Shooting Woes Plague Men's Basketball in Loss at Saint Joseph's

Saturday, December 11

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 PM

Temple University

6-4,0-0AAC

Saint Joseph's

6-4,0-0Atlantic 10

Temple

Saint Joseph's

Photo by: Maya Queenan

Shooting Woes Plague Men's Basketball in Loss at Saint Joseph's

12.11.21 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's basketball team snapped a five-game winning streak and dropped its first Big 5 matchup of the year with a 68-49 loss at Saint Joseph's Saturday afternoon. Shooting woes plagued Temple at Hagan Arena, shooting 31.3 percent and draining just two three-pointers.

Recapping the Game

First Half
> Temple struck first, with Jake Forrester drawing a foul on the layup but missing the attempt from the free throw line.
> The Hawks countered with a bucket of their own, before taking a 6-4 lead on a layup from Ejike Obinna early in the game
> SJU's offense exploded with its first run of the day to put the score at 19-6 with 14:05 left in the half.
> Jeremiah Williams hit back-to-back baskets to break Temple's scoring drought, but the Owls couldn't find a run of their own and the Hawks would go up 24-10 before a Nick Jourdain hook shot.
> The Cherry and White continued to chip away at the lead, but SJU would take its largest lead of the day, 35-16, with 3:11 left in the half.
> The Owls found a spark in the final minutes of the first half, scoring seven of the last nine points to go into halftime down by 15 (37-22).

Second Half
> The Owls picked up where they left off at the break, extending their run to get within 11 (37-26).
> Obinna scored back-to-back dunks to run up the run and put the Hawks up 15, 41-26, with just over 16 minutes left on the clock.
> A Jourdain free throw cut the deficit to 10 (43-33) before a Damian Dunn layup at 10:49 put Temple within nine for the first time since the first half.
> The Hawks retook a double-digit lead on a pair of free throws a minute later and never looked back, going up by 24 (68-44) with under four minutes to play.
> Temple scored the final five points on a layup from Williams and trey from Jourdain, but SJU came away with a 68-49 win.

Statistically Speaking
> Temple saw its lowest field goal percentage of the season (.313), shooting 28.1 percent from the field and going 4-for-15 at the charity stripe in the first frame.
> Three Owls scored in double-figures, with Dunn (12), Williams (12), and Jahlil White's career-high 11 points leading the team while SJU's Jordan Hall led both teams with 26.
> Dunn saw a career-high three steals while Jake Forrester tied his career-high in blocks with two.

Next Up
> Temple returns to the Liacouras Center for the first of a three-game homestand Wednesday night, opening AAC play against UCF (7 pm/ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT).