Temple University Athletics
Sunday, February 25
Liacouras Center
2:00 p.m.
Temple University
vs
UCF
Photo by: Wendy Badman
Men's Basketball Hosts UCF in Senior Day Game on Sunday
2.22.18 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - The final home game of the regular season has Temple men's basketball (15-12, 7-8) facing UCF (17-10, 8-7) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25 (ESPNU / 1210 AM WPHT). The three senior student-athletes for the Owls this year along with six four-year senior managers will be honored for Senior Day prior to the start of the game.
Promotions
> Temple seniors Josh Brown, Obi Enechionyia and Steve Leonard will be honored for Senior Day, along with senior managers Shane Douglas, Tyler Eiseman, Mark Manera, Dylan Mannion, Abigail Mensah and Joe Teitelman.
> The 15th annual Owl Club Auction is also set for Sunday. Go to the Owl Club Auction website now to view items, browse, bid and buy.
> Sunday is Dollar Dog Day! All hot dogs are just $1, all game long.
> Temple Basketball is participating in a larger Temple Food Drive on Sunday, and fans who bring an item can save as much as $5 off tickets.Â
> Marty Stahurski, who scored nearly 1,500 points throughout his standout Temple men's basketball career, will be inducted posthumously into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame at halftime of Sunday's game.
Scouting Temple
> After a five-game win streak that included an upset of #16/16 Wichita State, the Owls have suffered back-to-back losses as they head into their final three games of the regular season.
> Ranked #19/18 in the second meeting just 14 days after the first, Wichita State bested Temple 93-86. The second loss came at home against Houston, a team now ranked 23rd in both national polls.
> The Owls are 8-4 over their last 12 games, with three of those losses coming to teams that were or are now nationally ranked.
> Both teams put up huge numbers in the Owls' loss at #19/18 Wichita State. The Owls scored 56 first-half points on 63.3 percent shooting, while the Shockers scored 51 second-half points on 66.7 percent shooting. Temple hit a season-high 16 three-pointers, the most for the Owls since a win at Delaware on Dec. 18, 2014.
> Five players scored in double figures at WSU, led by senior forward Obi Enechionyia with 17 points (4-of-7 3-pointers). Freshman De'Vondre Perry had a career game, coming off the bench to hit 5-of-7 from long range (career-high 15 points).
> The Owls notched their 1,900th program win with a 90-73 defeat of ECU on Feb. 7, led by sophomore Quinton Rose with 23 points. Rose was one of six to reach double figures in scoring for Temple, as the Owls achieved that feat for the first time since an overtime win vs. La Salle on Nov. 11, 2016.
> Rose, who leads Temple and ranks eighth in the American Athletic Conference with 14.9 points per game, has scored 20 or more points eight times this season and has reached double figures in scoring in seven straight games.
Scouting UCF
> The Knights are 17-10 overall and had won three straight prior to their most recent game, a 70-61 loss at Tulsa on Feb. 21.
> Redshirt junior guard B.J. Taylor leads the Knights with 15.1 points per game, while redshirt senior guard A.J. Davis averages 11.5 ppg to go with a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game.
> UCF suffered a big loss in January due to a shoulder injury requiring surgery for junior center Tacko Fall (11.3 ppg/7.3 rpg) who is now out for the season.
> Head coach Johnny Dawkins is in his second season at UCF with a record of 41-22 after guiding the Knights to a 24-12 record last year. Prior to 2016-17, UCF had finished with losing records for three straight years.
All-Time Series
> Temple and UCF are meeting for the 11th time, with the series tied at 5-5.
> The Knights have won three straight, sweeping the Owls in the regular season in 2016-17 (77-53 at UCF, 71-69 at Temple) and winning 60-39 on their home court earlier this season on Jan. 7.
> Prior to UCF's recent three-game streak, the Owls had won four straight against the Knights, sweeping the season series in both 2015-16 and 2014-15.Â
> Four of the 10 all-time meetings have been decided by two points.Â
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Promotions
> Temple seniors Josh Brown, Obi Enechionyia and Steve Leonard will be honored for Senior Day, along with senior managers Shane Douglas, Tyler Eiseman, Mark Manera, Dylan Mannion, Abigail Mensah and Joe Teitelman.
> The 15th annual Owl Club Auction is also set for Sunday. Go to the Owl Club Auction website now to view items, browse, bid and buy.
> Sunday is Dollar Dog Day! All hot dogs are just $1, all game long.
> Temple Basketball is participating in a larger Temple Food Drive on Sunday, and fans who bring an item can save as much as $5 off tickets.Â
> Marty Stahurski, who scored nearly 1,500 points throughout his standout Temple men's basketball career, will be inducted posthumously into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame at halftime of Sunday's game.
Scouting Temple
> After a five-game win streak that included an upset of #16/16 Wichita State, the Owls have suffered back-to-back losses as they head into their final three games of the regular season.
> Ranked #19/18 in the second meeting just 14 days after the first, Wichita State bested Temple 93-86. The second loss came at home against Houston, a team now ranked 23rd in both national polls.
> The Owls are 8-4 over their last 12 games, with three of those losses coming to teams that were or are now nationally ranked.
> Both teams put up huge numbers in the Owls' loss at #19/18 Wichita State. The Owls scored 56 first-half points on 63.3 percent shooting, while the Shockers scored 51 second-half points on 66.7 percent shooting. Temple hit a season-high 16 three-pointers, the most for the Owls since a win at Delaware on Dec. 18, 2014.
> Five players scored in double figures at WSU, led by senior forward Obi Enechionyia with 17 points (4-of-7 3-pointers). Freshman De'Vondre Perry had a career game, coming off the bench to hit 5-of-7 from long range (career-high 15 points).
> The Owls notched their 1,900th program win with a 90-73 defeat of ECU on Feb. 7, led by sophomore Quinton Rose with 23 points. Rose was one of six to reach double figures in scoring for Temple, as the Owls achieved that feat for the first time since an overtime win vs. La Salle on Nov. 11, 2016.
> Rose, who leads Temple and ranks eighth in the American Athletic Conference with 14.9 points per game, has scored 20 or more points eight times this season and has reached double figures in scoring in seven straight games.
Scouting UCF
> The Knights are 17-10 overall and had won three straight prior to their most recent game, a 70-61 loss at Tulsa on Feb. 21.
> Redshirt junior guard B.J. Taylor leads the Knights with 15.1 points per game, while redshirt senior guard A.J. Davis averages 11.5 ppg to go with a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game.
> UCF suffered a big loss in January due to a shoulder injury requiring surgery for junior center Tacko Fall (11.3 ppg/7.3 rpg) who is now out for the season.
> Head coach Johnny Dawkins is in his second season at UCF with a record of 41-22 after guiding the Knights to a 24-12 record last year. Prior to 2016-17, UCF had finished with losing records for three straight years.
All-Time Series
> Temple and UCF are meeting for the 11th time, with the series tied at 5-5.
> The Knights have won three straight, sweeping the Owls in the regular season in 2016-17 (77-53 at UCF, 71-69 at Temple) and winning 60-39 on their home court earlier this season on Jan. 7.
> Prior to UCF's recent three-game streak, the Owls had won four straight against the Knights, sweeping the season series in both 2015-16 and 2014-15.Â
> Four of the 10 all-time meetings have been decided by two points.Â
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