Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, December 1
Philadelphia, Pa.
7:00 P.M.
Temple University
4-3,0-0AAC
73
vs
57
La Salle
2-4,0-0Atlantic 10
1
2
F
La Salle
22
35
57
Temple
39
34
73
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Men’s Basketball Shuts Down La Salle, 73-57, in Big 5 Battle
12.1.21 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – Temple took control early and breezed to a 73-57 win over La Salle Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center. It was the third straight win for the Owls who improve to 4-3 overall and 1-0 in Philadelphia Big 5 play. La Salle falls to 4-3 and 0-2 in city series competition.
Khalif Battle, who earned AAC Player of the Week honors on Monday, again led the way with a game-high 22 points. Damian Dunn added 16 points and six rebounds and four assists. Jake Forrester had a season-high 12 points and team-high eight rebounds.
Recapping the Game
First Half
> Temple broke the game open midway through the first half with an 11-0 run to take a 25-9 lead at the eight-minute mark.
> The Explorers cut the margin to eight, 27-19, but then the Owls held them without a field goal over the final five minutes. Temple finished with a 12-3 run to take its largest lead of the half, 39-22 at the break.
> The Owls defense shut down the Explorers' offense, limiting the visitors to 18 percent shooting (6-33) in the period and 0-of-10 from three-point range.
> Battle led all scorers in the frame with 17 points.
Second Half
> The second half was much like the first as Temple's defense continued to frustrate La Salle with the Owls pushing the lead to 21 points in the first two minutes and maintaining a wide margin throughout.
> The closest the Explorers could cut the deficit was 45-29 with just under 16 minutes remaining.
Statistically Speaking
> Temple led by as much as 29, 67-38, with 7:28 remaining
> Offensively, Temple shared the ball well, dishing 19 assists on 28 baskets. Jeremiah Williams led the way with six assists of his own.
> Walk-on Colin Daly saw his first action of the season.
Next Up
> Temple concludes its three-game homestand with another Big 5 rival, Penn, on Saturday (4 p.m./ESPNU/1210 AM WPHT).
Khalif Battle, who earned AAC Player of the Week honors on Monday, again led the way with a game-high 22 points. Damian Dunn added 16 points and six rebounds and four assists. Jake Forrester had a season-high 12 points and team-high eight rebounds.
Recapping the Game
First Half
> Temple broke the game open midway through the first half with an 11-0 run to take a 25-9 lead at the eight-minute mark.
> The Explorers cut the margin to eight, 27-19, but then the Owls held them without a field goal over the final five minutes. Temple finished with a 12-3 run to take its largest lead of the half, 39-22 at the break.
> The Owls defense shut down the Explorers' offense, limiting the visitors to 18 percent shooting (6-33) in the period and 0-of-10 from three-point range.
> Battle led all scorers in the frame with 17 points.
Second Half
> The second half was much like the first as Temple's defense continued to frustrate La Salle with the Owls pushing the lead to 21 points in the first two minutes and maintaining a wide margin throughout.
> The closest the Explorers could cut the deficit was 45-29 with just under 16 minutes remaining.
Statistically Speaking
> Temple led by as much as 29, 67-38, with 7:28 remaining
> Offensively, Temple shared the ball well, dishing 19 assists on 28 baskets. Jeremiah Williams led the way with six assists of his own.
> Walk-on Colin Daly saw his first action of the season.
Next Up
> Temple concludes its three-game homestand with another Big 5 rival, Penn, on Saturday (4 p.m./ESPNU/1210 AM WPHT).
Team Stats
LaS
Temple
FG%
.250
.475
3FG%
.214
.278
FT%
.680
.522
RB
47
45
TO
12
13
STL
6
5
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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