#2 UConn Tops Women's Basketball 88-67

Saturday, January 19

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00 PM

Temple University

UConn

Temple

Photo by: JS Garber

#2 UConn Tops Women's Basketball 88-67

1.19.19 | Women's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team fell to visiting UConn, 88-67, at the Liacouras Center on Saturday afternoon. The #2 Huskies improved to 16-1 overall, 5-0 in conference play, while Temple fell to 4-13, 0-5 in The American.

Keys to the Game
> UConn outscored Temple 42-25 in the first half, shooting 48% from the field.
> Temple cut the lead to 14 late in the third quarter, but the Huskies outscored the Owls, 22-17 in the fourth to finish out the game.
> UConn shot 48.5% (32-66) from the field and 28% (7-25) from long range, while Temple finished at 41.5% (27-65) from the field but just 20.8% (5-24) from three.
> Both teams turned the ball over 17 times, but UConn held a 43-31 advantage on the glass.

Individual Highlights
> Temple sophomore Desiree Oliver rang up her first career double-double, tallying 15 points, 10 rebounds, while adding a career-best seven assists.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts led Temple with 17 points, adding two steals.
> Sophomore Mia Davis and freshman Alexa Williamson each had 11 points with five rebounds.

First Quarter
> A Davis three opened the scoring, as Temple got off to a hot start.
> With the Owls leading 9-8 on a Williamson bucket, UConn turned the tables with a quarter ending surge.
> The Huskies closed the frame with a 14-2 run to lead 22-11 after one.

Second Quarter
> Temple cut the lead to eight on a Mackins three, before UConn pushed it to 15, as Napheesa Collier struck for five points in a 12-5 surge.
> The Owls traded scores with the Huskies until the guests ended the frame on a 6-2 run to lead 42-25 at the break.

Third Quarter
> UConn opened the third with a 7-0 surge, but Temple answered back, outscoring the Huskies 25-15 the rest of the way.
> The Owls got the lead down to 14 on a Williamson free throw, before UConn pushed it back to 17.
> Temple finished out the frame on an 8-4 surge, making it

Fourth Quarter
> UConn opened the quarter with an 11-4 run opening up their largest lead of the game.
> Temple rallied to get it to a 17 point deficit, but the Huskies finished out the victory.

Up Next:
> Temple closes out the Big 5 and non-conference schedule at Penn on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.