Temple University Athletics
Saturday, January 23
Philadelphia, Pa.
1:00 PM
Temple University
5-5,5-2AAC
65
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55
Wichita State
3-6,0-4AAC
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4
F
Wichita St.
19
15
15
6
55
Temple
16
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Big Fourth Quarter Fuels Women’s Basketball Past Wichita State
1.23.21 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team used a big fourth quarter to come from behind and defeat Wichita State 65-55 Saturday afternoon at McGonigle Hall. The Owls snapped their two-game losing streak to improve to 5-5 (5-2 AAC). The Shockers dropped their sixth-straight game as they fell to 3-6 (0-4 AAC).
How It Happened
> Wichita State held the lead until the fourth quarter when the Owls outscored the Shockers 20-6 to come from behind and win their fifth American Athletic Conference matchup.
> Temple took the lead in the fourth quarter after using a 12-2 run through the end of the third and beginning of the fourth.
> The Owls held a 37-33 edge on the boards.
> Temple outshot the Shockers 41.5% to 36.1%, working around a 5-21 (23.8%) performance from long range.
> The Owls recorded a season-low 12 turnovers, just three days after recording a season high 30 turnovers in the 80-46 loss at Houston.
Statistically Speaking
> Freshman Jasha Clinton led Temple with a game-high 21 points while adding three rebounds, three assists and a steal to her stat line.
> Senior Mia Davis finished just shy of a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander registered 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds, a career-best four blocks and a steal.
> Junior Alexa Williamson added eight points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal to round out the box score.
First Quarter: Wichita State 19, Temple 16
> The fast-paced first quarter was mostly controlled by Wichita State, with the Owls only holding a one-point lead for less than a minute.
> The Shockers capitalized on each of Temple's five mistakes to end the first frame with 10 points off turnovers.
> Alexander and Clinton led Temple in the first quarter with five points each while Clinton dished out three assists.
> Both teams shot well from three-point range as the Shockers registered a 62.5 (3-5) three-point percentage while the Owls shot 40% (2-5) from beyond the arc.
Second Quarter: Wichita State 34, Temple 31
> Both teams continued their hot shooting in the second quarter with Temple finishing the half shooting 48.1% from the floor and Wichita State recording a 41.4 field goal percentage.
> However, Wichita State remained hot from beyond the arc as they knocked down six of their 12 attempts to head into the break shooting 50% from three. Temple's three-point percentage dropped to 27.3 (3-11) at the half.
> The second frame featured six lead changes as the teams went bucket-for-bucket.
> Alexander and Clinton continued to lead the way for the Owls, combining for 19 points and six assists at the break.
> Temple capitalized on each of their three offensive boards in the second quarter to earn six second-chance points.
Third Quarter: Wichita State 49, Temple 45
> Wichita State went up by as many as nine points in the third frame, but the Owls used a 7-2 run over the last four minutes to cut their deficit to four as they headed into the final 10 minutes.
> Clinton continued to lead the Owls, scoring six points and collecting a steal.
> Both teams were only able to knock down one three in the third, but the Shockers ended the quarter with a better shooting percentage than Temple (36.8% to 28.6%).
Fourth Quarter: Temple 65, Wichita State 55
> Temple continued their run in the fourth quarter, opening with a 6-0 streak to go up 51-49.
> The Shockers were able to tie the game twice, but both ties were broken with good foul shots from the Owls.
> At 4:08, Wichita State tied it once more with a second-chance layup by Serpahine Bastin, but E. Mayo answered with a clutch three-pointer at the 3:53 minute mark to give Temple a lead they would not relinquish.
> The Owls ended the game on a 10-0 run to secure the victory.
Up Next
> The Owls head south to Tampa, Fla. as they take on #14 USF on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m.
How It Happened
> Wichita State held the lead until the fourth quarter when the Owls outscored the Shockers 20-6 to come from behind and win their fifth American Athletic Conference matchup.
> Temple took the lead in the fourth quarter after using a 12-2 run through the end of the third and beginning of the fourth.
> The Owls held a 37-33 edge on the boards.
> Temple outshot the Shockers 41.5% to 36.1%, working around a 5-21 (23.8%) performance from long range.
> The Owls recorded a season-low 12 turnovers, just three days after recording a season high 30 turnovers in the 80-46 loss at Houston.
Statistically Speaking
> Freshman Jasha Clinton led Temple with a game-high 21 points while adding three rebounds, three assists and a steal to her stat line.
> Senior Mia Davis finished just shy of a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander registered 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds, a career-best four blocks and a steal.
> Junior Alexa Williamson added eight points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal to round out the box score.
First Quarter: Wichita State 19, Temple 16
> The fast-paced first quarter was mostly controlled by Wichita State, with the Owls only holding a one-point lead for less than a minute.
> The Shockers capitalized on each of Temple's five mistakes to end the first frame with 10 points off turnovers.
> Alexander and Clinton led Temple in the first quarter with five points each while Clinton dished out three assists.
> Both teams shot well from three-point range as the Shockers registered a 62.5 (3-5) three-point percentage while the Owls shot 40% (2-5) from beyond the arc.
Second Quarter: Wichita State 34, Temple 31
> Both teams continued their hot shooting in the second quarter with Temple finishing the half shooting 48.1% from the floor and Wichita State recording a 41.4 field goal percentage.
> However, Wichita State remained hot from beyond the arc as they knocked down six of their 12 attempts to head into the break shooting 50% from three. Temple's three-point percentage dropped to 27.3 (3-11) at the half.
> The second frame featured six lead changes as the teams went bucket-for-bucket.
> Alexander and Clinton continued to lead the way for the Owls, combining for 19 points and six assists at the break.
> Temple capitalized on each of their three offensive boards in the second quarter to earn six second-chance points.
Third Quarter: Wichita State 49, Temple 45
> Wichita State went up by as many as nine points in the third frame, but the Owls used a 7-2 run over the last four minutes to cut their deficit to four as they headed into the final 10 minutes.
> Clinton continued to lead the Owls, scoring six points and collecting a steal.
> Both teams were only able to knock down one three in the third, but the Shockers ended the quarter with a better shooting percentage than Temple (36.8% to 28.6%).
Fourth Quarter: Temple 65, Wichita State 55
> Temple continued their run in the fourth quarter, opening with a 6-0 streak to go up 51-49.
> The Shockers were able to tie the game twice, but both ties were broken with good foul shots from the Owls.
> At 4:08, Wichita State tied it once more with a second-chance layup by Serpahine Bastin, but E. Mayo answered with a clutch three-pointer at the 3:53 minute mark to give Temple a lead they would not relinquish.
> The Owls ended the game on a 10-0 run to secure the victory.
Up Next
> The Owls head south to Tampa, Fla. as they take on #14 USF on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
WSU
Temple
FG%
.361
.415
3FG%
.389
.238
FT%
.667
.667
RB
33
37
TO
11
12
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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