Temple University Athletics
Tuesday, December 22
Houston, TX
8:00 P.M.
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Photo by: Stephen Pinchback
Temple Falls at #6/7 Houston to Open AAC Play
12.22.20 | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON - The Temple men's basketball team fell, 76-50, at No. 6/7 Houston Tuesday night to open American Athletic Conference play. The Owls drop to 1-1 overall (0-1 AAC) while the preseason conference favorite Cougars improve to 6-0.
Recapping the Game
> Houston struck first, going up 3-0 on a trey from Quintin Grimes before going on a 10-3 run.
> Temple's first field goal came from J.P. Moorman II, knocking down a three-pointer and a jumper to put the score at 13-8.
> The Cougars went on their third of five runs, going up 25-10 for their largest lead of the first half before the Temple defense held Houston without a field goal for over five minutes. The Owls went into halftime down 32-22, with Moorman's 10 points leading both teams.
> Temple opened the second half with back to back buckets from Jake Forrester, cutting the deficit to eight points, but the Cougars went on a 20-6 run to take their largest lead of the game (55-30).
> The Owls fought back and were able to chip away at the deficit, but the Cougar offense was too much for Temple, who could never get back within 17 points.
Statistically Speaking
> Moorman led the team with 12 points, while Grimes' 22 were the game-high.
> De'Vondre Perry pulled down eight of Temple's 26 boards.
> The Cougars' defense held the Owls to 28.9 percent (13-of-45) shooting from the floor.
Next Up
> Temple will return home to host SMU on Wednesday, Dec. 30 (2 pm/ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT).
Recapping the Game
> Houston struck first, going up 3-0 on a trey from Quintin Grimes before going on a 10-3 run.
> Temple's first field goal came from J.P. Moorman II, knocking down a three-pointer and a jumper to put the score at 13-8.
> The Cougars went on their third of five runs, going up 25-10 for their largest lead of the first half before the Temple defense held Houston without a field goal for over five minutes. The Owls went into halftime down 32-22, with Moorman's 10 points leading both teams.
> Temple opened the second half with back to back buckets from Jake Forrester, cutting the deficit to eight points, but the Cougars went on a 20-6 run to take their largest lead of the game (55-30).
> The Owls fought back and were able to chip away at the deficit, but the Cougar offense was too much for Temple, who could never get back within 17 points.
Statistically Speaking
> Moorman led the team with 12 points, while Grimes' 22 were the game-high.
> De'Vondre Perry pulled down eight of Temple's 26 boards.
> The Cougars' defense held the Owls to 28.9 percent (13-of-45) shooting from the floor.
Next Up
> Temple will return home to host SMU on Wednesday, Dec. 30 (2 pm/ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT).
Team Stats
Temple
UH
FG%
.289
.483
3FG%
.357
.385
FT%
.760
.667
RB
26
43
TO
19
18
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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