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Friday, February 12
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Men’s Basketball Travels to Cincinnati for Rescheduled Meeting with the Bearcats
2.11.21 | Men's Basketball
CINCINNATI – Expecting to play a home-and-home series with East Carolina, Temple men's basketball now travels to Cincinnati to take on the Bearcats Friday evening (7pm/ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT).
The Owls (4-7, 3-7 AAC) will be looking to avenge a tough 63-60 loss to the Bearcats (5-7, 3-4) on Feb. 4 while also attempting to snap a three-game losing streak.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Redshirt freshman Damian Dunn continues to lead the Owls, averaging 15.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. The reigning AAC Rookie of the Week also ranks second nationally in free throws made (6.91) and attempted (9.0) per game.
> Sophomore Khalif Battle, who leads the NCAA in minutes per game by a reserve (28.3 mpg), is the only other Temple player averaging double figures at 10.2 ppg.
> Junior Jake Forrester, who has tallied double figures in five of the last six games, averages 9.7 points while leading the team in rebounding (6.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.575).
> Freshman point guard Jeremiah Williams (8.4 ppg) tops the team in assists (4.4 apg) while senior captains J.P. Moorman II (7.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and De'Vondre Perry(8.2 ppg, 5,0 rpg) round out the starting five.
> Grad transfer Brendan Barry (6.4 ppg), who ranks third nationally in minutes per game by a reserve (27.2 mpg), is the team's top three-point threat (20-45, .444).
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
> The Bearcats are 3-4 in conference play, winning their last two games. The team has had two of its last four scheduled matchups postponed and is returning home after tight wins at Temple (63-60) and Tulane (64-61).
> Keith Williams (15.0 ppg) and Jeremiah Davenport (10.1 ppg) lead the rebuilding Bearcats in scoring.
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Cincinnati are meeting for the 35th time with UC holding a 25-9 lead in the series.
> The Bearcats have won eight straight, winning both games in last season's series and the first game in this season's series.
> The Owls had previously won three straight and swept the regular-season series in 2015-16, winning 77-70 at #22/23 Cincinnati on Dec. 29, 2015 and coming out on top in double overtime, 67-65 at home on Jan. 16, 2016.
> Before being members of The American, the last time the teams had met was on Dec. 9, 2006 at the Atlantic City Lenape Trail Classic at Boardwalk Hall. Cincinnati won that game, 80-71.
> Temple won three contests in a row before 2006, each time upsetting Cincinnati as the Bearcats were ranked #11, 4 and 1.
> On Feb. 20, 2000, the 15th-ranked Owls upset top-ranked Cincinnati 77-69 on the Bearcats' home court. It is one of only two wins by Temple over the #1 team in the nation.
> Temple advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on March 14, 1999, after unranked TU topped #11 Cincinnati, 77-69 in the NCAA 2nd Round.
The Owls (4-7, 3-7 AAC) will be looking to avenge a tough 63-60 loss to the Bearcats (5-7, 3-4) on Feb. 4 while also attempting to snap a three-game losing streak.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Redshirt freshman Damian Dunn continues to lead the Owls, averaging 15.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. The reigning AAC Rookie of the Week also ranks second nationally in free throws made (6.91) and attempted (9.0) per game.
> Sophomore Khalif Battle, who leads the NCAA in minutes per game by a reserve (28.3 mpg), is the only other Temple player averaging double figures at 10.2 ppg.
> Junior Jake Forrester, who has tallied double figures in five of the last six games, averages 9.7 points while leading the team in rebounding (6.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.575).
> Freshman point guard Jeremiah Williams (8.4 ppg) tops the team in assists (4.4 apg) while senior captains J.P. Moorman II (7.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and De'Vondre Perry(8.2 ppg, 5,0 rpg) round out the starting five.
> Grad transfer Brendan Barry (6.4 ppg), who ranks third nationally in minutes per game by a reserve (27.2 mpg), is the team's top three-point threat (20-45, .444).
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
> The Bearcats are 3-4 in conference play, winning their last two games. The team has had two of its last four scheduled matchups postponed and is returning home after tight wins at Temple (63-60) and Tulane (64-61).
> Keith Williams (15.0 ppg) and Jeremiah Davenport (10.1 ppg) lead the rebuilding Bearcats in scoring.
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Cincinnati are meeting for the 35th time with UC holding a 25-9 lead in the series.
> The Bearcats have won eight straight, winning both games in last season's series and the first game in this season's series.
> The Owls had previously won three straight and swept the regular-season series in 2015-16, winning 77-70 at #22/23 Cincinnati on Dec. 29, 2015 and coming out on top in double overtime, 67-65 at home on Jan. 16, 2016.
> Before being members of The American, the last time the teams had met was on Dec. 9, 2006 at the Atlantic City Lenape Trail Classic at Boardwalk Hall. Cincinnati won that game, 80-71.
> Temple won three contests in a row before 2006, each time upsetting Cincinnati as the Bearcats were ranked #11, 4 and 1.
> On Feb. 20, 2000, the 15th-ranked Owls upset top-ranked Cincinnati 77-69 on the Bearcats' home court. It is one of only two wins by Temple over the #1 team in the nation.
> Temple advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on March 14, 1999, after unranked TU topped #11 Cincinnati, 77-69 in the NCAA 2nd Round.
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