Temple University Athletics
Friday, November 21
Barclays Center
9:30 p.m.
Temple University
vs
Duke
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Men’s Basketball Heads To Barclays Center for Showdown with #4/3 Duke
11.19.14 | Men's Basketball
BROOKLYN - Known for scheduling tough opponents, Temple men's basketball will travel to the Barclays Center Friday to take on the #4/3 Duke Blue Devils in the Championship Rounds of the Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. The game, televised live by truTV and broadcast on 1210 AM WPHT, will tip off at approximately 9:30 p.m. with the opening game between Stanford and UNLV commencing at 7:00 pm.
This will be the sixth meeting between Duke and Temple during Fran Dunphy's nine seasons at the helm. Dunphy and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski go way back as the two played together on a United States Army touring team in 1971.
Temple enters play after posting wins in its two host round games of the Classic, defeating American, 40-37, on Nov. 14 and Louisiana Tech, 82-75, on Nov. 17. Senior guard Will Cummings leads a balanced Cherry and White attack in scoring (13.5 ppg.) and assists (4.0 apg.) while redshirt sophomore forward Daniel Dingle (11.0 ppg.), junior guard Quenton DeCosey (11.0 ppg.) and sophomore guard Josh Brown (10.5 ppg.) also average double figures. Sophomore forward Mark Williams (7.5 ppg.) tops the Owls in rebounding, averaging 9.5 per game.
The preseason favorite in the ACC, Duke is coming off a 26-9 season and will be playing in its 256th game as a ranked team. The Blue Devils (3-0) return just two starters, but are led by freshman Jahlil Okafor who has already garnered numerous honors including ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year and AP Preseason All-America.
Okafor leads four Blue Devils in scoring, averaging 17.7 points while shooting 83 percent (25-30) from the field. Senior guard Quinn Cook (16.7 ppg.), freshman forward Justise Winslow (16.0 ppg.) and freshman guard Tyus Jones (12.7 ppg,) all score in double figures as the team averages 101 points per contest.
Duke leads the all-time series, 19-10, and has won 10 of the last 11 meetings. The Owls' win in that span came on Jan. 4, 2012, a 78-73 upset of the #3/5 Blue Devils.
This will be the sixth meeting between Duke and Temple during Fran Dunphy's nine seasons at the helm. Dunphy and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski go way back as the two played together on a United States Army touring team in 1971.
Temple enters play after posting wins in its two host round games of the Classic, defeating American, 40-37, on Nov. 14 and Louisiana Tech, 82-75, on Nov. 17. Senior guard Will Cummings leads a balanced Cherry and White attack in scoring (13.5 ppg.) and assists (4.0 apg.) while redshirt sophomore forward Daniel Dingle (11.0 ppg.), junior guard Quenton DeCosey (11.0 ppg.) and sophomore guard Josh Brown (10.5 ppg.) also average double figures. Sophomore forward Mark Williams (7.5 ppg.) tops the Owls in rebounding, averaging 9.5 per game.
The preseason favorite in the ACC, Duke is coming off a 26-9 season and will be playing in its 256th game as a ranked team. The Blue Devils (3-0) return just two starters, but are led by freshman Jahlil Okafor who has already garnered numerous honors including ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year and AP Preseason All-America.
Okafor leads four Blue Devils in scoring, averaging 17.7 points while shooting 83 percent (25-30) from the field. Senior guard Quinn Cook (16.7 ppg.), freshman forward Justise Winslow (16.0 ppg.) and freshman guard Tyus Jones (12.7 ppg,) all score in double figures as the team averages 101 points per contest.
Duke leads the all-time series, 19-10, and has won 10 of the last 11 meetings. The Owls' win in that span came on Jan. 4, 2012, a 78-73 upset of the #3/5 Blue Devils.
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