Temple University Athletics
Tuesday, February 26
Memphis, Tenn.
9:00 p.m.
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Men's Basketball Plays Late Game at Memphis on Tuesday
2.25.19 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - In a quick turnaround since defeating Tulsa for its third straight win on Feb. 23, Temple men's basketball will head to Memphis (17-11, 9-6) for a 9 p.m. (8 p.m. CT) game on Tuesday, Feb. 26 (ESPNU / 1210 AM WPHT). The Owls (20-7, 10-4) have won three straight and four of their last five.
Scouting Temple
> Temple most recently beat Tulsa 84-73 to earn the program's 20th win of the year. Head coach Fran Dunphy has now guided the Owls to 20 or more wins in nine of his 13 seasons.
> For the AAC's Pow6rful Minds Campaign to help create awareness of mental health issues, the Temple men's basketball coaches will wear specially designed green ribbon pins at both games this week.
> Senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr., named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for a fourth time on Feb. 25 as well as earning Big 5 Player of the Week honors, has scored 20 or more points in each of the last three games. Alston, who ranks second in the AAC with 18.9 points per game, scored a game-high 24 points in the Tulsa win.
> Alston scored a game-high 28 points in the Owls' 82-74 home win over SMU on Feb. 13, and a game-high 24 points in Temple's 70-69 overtime win at USF on Feb. 16. He was named the AAC Player of the Week for a third time on Feb. 18.
> With a game-high seven assists vs. Tulsa on Feb. 23, Alston has moved into a tie for ninth place all-time in program history with 389 career assists.
> The SMU win was the 10th home victory for Temple (now 11-2 at home), and the Owls now have nine 10-win seasons at the Liacouras Center under Dunphy.
> The Owls' most recent loss was at Tulsa on Feb. 9 in Temple's worst offensive performance of the season. The Owls shot a season-low 30.6 percent overall and scored a season-low 27 second-half points with a season-low 21.7 percent shooting in that period (5-for-23). In the rematch on Feb. 23, an 84-73 win, Temple scored a season-high 53 second-half points and shot 50.8 percent for the contest.
> The Owls defeated then-#17/15 Houston in the first of two meetings this season at home on Jan. 9, making it 12 seasons in a row that Temple has defeated a Top 25 program. Temple remains the only team to defeat the Cougars this season, with Houston now at 25-1 overall and ranked #6/8 in the national polls.
> Junior guard Quinton Rose and sophomore guard Nate Pierre-Louis average 16.5 and 13.9 points per game, respectively, to rank second and third on the team. Rose has tallied six 20-point performances while Pierre-Louis has four.
Scouting Memphis
> As a team, the Tigers have been up and down in 2018-19, recently losing four of five before rebounding to win four of five.
> Memphis has one of the hottest players in the nation in senior guard Jeremiah Martin, who has averaged 30.7 points per game in the Tigers' last six contests and twice scored over 40 points in that stretch.
> Martin is the Lute Olson National Player of the Week after posting 43 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals in the Tigers' 102-76 win vs. Tulane on Feb. 20 and finishing with 37 points on the road in an 88-85 win at Wichita State on Feb. 23.
> Memphis leads all teams in the AAC with 82.3 points per game, with its field-goal percentage of .460 ranking second in the league.
> Penny Hardaway, a two-time All-American at Memphis and four-time NBA All-Star, is in his first season as head coach at Memphis and first season as a collegiate head coach. Hardaway spent the previous three years as a high school head coach in the city.
Series History vs. Memphis
> Temple and Memphis are meeting for the 21st time with the Owls holding an 11-9 lead in the series.
> The Owls have won four of the last five, including an 85-76 defeat of the Tigers at home earlier this season on Jan. 24.
> Memphis snapped a three-game Owls' win streak in the series with an OT win in Philadelphia last season, 75-72 on Jan. 13, 2018.
> Temple won both regular season meetings in 2016-17, winning 77-66 at home on Jan. 25, and 74-62 at Memphis on Feb. 12.
> Four years ago, the teams met in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals on March 13, with Temple winning 80-75 to advance. The win was the 500th career victory for head coach Fran Dunphy.
> Memphis had won four straight prior to the 2014-15 season, including a 78-77 victory in the NIT Semifinals at Madison Square Garden on March 26, 2002.
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Scouting Temple
> Temple most recently beat Tulsa 84-73 to earn the program's 20th win of the year. Head coach Fran Dunphy has now guided the Owls to 20 or more wins in nine of his 13 seasons.
> For the AAC's Pow6rful Minds Campaign to help create awareness of mental health issues, the Temple men's basketball coaches will wear specially designed green ribbon pins at both games this week.
> Senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr., named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for a fourth time on Feb. 25 as well as earning Big 5 Player of the Week honors, has scored 20 or more points in each of the last three games. Alston, who ranks second in the AAC with 18.9 points per game, scored a game-high 24 points in the Tulsa win.
> Alston scored a game-high 28 points in the Owls' 82-74 home win over SMU on Feb. 13, and a game-high 24 points in Temple's 70-69 overtime win at USF on Feb. 16. He was named the AAC Player of the Week for a third time on Feb. 18.
> With a game-high seven assists vs. Tulsa on Feb. 23, Alston has moved into a tie for ninth place all-time in program history with 389 career assists.
> The SMU win was the 10th home victory for Temple (now 11-2 at home), and the Owls now have nine 10-win seasons at the Liacouras Center under Dunphy.
> The Owls' most recent loss was at Tulsa on Feb. 9 in Temple's worst offensive performance of the season. The Owls shot a season-low 30.6 percent overall and scored a season-low 27 second-half points with a season-low 21.7 percent shooting in that period (5-for-23). In the rematch on Feb. 23, an 84-73 win, Temple scored a season-high 53 second-half points and shot 50.8 percent for the contest.
> The Owls defeated then-#17/15 Houston in the first of two meetings this season at home on Jan. 9, making it 12 seasons in a row that Temple has defeated a Top 25 program. Temple remains the only team to defeat the Cougars this season, with Houston now at 25-1 overall and ranked #6/8 in the national polls.
> Junior guard Quinton Rose and sophomore guard Nate Pierre-Louis average 16.5 and 13.9 points per game, respectively, to rank second and third on the team. Rose has tallied six 20-point performances while Pierre-Louis has four.
Scouting Memphis
> As a team, the Tigers have been up and down in 2018-19, recently losing four of five before rebounding to win four of five.
> Memphis has one of the hottest players in the nation in senior guard Jeremiah Martin, who has averaged 30.7 points per game in the Tigers' last six contests and twice scored over 40 points in that stretch.
> Martin is the Lute Olson National Player of the Week after posting 43 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals in the Tigers' 102-76 win vs. Tulane on Feb. 20 and finishing with 37 points on the road in an 88-85 win at Wichita State on Feb. 23.
> Memphis leads all teams in the AAC with 82.3 points per game, with its field-goal percentage of .460 ranking second in the league.
> Penny Hardaway, a two-time All-American at Memphis and four-time NBA All-Star, is in his first season as head coach at Memphis and first season as a collegiate head coach. Hardaway spent the previous three years as a high school head coach in the city.
Series History vs. Memphis
> Temple and Memphis are meeting for the 21st time with the Owls holding an 11-9 lead in the series.
> The Owls have won four of the last five, including an 85-76 defeat of the Tigers at home earlier this season on Jan. 24.
> Memphis snapped a three-game Owls' win streak in the series with an OT win in Philadelphia last season, 75-72 on Jan. 13, 2018.
> Temple won both regular season meetings in 2016-17, winning 77-66 at home on Jan. 25, and 74-62 at Memphis on Feb. 12.
> Four years ago, the teams met in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals on March 13, with Temple winning 80-75 to advance. The win was the 500th career victory for head coach Fran Dunphy.
> Memphis had won four straight prior to the 2014-15 season, including a 78-77 victory in the NIT Semifinals at Madison Square Garden on March 26, 2002.
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