Temple University Athletics
Saturday, December 1
Philadelphia, Pa.
5:30 p.m.
Temple University
at
Saint Joseph's
Men's Basketball Takes its Hot Start to Big 5 Rival Saint Joseph's on Saturday
11.29.18 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - Off to its best start to a season in six years, Temple men's basketball looks to also remain undefeated in the Philadelphia Big 5 as the Owls (6-1) head across town to Saint Joseph's (4-3) for a 5:30 p.m. game on Saturday, Dec. 1 (NBSSN / 1210 AM WPHT). The Hawks will be playing their first city series contest of the season, while Temple is 1-0 already with a win vs. La Salle.
Scouting Temple
> Temple is 6-1 to start the season, which is the Owls' best start since the 2012-13 team went 8-1 before dropping its second game.
> Most recently, four players scored in double figures as the Owls held off Missouri, 79-77, in their first true road game of the season. Junior guard Quinton Rose scored 18 points and tallied four steals, while senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr. added six assists to 15 points.
> Alston and Rose are averaging a team-best 17.4 points per game to tie for sixth in the American Athletic Conference.
> Senior center Ernest Aflakpui tied his career high with 12 rebounds at Missouri and ranks third in the AAC with 7.9 rpg.
> Sophomore Nate Pierre-Louis was named to the Legends Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 10 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3 assists in the two games. He was the only Owl to score in double figures vs. VCU with 11 points.
> Pierre-Louis and Rose are tied for the team lead and rank second in the conference with 2.4 steals per game, with their 17 total steals ranking in a tie for 21st among all players in NCAA Division I. As a team, Temple ranks eighth in the nation with 10.1 steals per game.
> Alston, Jr. scored 25 points vs. Georgia, getting his 1,000th career point early in a 16-point second half. He is the 53rd player in program history to reach the 1,000 point plateau and has now scored 1,068 points to rank 47th. Alston's 25-point effort came on the heels of scoring a career-high 30 points in the win over Detroit Mercy.
> Rose has scored in double figures in all but one game and is eyeing the 1,000-point mark, currently with 937 points.
> The 2018-19 season is the 13th and final year at the helm for head coach Fran Dunphy. Taking the reins in 2019-20 will be current associate head coach Aaron McKie. Dunphy has an overall record of 563-316 in his 29+ year career, and has a 253-153 record in his 12+ seasons with the Owls.
Scouting Saint Joseph's
> After starting the season 3-0, the Hawks then dropped three straight before most recently beating Illinois Chicago on Nov. 28.
> One of SJU's losses was to #13 West Virginia, 97-90 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
> Four players average in double figures in scoring for the Hawks, led by redshirt sophomore Charlie Brown, Jr. with 21.4 points per game. Redshirt junior Lamarr Kimble averages 18.3 ppg and dropped a career-high 31 points in SJU's win over Illinois Chicago.Â
>Â Brown scored a career-high 37 points in a narrow, 87-85 loss to William & Mary on Nov. 24. Kimble scored 18 points and redshirt junior Pierfrancesco Oliva grabbed 12 rebounds.
> The Hawks' 8.0 turnovers per game average is the second-lowest in NCAA Division I, behind #4 Virginia.
Series History vs. Saint Joseph's
> Temple and Saint Joseph's are meeting for the 161st time, which is the most meetings between two Philadelphia Big 5 teams. The Owls' 91 wins are the most against any opponent.
> This marks the sixth season in which the teams will not compete in the same conference after 67 years of doing so. Temple and SJU were members of the Middle Atlantic Conference from 1946-47 until 1973-74 when both left to become members of the East Coast Conference. Following the 1981-82 season, both joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Owls became a full member of the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013.
> The Owls have won two in a row, edging the Hawks 81-78 at home last year and winning 78-72 at Hagan Arena in 2016. In 2015, Saint Joseph's won 66-65 in OT at the Liacouras Center, and the Hawks also won 58-56 at Hagan Arena in 2014.
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Scouting Temple
> Temple is 6-1 to start the season, which is the Owls' best start since the 2012-13 team went 8-1 before dropping its second game.
> Most recently, four players scored in double figures as the Owls held off Missouri, 79-77, in their first true road game of the season. Junior guard Quinton Rose scored 18 points and tallied four steals, while senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr. added six assists to 15 points.
> Alston and Rose are averaging a team-best 17.4 points per game to tie for sixth in the American Athletic Conference.
> Senior center Ernest Aflakpui tied his career high with 12 rebounds at Missouri and ranks third in the AAC with 7.9 rpg.
> Sophomore Nate Pierre-Louis was named to the Legends Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 10 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3 assists in the two games. He was the only Owl to score in double figures vs. VCU with 11 points.
> Pierre-Louis and Rose are tied for the team lead and rank second in the conference with 2.4 steals per game, with their 17 total steals ranking in a tie for 21st among all players in NCAA Division I. As a team, Temple ranks eighth in the nation with 10.1 steals per game.
> Alston, Jr. scored 25 points vs. Georgia, getting his 1,000th career point early in a 16-point second half. He is the 53rd player in program history to reach the 1,000 point plateau and has now scored 1,068 points to rank 47th. Alston's 25-point effort came on the heels of scoring a career-high 30 points in the win over Detroit Mercy.
> Rose has scored in double figures in all but one game and is eyeing the 1,000-point mark, currently with 937 points.
> The 2018-19 season is the 13th and final year at the helm for head coach Fran Dunphy. Taking the reins in 2019-20 will be current associate head coach Aaron McKie. Dunphy has an overall record of 563-316 in his 29+ year career, and has a 253-153 record in his 12+ seasons with the Owls.
Scouting Saint Joseph's
> After starting the season 3-0, the Hawks then dropped three straight before most recently beating Illinois Chicago on Nov. 28.
> One of SJU's losses was to #13 West Virginia, 97-90 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
> Four players average in double figures in scoring for the Hawks, led by redshirt sophomore Charlie Brown, Jr. with 21.4 points per game. Redshirt junior Lamarr Kimble averages 18.3 ppg and dropped a career-high 31 points in SJU's win over Illinois Chicago.Â
>Â Brown scored a career-high 37 points in a narrow, 87-85 loss to William & Mary on Nov. 24. Kimble scored 18 points and redshirt junior Pierfrancesco Oliva grabbed 12 rebounds.
> The Hawks' 8.0 turnovers per game average is the second-lowest in NCAA Division I, behind #4 Virginia.
Series History vs. Saint Joseph's
> Temple and Saint Joseph's are meeting for the 161st time, which is the most meetings between two Philadelphia Big 5 teams. The Owls' 91 wins are the most against any opponent.
> This marks the sixth season in which the teams will not compete in the same conference after 67 years of doing so. Temple and SJU were members of the Middle Atlantic Conference from 1946-47 until 1973-74 when both left to become members of the East Coast Conference. Following the 1981-82 season, both joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Owls became a full member of the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013.
> The Owls have won two in a row, edging the Hawks 81-78 at home last year and winning 78-72 at Hagan Arena in 2016. In 2015, Saint Joseph's won 66-65 in OT at the Liacouras Center, and the Hawks also won 58-56 at Hagan Arena in 2014.
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