win.
> Rookie Breanna Perry shattered her career best with 11 rebounds, adding four points.
> Sophomore Shantay Taylor tallied four points and tied a career high with seven rebounds.

FIRST QUARTER
> The first quarter featured seven ties and five lead changes, as neither team led by more than three.
> Temple took a slight lead to close the frame, as Atkinson got a put-back to make it 18-16.

SECOND QUARTER
> Tulsa opened the quarter with a bucket to tie things at 18-18.
> From there, the Owls went on a 9-2 run, including five points from Jones, to open a 27-20 lead with 4:45 on the clock.
> Tulsa later cut it to a four point game (30-26) with 2:26 to play, before Temple closed the frame on a 7-2 surge to make it 37-28 at the half.

THIRD QUARTER
> Tulsa erased much of Temple's lead by out-scoring the Owls 24-17 in the third.
> The Golden Hurricane shot 46.2% (6-13), holding Temple to just 20% (3-15) from the field, to make it a 54-52 game after three.

FOURTH QUARTER
> Both teams shot well in the frame, Tulsa at 64.4% and the Owls at 57.1%, but Temple did not relinquish the lead in a close as it could be quarter.
> Temple seemed to grab momentum, starting play with a 14-9 run to go up by seven (68-61) with 6:39 to play.
> Tulsa cut the lead to just one point, 73-72, with 1:26 on the clock, but Atkinson completed a three point play to put Temple up 76-72 with 1:05 left.
> The Golden Hurricane again made it a one-point game, as Jasmine Butler got three the hard way to make it 76-75 with 52 seconds on the clock.
> After Tulsa came up with a defensive stop, the Owls got a huge defensive board from Atkinson on the next possession to seal the win.

UP NEXT
> Temple hits the road to play at Tulane on Wednesday.
> The Owls and Green Wave will play at 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN3.