Rose, Defense Lead Men’s Basketball to 65-42 Win over Texas A&M

Friday, November 29

Orlando, FL

2:00 P.M.

Temple University

Texas A&M

Photo by: Mary Holt

Rose, Defense Lead Men’s Basketball to 65-42 Win over Texas A&M

11.29.19 | Men's Basketball

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ORLANDO – Senior guard Quinton Rose rebounded from a tough shooting game to lead Temple to a 65-42 win over Texas A&M Friday in the consolation bracket of the Orlando Invitational. Rose who made just four-of-16 Thursday against Maryland, led all scorers with 19 points while also dishing a team-high four assists.

The Owls defense was stifling, holding the Aggies to 22.4 percent shooting from the field (13-58) and 18.2 percent from long range (6-33). The 42 points were the fewest by a Temple opponent since a 40-37 Owls win over American on Nov. 14, 2014.
Temple improves to 5-1 on the season while Texas A&M falls to 3-3.

Game Summary

Rose, who also had six rebounds, was joined in double figures by senior Alani Moore II (14) and redshirt junior Monty Scott, who had a season high 11 points. Moore, who had 22 points against Maryland, made four threes on nine attempts while also making two steals.
Nine of the 10 Owls who played contributed in the scoring column. Sophomore Jake Forrester was held scoreless, but tied juniors J.P. Moorman II (5 pts) and Nate Pierre-Louis (8 pts) with a game-high seven rebounds.
Josh Nebo, who led Texas A&M with 12 points, was the only Aggie to score in double figures.
Temple, which missed its first seven shots to start the game, finished at 44 percent from the field (22-50).
The Owls scored 22 points off 13 A&M turnovers.
Temple led for nearly the entire game, and was not threatened in the final 10 minutes.

First Half

Neither team could make a shot in the opening minutes as the Owls missed their first seven attempts (0-5 from 3pt) while the Aggies made just one of seven in that stretch to take a 3-0 lead.
Nate Pierre-Louis then hit Moorman with a nice pass for a lay-up and followed that with a steal and basket to put Temple ahead, 4-3.
The teams would trade baskets with a three by Wendell Mitchell giving the Aggies their final lead at 11-8.
The Owls then went on a 24-4 run over the next nine minutes to take a 32-15 lead. Rose started the run with six points while Moore (two), Scott and Perry combined for four three-pointers to open things up.
The Aggies scored three points over the final minute to make it 32-18 at the break.

Second Half

Rose started the second half with a fast break dunk off a nice assist from Moorman.
Texas A&M then showed signs of life, scoring eight straight to cut the Temple lead to single digits, 34-26.
Back to back fast break baskets by Rose and Scott pushed the margin back to 12, but the Aggies answered back with a 14-2 run to cut it to a five-point contest (40-35) with just over 10 minutes remaining.
Temple then took control for good, scoring 11 straight points with threes by Rose and Moore capping the run and pushing the lead to 51-35.
Temple would hold Texas A&M to just one field goal over the final 12 minutes while coasting to its fifth win of the season.

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