Men's Basketball Drops Thriller to Wichita State

Thursday, February 27

Wichita, KS

8:00 P.M.

Temple University

14-14,6-9AAC

Wichita State

21-7,9-6AAC

Temple

Wichita St.

Photo by: Richie Raspa

Men's Basketball Drops Thriller to Wichita State

2.27.20 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. - The Temple men's basketball team fell in a 72-69 thriller at Wichita State Thursday night, splitting the season's series. With the loss, the team falls to 14-14 (6-9 AAC) while the Shockers improve to 21-7 (9-6 AAC).

Game Summary
> Quinton Rose's 20 points put him ahead of All-American Terrence Stansbury to sit sixth on the Temple all-time scoring with 1,813 points, and tied his season-high in steals with five.
> Monty Scott added 14 points for his fifth double figure scoring game in the last six outings.
> The game remained close throughout, seeing 14 lead changes, eight ties, and neither team leading by more than seven.
> Trey Wade led both teams with 21 points, with Rose leading the Owls.
> The Owls shot nearly 44 percent from the field, while the Shockers shot 50 percent and just under 43 percent from behind the arc.

First Half
> Both teams traded buckets to open the game, with neither team earning much separation.
> The Temple defense held Wichita State scoreless for nearly three minutes heading into the first media timeout. The Shockers responded by forcing a drought of their own, holding the Owls scoreless for over two minutes and taking a seven-point lead.
> A trey and a layup from Alani Moore II, who had all 11 of his points in the half, cut the lead to two, while two foul shots from Nate Pierre-Louis tied the score at 20.
> Temple went on a 12-2 run with five minutes left in the half, forcing a WSU scoring drought and four turnovers.
> De'Vondre Perry's three free throws gave the Owls their largest lead of the game (28-22), but the Shockers were able to cut the deficit to two.
> The teams traded buckets and saw five lead changes in the final two minutes after a Tyson Etienne layup tied the game, but Temple went into the half with a 37-36 lead.

Second Half
> The teams would once again trade buckets to open the half, but the Shockers held Temple scoreless for three minutes to take another seven-point lead with under 15 minutes left on the clock.
> The Owls responded with a 7-0 run over two minutes before tying the game at 53 and then retaking the lead one a free throw from Jake Forrester.
> Another Temple run would give them team a seven-point lead, forcing a WSU drought and three turnovers.
> A Shocker trey would cut their deficit to four with 3:33 left in the game, retaking the lead on a pair of foul shots from Jamarius Burton to cap an 11-1 run.
> Both teams would trade free throws to close the game, but the Owls couldn't close the gap as time expired.

Up Next
> Temple will return to Broad Street to close out its home slate, hosting USF March 1 for the first of its final two home games. Tip is set for 12 p.m. on CBSSN.