Temple University Athletics
Saturday, January 16
New Orleans, LA
1:00 P.M.
Temple University
at
Tulane
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Men's Basketball Takes on Tulane Saturday
1.15.21 | Men's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS - In a year of fluid schedules, Temple travels to Tulane for a 1 pm Saturday game (ESPN+/1210 AM) with the Green Wave. The game replaces ECU, which is currently dealing with Covid issues within its program. The Owls' original trip to New Orleans, scheduled for Jan. 6, was postponed due to Covid issues within Temple's program.
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The Owls snapped a three-game skid on Thursday with a 62-55 home win over UCF. Damian Dunn led the team in scoring with 20 points, the first Owl to reach that mark this season.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Dunn, who leads the team and ranks seventh in the AAC in scoring (15.4 ppg), is tied for the nation's lead in free throws made (7.2 per game).
> Graduate student Brendan Barry (10.4 ppg). who averages 30.8 minutes per game off the bench, leads the AAC in three-point percentage (16-29, .552) and ranks second in threes made per game (3.2).
> Freshman Jeremiah Williams (9.8 ppg) runs the Owls attack, leading the team in assists (3.6 per game/10th AAC) and steals (1.6 pg/5th AAC).Â
> Senior co-captains J.P. Moorman II (8.8 ppg) and De'Vondre Perry (8.0 ppg) are the Owls top two rebounders at 7.2 and 6.8 rebounds per game, respectively.
> Junior Jake Forrester (7.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg) rounds out the Temple starting five with sophomore guard Tai Strickland (12.8 mpg/2.4 ppg) averages double figure minutes off the bench.
> Jaylen Forbes leads Tulane with 15.3 ppg, while Jordan Walker (12.4 ppg) also averages double figures.Â
> Tulane will be without its head coach, Ron Hunter, who is in quarantine due to contact tracing.
> Temple leads the series with Tulane, 12-4, and is 5-2 against the Green Wave in New Orleans.
SCOUTING TULANE
> Tulane dropped its last game, falling 71-50 at #11 Houston on Jan. 9. The Green Wave is 1-3 in AAC play, with its lone conference win against ECU on Jan. 2.
> Tulane is 6-1 at Fogelman Arena, with the lone home loss coming against Memphis (80-74) in its league opener.
> Jaylen Forbes leads the team with 15.3 ppg, while Jordan Walker (12.4 ppg) rounds out the team's double digit scorers. Forbes ranks eighth in the conference in scoring average.
SERIES HISTORY
> This is the 17th meeting between the teams with Temple holding a 12-4 advantage.
> Temple split last season's series, falling 65-51 at home and earning a 72-68 victory at Tulane.
> The Owls have won eight of the last 10 meetings, but the Green Wave snapped a three-game losing streak to Temple with a 65-51 win in Philly on Jan. 11, 2020.
> Temple has won the last five meetings in New Orleans and is 5-2 overall on the road against Tulane.
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The Owls snapped a three-game skid on Thursday with a 62-55 home win over UCF. Damian Dunn led the team in scoring with 20 points, the first Owl to reach that mark this season.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Dunn, who leads the team and ranks seventh in the AAC in scoring (15.4 ppg), is tied for the nation's lead in free throws made (7.2 per game).
> Graduate student Brendan Barry (10.4 ppg). who averages 30.8 minutes per game off the bench, leads the AAC in three-point percentage (16-29, .552) and ranks second in threes made per game (3.2).
> Freshman Jeremiah Williams (9.8 ppg) runs the Owls attack, leading the team in assists (3.6 per game/10th AAC) and steals (1.6 pg/5th AAC).Â
> Senior co-captains J.P. Moorman II (8.8 ppg) and De'Vondre Perry (8.0 ppg) are the Owls top two rebounders at 7.2 and 6.8 rebounds per game, respectively.
> Junior Jake Forrester (7.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg) rounds out the Temple starting five with sophomore guard Tai Strickland (12.8 mpg/2.4 ppg) averages double figure minutes off the bench.
> Jaylen Forbes leads Tulane with 15.3 ppg, while Jordan Walker (12.4 ppg) also averages double figures.Â
> Tulane will be without its head coach, Ron Hunter, who is in quarantine due to contact tracing.
> Temple leads the series with Tulane, 12-4, and is 5-2 against the Green Wave in New Orleans.
SCOUTING TULANE
> Tulane dropped its last game, falling 71-50 at #11 Houston on Jan. 9. The Green Wave is 1-3 in AAC play, with its lone conference win against ECU on Jan. 2.
> Tulane is 6-1 at Fogelman Arena, with the lone home loss coming against Memphis (80-74) in its league opener.
> Jaylen Forbes leads the team with 15.3 ppg, while Jordan Walker (12.4 ppg) rounds out the team's double digit scorers. Forbes ranks eighth in the conference in scoring average.
SERIES HISTORY
> This is the 17th meeting between the teams with Temple holding a 12-4 advantage.
> Temple split last season's series, falling 65-51 at home and earning a 72-68 victory at Tulane.
> The Owls have won eight of the last 10 meetings, but the Green Wave snapped a three-game losing streak to Temple with a 65-51 win in Philly on Jan. 11, 2020.
> Temple has won the last five meetings in New Orleans and is 5-2 overall on the road against Tulane.
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