Temple University Athletics
Owls Soar Over Nittany Lions, Defeat Penn St. 66-51
12.22.99 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA (AP)(December 22) -- Kevin Lyde scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds, and Lynn Greer added 12 points as No. 19 Temple defeated Penn
State 66-51 on Wednesday night.
Down 31-30 early in the second half, Temple took advantage of Penn State's bad decision-making, a technical foul on Nittany Lions coach Jerry Dunn, and good
interior play to pull away.
Dunn was called for the technical with 14:35 left after arguing a foul call. The Owls followed with a 13-4 run, capped by Lamont Barnes' layup, to go up 50-41
with 7:44 to go.
Keaton Sanders then scored five straight points, including a 3-pointer, to give Temple a 14-point lead and seal the game.
Jarrett Stephens led Penn State with 14 points and 12 rebounds, his fifth straight game with a double-double.
Temple won despite shooting just 25-for-64 (39 percent). The Owls again had trouble on offense with point guard Pepe Sanchez out for the sixth straight game
with a sprained ankle.
Quincy Wadley added 11 points for Temple, while the Nittany Lions were 18-of-51 shooting (35 percent) after opening the game 6-of-9.
Temple missed nine of their first 15 shots in the second half, but Penn State failed to capitalize because of squandered fastbreak opportunities and missed easy
baskets.
First, Jon Crispin got a steal but missed a 3-pointer after going one-on-one with Greer.
Off another steal, Crispin missed another layup and teammate Titus Ivory failed to convert the offensive rebound.
After going up seven midway through the first half thanks to a 3-pointer by Alex Wesby at the top of the key, Temple struggled to a 28-26 halftime lead.
Stephens put in his own offensive rebound, while Crispin's brother, Joe, hit two free throws to cut the deficit to two points as Temple failed to hit a field goal the last
7:30 of the half.
In the first half, Greer was held to three points on 1-of-5 shooting, while Mark Karcher, Temple's second-leading scorer coming into the game, missed all six of his
shots.
Crispin hit three deep 3-pointers in the first half that forced Temple to extend their zone defense.
