Late Run Leads to Women's Basketball Win Over Cincinnati

Sunday, February 17

Philadelphia, Pa.

2:00 PM

Temple University

9-15, 5-5AAC

Cincinnati

16-9, 8-4AAC

Cincinnati

Temple

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Late Run Leads to Women's Basketball Win Over Cincinnati

2.17.19 | Women's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA — A 12-0 early fourth quarter run powered the Temple women's basketball team to a 78-70 win over visiting Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon at McGonigle Hall. The win avenged an earlier 72-52 loss to the Bearcats for Temple, as the Owls improved to 9-15, 5-6 in conference play. Cincinnati falls to 16-9, 8-4 in the American.

Keys to the Game
> In a game of runs, Temple had the final say, using a strong fourth quarter to seal the win.
> The Owls led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter before Cincinnati battled back to go ahead by four late in the third.
> Temple rebounded to lead by three after three quarters of play, before the fourth quarter surge provided the final spark the Owls needed.
> In the fourth quarter, Temple connected on 44.4% from the field, including making 11 from the free throw line. Cincinnati shot just 23.1% (6-26) in the final frame.
> For the game, Cincinnati out-shot Temple 40.3% to 37.9%, but the Owls held the advantage (46-43) on the glass and limited the Bearcats to just six second chance points.

Individual Highlights
> Four players finished in double figures for the Owls led by graduate Alliya Butts' 23 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter.
> Sophomore Mia Davis and junior Shantay Taylor each racked up double-doubles, with Davis tallying 17 points and 13 boards, while Taylor added 12 points and 11 boards with three blocks.
> Freshman Marissa Mackins was limited due to foul trouble, but finished with 12 points in just over 19 minutes of action.
> Rounding out the box score, senior Lena Niang tallied eight points, sophomore Emani Mayo added six, and sophomore Breanna Perry added five rebounds.

First Quarter
> Both teams made significant runs in the early part of the first quarter, starting with an 8-0 surge from Temple to open play.
> Cincinnati responded with nine unanswered to go up by one with 3:12 on the clock.
> Temple surged again, going up 18-13 on a Niang three, before the Bearcats got a bucket in the closing seconds to make it a three point game.

Second Quarter
> The second quarter started the same was as the first, as Temple opened on a significant run, before Cincinnati matched it to close the gap.
> The Owls started with a 9-2 run and ran it to 17-5 to take a 37-22 lead with 2:26 to play.
> Cincinnati again responded, closing the frame by scoring eight unanswered points to close it to 37-30 at the break.

Third Quarter
> Temple led by 10 points early on, but a huge Cincinnati run erased the advantage.
> The Bearcats scored 13 unanswered points in seven minutes, turning a 42-33 deficit into a a 46-42 lead.
> However, trailing 51-47 with 2:10 on the clock, Temple closed out the frame on a 10-3 advantage to lead 57-54 after three.

Fourth Quarter
> Cincinnati quickly tied the game at 57-57 with a three to open the frame, before Temple took over.
> 12 unanswered points from the Owls, including six from Butts, pushed it to 69-57 with under four minutes to play.
> The Bearcats rallied to cut it to a four-point game (72-68) with 1:09 remaining, but Temple closed it out on the free throw line.

Up Next:
> Temple heads on the road for back-to-back games, starting with a Wednesday night clash at SMU.