Temple vs. Lafayette Post-game Notes

Pepe Sanchez's 15 assists were a career high and ties DePaul's Kenny

Patterson (vs. Syracuse, 1985 1st round) for the second-most assists in

an East Regional game. New Mexico State's Sam Crowford holds the East

Regional record with 16 assists against Nebraska in the 1993 first

round.

With the victory, Temple has now won 18 of its last 19 games. The

average margin of victory in those wins is better than 19 points per

game.

Temple, which ranks second in the country in scoring defense, held

an opponent under the 50-point mark for the 11th time in 32 games this

season. Lafayette came into the game averaging 74.4 points per contest.

Pepe Sanchez had 10 or more assists for the sixth time this season.

Sanchez now qualifies among NCAA leaders in assists (fourth) and steals

(third) because he played in his 24th game of the season, meeting the

NCAA's 75 percent participation rate for qualification.

Today's game was the ninth time this season that the Owls have

committed fewer than 10 turnovers in a game, but the first time in their

last six games.

Lafayette dropped to 0-4 all-time in NCAA tournament action. The

Leopards have appeared in the NCAA tournament each of the last two

seasons after not appearing for 42 years before last season.

Temple and Seton Hall will meet for the first time since the

1971-1972 season in Sunday's second-round matchup at the HSBC Arena. The

Owls are 4-3 all-time vs. Seton Hall.

The Owls held an opponent to a field-goal percentage of 36 percent

or below for the 15th time in 32 games this season.

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