Temple University Athletics
Tuesday, December 8
Oxford, OH
7:00 p.m.
Temple University
at
Miami (OH)
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Men's Basketball Travels To Miami (OH) For Tuesday Game
12.7.09 | Men's Basketball
Owls look to avenge loss to RedHawks last season
Game Notes
OXFORD, OHIO - Temple, off to a 6-2 start for the first time in a decade (1999-00), travels to Miami University for a Tuesday night (7:00 p.m./1210 AM WPHT) clash with the RedHawks. Miami is the third of five Mid-American Conference teams on the Owls schedule. Temple has won its first two MAC encounters and will be look to avenge a 68-52 loss to Miami in last season's home-opener.
Defense has led the way for the Cherry and White through the first eight games of the season as fourth-year head coach Fran Dunphy's charges are holding opponents to 54.2 points per game. The Owls were ranked sixth in three-point percentage defense (.231), seventh in scoring defense and 14th in field goal percentage (.402) in the NCAA's first ranking issued Nov. 30. Temple has held six of its eight opponents to 56 points or less.
Senior co-captain Ryan Brooks leads a balanced offensive attack with a 14.3 scoring average. Junior forward Lavoy Allen averages nearly a double-double (11.6 ppg., 9.8 rpg.) while sophomore guard Juan Fernandez (10.6 ppg.) rounds out the team's double-figure scorers. Senior co-captain Luis Guzman (4.1 ppg.) tops the squad with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio with junior Craig Williams (6.0 ppg.), starting the last four games due to a knee injury to 6-11 forward Micheal Eric (5.2 ppg.).
Miami, off to a 2-5 start, is under the direction of Charlie Coles, now in his 14th season at the helm. The RedHawks record is deceiving as it includes a two-point loss at #4/5 Kentucky and a seven-point home loss to A-10 preseason favorite Dayton in its last game. MU held double-figure leads in both contests.
Senior guard Kenny Haynes (13.1 ppg.) and junior forward Nick Winbush (13.0 ppg.) top Miami in scoring while Rodney Haddix II also averages double figures (10.4 ppg.). Miami shoots 40 percent from three-point range and averages 8.6 per contest, led by Winbush (20-38, .526) and Haddix II (12-22, .545), who both hit over 50 percent from long-range.
Temple leads the series, 3-2, but Miami has won the last two meetings.
OXFORD, OHIO - Temple, off to a 6-2 start for the first time in a decade (1999-00), travels to Miami University for a Tuesday night (7:00 p.m./1210 AM WPHT) clash with the RedHawks. Miami is the third of five Mid-American Conference teams on the Owls schedule. Temple has won its first two MAC encounters and will be look to avenge a 68-52 loss to Miami in last season's home-opener.
Defense has led the way for the Cherry and White through the first eight games of the season as fourth-year head coach Fran Dunphy's charges are holding opponents to 54.2 points per game. The Owls were ranked sixth in three-point percentage defense (.231), seventh in scoring defense and 14th in field goal percentage (.402) in the NCAA's first ranking issued Nov. 30. Temple has held six of its eight opponents to 56 points or less.
Senior co-captain Ryan Brooks leads a balanced offensive attack with a 14.3 scoring average. Junior forward Lavoy Allen averages nearly a double-double (11.6 ppg., 9.8 rpg.) while sophomore guard Juan Fernandez (10.6 ppg.) rounds out the team's double-figure scorers. Senior co-captain Luis Guzman (4.1 ppg.) tops the squad with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio with junior Craig Williams (6.0 ppg.), starting the last four games due to a knee injury to 6-11 forward Micheal Eric (5.2 ppg.).
Miami, off to a 2-5 start, is under the direction of Charlie Coles, now in his 14th season at the helm. The RedHawks record is deceiving as it includes a two-point loss at #4/5 Kentucky and a seven-point home loss to A-10 preseason favorite Dayton in its last game. MU held double-figure leads in both contests.
Senior guard Kenny Haynes (13.1 ppg.) and junior forward Nick Winbush (13.0 ppg.) top Miami in scoring while Rodney Haddix II also averages double figures (10.4 ppg.). Miami shoots 40 percent from three-point range and averages 8.6 per contest, led by Winbush (20-38, .526) and Haddix II (12-22, .545), who both hit over 50 percent from long-range.
Temple leads the series, 3-2, but Miami has won the last two meetings.
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