Temple University Athletics
Tuesday, January 29
Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 PM
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Women's Basketball Looks for Second-Straight AAC Win at Tulsa on Tuesday
1.28.19 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA --Â The Temple women's basketball team continues American Athletic Conference play at Tulsa on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. EST on the American Digital Network.
THE OWLS
> Temple is 5-14 overall, 4-3 at home and 1-11 away from McGonigle Hall.
> The Owls broke a string of seven straight losses with a home win on Saturday, topping East Carolina, 84-62.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple on both ends of the floor, averaging 17.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 14.4 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 4.4 assists and 2.2 steals per outing.
> Freshman Marissa Mackins, who recently scored a career-high 19 points at Penn, averages 7.1 points per game and is second on the Owls with 40 assists.
> Sophomore Desiree Oliver adds 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
> Rookie Alexa Williamson is averaging 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, while junior Shantay Taylor is averaging 4.6 points and 5.3 boards per outing.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo chips in with 5.3 points per game.
> As a team, Temple is shooting 38.1% from the field and 28.4% from long range.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 84, ECU 62
> Alliya Butts and Mia Davis combined for 48 points to lead Temple to an 84-62 win over visiting ECU Saturday at McGonigle Hall.
> Temple's defense held ECU to 30.6 percent (22-72) shooting from the field and just 2-of-15 (13.3%) from long range.
> The Owls broke the game open in the third quarter, using a 12-4 run over a three-minute stretch to extend their advantage to 19 points (57-38). ECU would get no closer than 15 the remainder of the contest.
> Butts scored a season-high 28 points and her five three-pointers (8 attempts) were also a season best.Â
> Davis, who notched her seventh double-double on the season, scored 20 points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.Â
> Lena Niang (13) and Emani Mayo (11) also reached double figures for the Owls.Â
> Marissa Mackins grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the win.
SCOUTING TULSA
> Tulsa enters Tuesday's game with a 9-10 overall record, including 3-3 in the AAC.
> Since opening conference play 3-0, the Golden Hurricane have lost three straight games, most recently a 76-44 loss at Houston.
> Tulsa is led by Crystal Polk's 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
> Alexis Gaulden adds 12.6 points per game with a team-best 4.1 assists per outing.
> Morgan Brady chips in with 9.8 points per game while shooting a team-best 49.0% (25-51) from three point range.
> Desiree Lewis (6.3 ppg) and Rebecca Lescay (5.6 ppg) round out the top Tulsa scorers.
> As a team, Tulsa shoots 36.1% from the field and 28.8% from three.Â
LAST TIME OUT: Houston 76, Tulsa 44
> Tulsa dropped a 76-44 decision to Houston on Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Center in Houston.
> With the Cougars up only 17-11 after one, a 30-6 second quarter bulge from Houston proved to be the difference maker in the game.
> Tulsa slightly out-scored the Cougars 21-17 in the third, but the large deficit never shrunk under 20.
> Rebecca Lescay had a team-best 13 points, while Crystal Polk added nine points.
> Desiree Lewis pulled down five rebounds.
TEMPLE VS. TULSA
> Temple leads the series with Tulsa, 5-1, having won five in a row.
> The Owls won last season's only meeting, a 76-75 thriller at Temple.
> The last Tulsa win in the series was the team's first ever meeting, which ended 75-67 in Tulsa's favor on their home court in 2015.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 76, Tulsa 75
> Temple senior Tanaya Atkinson tallied a three-point play with under a minute left, while pulling down the game-sealing defensive rebound, as the Owls picked up a nail-biting 76-75 win over visiting Tulsa.
> Atkinson finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds, recording her 13th double-double of the season.
> Tulsa's Shug Dickson, after being held to just four points in the first 20 minutes, scored 25 in the final 20, but the Owls worked around it, to seal the victory.
> The Owls out-rebounded Tulsa, 42-34, including a 15-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
> The visitors slightly out-shot Temple, 45% to 39.1% in the game, but late threes from freshman Emani Mayo and Atkinson's final three gave the Owls just enough cushion to get the win.
> Current Temple GA, Mykia Jones, tied her then Temple best with 11 points, while Emani Mayo rounded out the scoring with 10.
> Tulsa's Erika Wakefield finished with 15 points and four steals, while Kendrian Elliott added 10 points.
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THE OWLS
> Temple is 5-14 overall, 4-3 at home and 1-11 away from McGonigle Hall.
> The Owls broke a string of seven straight losses with a home win on Saturday, topping East Carolina, 84-62.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple on both ends of the floor, averaging 17.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 14.4 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 4.4 assists and 2.2 steals per outing.
> Freshman Marissa Mackins, who recently scored a career-high 19 points at Penn, averages 7.1 points per game and is second on the Owls with 40 assists.
> Sophomore Desiree Oliver adds 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
> Rookie Alexa Williamson is averaging 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, while junior Shantay Taylor is averaging 4.6 points and 5.3 boards per outing.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo chips in with 5.3 points per game.
> As a team, Temple is shooting 38.1% from the field and 28.4% from long range.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 84, ECU 62
> Alliya Butts and Mia Davis combined for 48 points to lead Temple to an 84-62 win over visiting ECU Saturday at McGonigle Hall.
> Temple's defense held ECU to 30.6 percent (22-72) shooting from the field and just 2-of-15 (13.3%) from long range.
> The Owls broke the game open in the third quarter, using a 12-4 run over a three-minute stretch to extend their advantage to 19 points (57-38). ECU would get no closer than 15 the remainder of the contest.
> Butts scored a season-high 28 points and her five three-pointers (8 attempts) were also a season best.Â
> Davis, who notched her seventh double-double on the season, scored 20 points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.Â
> Lena Niang (13) and Emani Mayo (11) also reached double figures for the Owls.Â
> Marissa Mackins grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the win.
SCOUTING TULSA
> Tulsa enters Tuesday's game with a 9-10 overall record, including 3-3 in the AAC.
> Since opening conference play 3-0, the Golden Hurricane have lost three straight games, most recently a 76-44 loss at Houston.
> Tulsa is led by Crystal Polk's 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
> Alexis Gaulden adds 12.6 points per game with a team-best 4.1 assists per outing.
> Morgan Brady chips in with 9.8 points per game while shooting a team-best 49.0% (25-51) from three point range.
> Desiree Lewis (6.3 ppg) and Rebecca Lescay (5.6 ppg) round out the top Tulsa scorers.
> As a team, Tulsa shoots 36.1% from the field and 28.8% from three.Â
LAST TIME OUT: Houston 76, Tulsa 44
> Tulsa dropped a 76-44 decision to Houston on Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Center in Houston.
> With the Cougars up only 17-11 after one, a 30-6 second quarter bulge from Houston proved to be the difference maker in the game.
> Tulsa slightly out-scored the Cougars 21-17 in the third, but the large deficit never shrunk under 20.
> Rebecca Lescay had a team-best 13 points, while Crystal Polk added nine points.
> Desiree Lewis pulled down five rebounds.
TEMPLE VS. TULSA
> Temple leads the series with Tulsa, 5-1, having won five in a row.
> The Owls won last season's only meeting, a 76-75 thriller at Temple.
> The last Tulsa win in the series was the team's first ever meeting, which ended 75-67 in Tulsa's favor on their home court in 2015.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 76, Tulsa 75
> Temple senior Tanaya Atkinson tallied a three-point play with under a minute left, while pulling down the game-sealing defensive rebound, as the Owls picked up a nail-biting 76-75 win over visiting Tulsa.
> Atkinson finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds, recording her 13th double-double of the season.
> Tulsa's Shug Dickson, after being held to just four points in the first 20 minutes, scored 25 in the final 20, but the Owls worked around it, to seal the victory.
> The Owls out-rebounded Tulsa, 42-34, including a 15-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
> The visitors slightly out-shot Temple, 45% to 39.1% in the game, but late threes from freshman Emani Mayo and Atkinson's final three gave the Owls just enough cushion to get the win.
> Current Temple GA, Mykia Jones, tied her then Temple best with 11 points, while Emani Mayo rounded out the scoring with 10.
> Tulsa's Erika Wakefield finished with 15 points and four steals, while Kendrian Elliott added 10 points.
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