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Men's Basketball Meets Boise State Friday at Noon
11.19.21 | Men's Basketball
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Less than 24 hours after falling to Clemson in its opening game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic, Temple (1-2) will take on Boise State (1-2) in the consolation bracket Friday at noon (ESPNU/1210 AM WPHT).
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Khalif Battle leads the Owls and ranks sixth in the AAC in scoring at 17.3 ppg. He is tied for the team lead and fourth in the conference in FG% (.500), leads in threes per game (3.7) and third with in 3PT% (.400).
> Damian Dunn (13.0 ppg) and Tai Strickland (11.7 ppg), who is coming off a career-high 16 points vs. Clemson, are the only other Owls averaging double figures.  Dunn is tied for the AAC lead in FT% (13-13, 1.000).
> Nick Jourdain (3.0 ppg) leads the team in rebounding (7.3 rpg) and ranks second in the AAC in blocks (3.0 bpg) despite averaging just 20.0 mpg off the bench.
> Jeremiah Williams (4.3 ppg) leads the Owls in assists (3.3 apg,).
> Zach Hicks (5.7 ppg) has been impressive off the bench,Â
> Sage Tolbert III (3.7 ppg/5.0 rpg) and Jake Forrester (4.0 ppg/3.7 rpg) round out the Owls starting five.Â
SCOUTING BOISE STATE
> Boise State, under the direction of 12th year head coach Leon Rice, returns 12 letterwinners, including three starters and two All-Mountain West selections from a year ago.
> Emmanuel Akot leads the Broncos in scoring (15.3 ppg) and three-pointers (8).
> Two other BSU players, Marcus Shaver, Jr. (12.0 ppg) and Devonaire Doutrive (11.3 ppg) average double figures while the other two starters, Abu Kigab (9.3 ppg.) and Mladen Armus (7.7 ppg) are the top rebounders at 7.3 rpg and 8.3 rpg, respectively.
> Boise State is 1-2 on the season, defeating Utah Valley (76-56) in its home opener before falling at UC Irvine (58-50) and yesterday to #23 St. Bonaventure (67-61). Â
SERIES HISTORY
> This is the first meeting between the two teams.
LAST GAME: CLEMSON 75, TEMPLE 48Â (Charleston Classic, Nov. 18)
> A combination of cold-shooting by Temple and a hot-shooting from Clemson lifted the Tigers to the win over the Owls in opening round play of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic.
> Tai Strickland scored a career-high 16 points with Damian Dunn adding 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Owls. Nick Honor was perfect from the field (7-7, 4-4 3pt) in tallying a game-high 19 points to pace the Tigers.
> Trailing 24-23, Clemson went on a 15-2 run over the final seven minutes to close out the half with a 38-26 lead.
> The Tigers never looked back, scoring 15 of the first 18 points of the second hald to extend their lead to 53-30. Â
> The Owls never came closer than 20 the remainder of the contest.
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IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT HISTORY
> This is the 83rd in-season tournament/classic that Temple has competed in during its program history.
>The Owls own a 101-74 overall record in tournament/classic games.
>Temple has won 15 tournament championships (not including single-game classics). The Owls have won two tournaments over the last five seasons: 2017 Charleston Classic; 2016 Preseason NIT.
> This is the fourth time Temple will take part in the Charleston Classic with the Owls owning a 7-3 record in the event.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Khalif Battle leads the Owls and ranks sixth in the AAC in scoring at 17.3 ppg. He is tied for the team lead and fourth in the conference in FG% (.500), leads in threes per game (3.7) and third with in 3PT% (.400).
> Damian Dunn (13.0 ppg) and Tai Strickland (11.7 ppg), who is coming off a career-high 16 points vs. Clemson, are the only other Owls averaging double figures.  Dunn is tied for the AAC lead in FT% (13-13, 1.000).
> Nick Jourdain (3.0 ppg) leads the team in rebounding (7.3 rpg) and ranks second in the AAC in blocks (3.0 bpg) despite averaging just 20.0 mpg off the bench.
> Jeremiah Williams (4.3 ppg) leads the Owls in assists (3.3 apg,).
> Zach Hicks (5.7 ppg) has been impressive off the bench,Â
> Sage Tolbert III (3.7 ppg/5.0 rpg) and Jake Forrester (4.0 ppg/3.7 rpg) round out the Owls starting five.Â
SCOUTING BOISE STATE
> Boise State, under the direction of 12th year head coach Leon Rice, returns 12 letterwinners, including three starters and two All-Mountain West selections from a year ago.
> Emmanuel Akot leads the Broncos in scoring (15.3 ppg) and three-pointers (8).
> Two other BSU players, Marcus Shaver, Jr. (12.0 ppg) and Devonaire Doutrive (11.3 ppg) average double figures while the other two starters, Abu Kigab (9.3 ppg.) and Mladen Armus (7.7 ppg) are the top rebounders at 7.3 rpg and 8.3 rpg, respectively.
> Boise State is 1-2 on the season, defeating Utah Valley (76-56) in its home opener before falling at UC Irvine (58-50) and yesterday to #23 St. Bonaventure (67-61). Â
SERIES HISTORY
> This is the first meeting between the two teams.
LAST GAME: CLEMSON 75, TEMPLE 48Â (Charleston Classic, Nov. 18)
> A combination of cold-shooting by Temple and a hot-shooting from Clemson lifted the Tigers to the win over the Owls in opening round play of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic.
> Tai Strickland scored a career-high 16 points with Damian Dunn adding 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Owls. Nick Honor was perfect from the field (7-7, 4-4 3pt) in tallying a game-high 19 points to pace the Tigers.
> Trailing 24-23, Clemson went on a 15-2 run over the final seven minutes to close out the half with a 38-26 lead.
> The Tigers never looked back, scoring 15 of the first 18 points of the second hald to extend their lead to 53-30. Â
> The Owls never came closer than 20 the remainder of the contest.
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IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT HISTORY
> This is the 83rd in-season tournament/classic that Temple has competed in during its program history.
>The Owls own a 101-74 overall record in tournament/classic games.
>Temple has won 15 tournament championships (not including single-game classics). The Owls have won two tournaments over the last five seasons: 2017 Charleston Classic; 2016 Preseason NIT.
> This is the fourth time Temple will take part in the Charleston Classic with the Owls owning a 7-3 record in the event.
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