Temple University Athletics
Thursday, March 7
Storrs, Conn.
7:00 p.m.
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Photo by: Ken Inness/ZUMA Press
Men's Basketball Plays Final Regular Season Road Game at UConn on Thursday
3.5.19 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - With the regular season winding down and Temple men's basketball looking to clinch a first-round bye in the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Owls (21-8, 11-5) are set to travel to UConn (14-15, 5-11) for a 7 p.m. game on Thursday, March 7 (CBSSN / 1210 AM WPHT).
Scouting Temple
> Most recently, Temple used a 15-0 run, stretching from the first half to the second, to pull away from Tulane in an 80-69 home win. Junior Quinton Rose scored a career-high 29 points, hitting 13-of-21 from the field.
> Temple had its three-game win streak snapped with an 81-73 loss at Memphis on Feb. 26. The Owls got 22 points from senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr., but struggled in the second half, particularly from three-point range.
> The Owls beat Tulsa, 84-73 on Feb. 23, for their 20th win of the season. Head coach Fran Dunphy has now guided the Owls to 20 or more wins in nine of his 13 seasons.
> Alston was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for a fifth time on March 4. He has scored 20 or more points in each of the last five games and ranks second in the AAC with 19.1 points per game.Â
> The career lists at Temple have Alston moving up in both assists (402, eighth all-time) and points (1,501, 17th all-time).
> Alston has hit at least one three-pointer in 40 straight games to set a new Temple record, surpassing the 39-game streak by Dionte Christmas (2006-08).
> 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 was the only team to defeat the Cougars through their first 28 games until UCF became the second team to do so on March 2. Houston is now 27-2 overall and ranked #12/12 in the national polls.
> Rose and sophomore guard Nate Pierre-Louis average 16.6 and 13.9 points per game, respectively, to rank second and third on the team. Rose has tallied seven 20-point performances while Pierre-Louis has four.
Scouting UConn
> The Huskies started the season 9-3 before losing 12 of their last 17 to stand at 14-15 overall. UConn recently lost six straight before edging USF 60-58 at home on March 3.
> UConn is led by three double-figure scorers: senior Jalen Adams (17.0), junior Christian Vital (13.6) and redshirt sophomore Alterique Gilbert (13.0).Â
> Vital (5.8) and sophomore Josh Carlton (5.9) are the leading rebounders, while Gilbert leads in assists (3.7) and Carlton in blocked shots (1.7).
> Head coach Dan Hurley is in his first season at UConn after two seasons at Wagner College and six at Rhode Island.
> Last year's UConn team went 14-18 and lost to SMU in the opening round of the AAC Tournament.Â
Series History vs. UConn
> Temple and UConn are meeting for the 20th time, with UConn narrowly leading 10-9 in the series.
> The Owls won decisively in Philadelphia earlier this season by a score of 81-63 on Feb. 6.Â
> The Huskies had previously won three of four, with the teams splitting meetings last season. The Owls dominated in an 85-57 home win on Jan. 28, 2018, but lost 72-66 at UConn a month later on Feb. 28.
> In 2016-17, the Huskies handed the Owls a heartbreaking 64-63 loss in Philadelphia after also winning 73-59 in Storrs.
> Prior to the formation of the American Athletic Conference in 2013-14, the most recent game between the teams had been on Jan. 27, 1965 at UConn, a game the Huskies won 71-60.
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Scouting Temple
> Most recently, Temple used a 15-0 run, stretching from the first half to the second, to pull away from Tulane in an 80-69 home win. Junior Quinton Rose scored a career-high 29 points, hitting 13-of-21 from the field.
> Temple had its three-game win streak snapped with an 81-73 loss at Memphis on Feb. 26. The Owls got 22 points from senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr., but struggled in the second half, particularly from three-point range.
> The Owls beat Tulsa, 84-73 on Feb. 23, for their 20th win of the season. Head coach Fran Dunphy has now guided the Owls to 20 or more wins in nine of his 13 seasons.
> Alston was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for a fifth time on March 4. He has scored 20 or more points in each of the last five games and ranks second in the AAC with 19.1 points per game.Â
> The career lists at Temple have Alston moving up in both assists (402, eighth all-time) and points (1,501, 17th all-time).
> Alston has hit at least one three-pointer in 40 straight games to set a new Temple record, surpassing the 39-game streak by Dionte Christmas (2006-08).
> 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 was the only team to defeat the Cougars through their first 28 games until UCF became the second team to do so on March 2. Houston is now 27-2 overall and ranked #12/12 in the national polls.
> Rose and sophomore guard Nate Pierre-Louis average 16.6 and 13.9 points per game, respectively, to rank second and third on the team. Rose has tallied seven 20-point performances while Pierre-Louis has four.
Scouting UConn
> The Huskies started the season 9-3 before losing 12 of their last 17 to stand at 14-15 overall. UConn recently lost six straight before edging USF 60-58 at home on March 3.
> UConn is led by three double-figure scorers: senior Jalen Adams (17.0), junior Christian Vital (13.6) and redshirt sophomore Alterique Gilbert (13.0).Â
> Vital (5.8) and sophomore Josh Carlton (5.9) are the leading rebounders, while Gilbert leads in assists (3.7) and Carlton in blocked shots (1.7).
> Head coach Dan Hurley is in his first season at UConn after two seasons at Wagner College and six at Rhode Island.
> Last year's UConn team went 14-18 and lost to SMU in the opening round of the AAC Tournament.Â
Series History vs. UConn
> Temple and UConn are meeting for the 20th time, with UConn narrowly leading 10-9 in the series.
> The Owls won decisively in Philadelphia earlier this season by a score of 81-63 on Feb. 6.Â
> The Huskies had previously won three of four, with the teams splitting meetings last season. The Owls dominated in an 85-57 home win on Jan. 28, 2018, but lost 72-66 at UConn a month later on Feb. 28.
> In 2016-17, the Huskies handed the Owls a heartbreaking 64-63 loss in Philadelphia after also winning 73-59 in Storrs.
> Prior to the formation of the American Athletic Conference in 2013-14, the most recent game between the teams had been on Jan. 27, 1965 at UConn, a game the Huskies won 71-60.
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