Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 27
Orlando, FL
4:00 PM
Temple University
at
UCF
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Men's Basketball Concludes Florida Swing with UCF Saturday
2.26.21 | Men's Basketball
ORLANDO - Temple, fresh off a 62-47 win at USF Wednesday that snapped its six-game skid, takes on UCF in its final scheduled regular season road game of the season Saturday (4 pm/ESPNU/1210 AM WPHT).
The Owls, which defeated the Knights, 62-55, at The Liacouras Center on Jan. 14, will be looking to complete the series sweep.
Scouting Temple
> Sophomore Khalif Battle, who has averaged 25.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg over the last three games, now leads the Owls in scoring (14.7 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and threes made (21). He has started the last three games in place of redshirt freshman Damian Dunn (13.8 ppg), who has been out with a knee injury.
> Junior Jake Forrester, who tops the team in rebounding (6.1/9th AAC) and FG% (.565/4th AAC), and freshman Jeremiah Williams, who is fifth in the AAC in assists (4.2), are close behind at 9.4 and 9.3 ppg, respectively.
> Senior captains De'Vondre Perry (7.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and J.P. Moorman II (7.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg) are right behind as is grad transfer Brendan Barry (6.6 ppg), who is tied for the lead among DI reserves in minutes per game (27.5 mpg), tops the Owls and is third in the AAC in three-point percentage (.426).
> Freshmen Nick Jourdain, who has averaged 7.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg as a starter the last two games, rounds out the Owls starting five.
Scouting UCF
> UCF has won two in a row and four of its last six games entering Saturday's contest.
> The Knights are 6-10 in AAC play, one game ahead of Temple in the standings.
> Darius Perry (14.7 ppg) leads a balanced scoring attack featuring two other double-figure scorers, Brandon Mahan (13.0 ppg) and Darin Green Jr. (11.4 ppg).
> UCF is the top three-point shooting team in the AAC, making 36.7 percent from long range while ranking second in the conference in three-pointers per game (7.9).
> Three Knights have made 35 or more three-pointers led by Green (42). Mahan has the second best percentage in the conference (35-79, .443) while Perry (39-94, .415) is fifth in the AAC.
Series History
> Temple and UCF are meeting for the 16th time in series history, with the Owls holding an 9-6 advantage.
> The Owls defeated UCF, 62-55, on Jan. 14 for their first conference win of the season and won the lone matchup last season, defeating the Knights, 62-58, at Addition Financial Arena.
> The teams split the 2018-19 series. The Owls fell to the Knights, 76-58, on the road in February before defeating the then-ranked #25 team at the Liacouras Center in a 67-62 Senior Day victory.
> Temple is 4-4 against UCF in Orlando.
The Owls, which defeated the Knights, 62-55, at The Liacouras Center on Jan. 14, will be looking to complete the series sweep.
Scouting Temple
> Sophomore Khalif Battle, who has averaged 25.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg over the last three games, now leads the Owls in scoring (14.7 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and threes made (21). He has started the last three games in place of redshirt freshman Damian Dunn (13.8 ppg), who has been out with a knee injury.
> Junior Jake Forrester, who tops the team in rebounding (6.1/9th AAC) and FG% (.565/4th AAC), and freshman Jeremiah Williams, who is fifth in the AAC in assists (4.2), are close behind at 9.4 and 9.3 ppg, respectively.
> Senior captains De'Vondre Perry (7.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and J.P. Moorman II (7.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg) are right behind as is grad transfer Brendan Barry (6.6 ppg), who is tied for the lead among DI reserves in minutes per game (27.5 mpg), tops the Owls and is third in the AAC in three-point percentage (.426).
> Freshmen Nick Jourdain, who has averaged 7.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg as a starter the last two games, rounds out the Owls starting five.
Scouting UCF
> UCF has won two in a row and four of its last six games entering Saturday's contest.
> The Knights are 6-10 in AAC play, one game ahead of Temple in the standings.
> Darius Perry (14.7 ppg) leads a balanced scoring attack featuring two other double-figure scorers, Brandon Mahan (13.0 ppg) and Darin Green Jr. (11.4 ppg).
> UCF is the top three-point shooting team in the AAC, making 36.7 percent from long range while ranking second in the conference in three-pointers per game (7.9).
> Three Knights have made 35 or more three-pointers led by Green (42). Mahan has the second best percentage in the conference (35-79, .443) while Perry (39-94, .415) is fifth in the AAC.
Series History
> Temple and UCF are meeting for the 16th time in series history, with the Owls holding an 9-6 advantage.
> The Owls defeated UCF, 62-55, on Jan. 14 for their first conference win of the season and won the lone matchup last season, defeating the Knights, 62-58, at Addition Financial Arena.
> The teams split the 2018-19 series. The Owls fell to the Knights, 76-58, on the road in February before defeating the then-ranked #25 team at the Liacouras Center in a 67-62 Senior Day victory.
> Temple is 4-4 against UCF in Orlando.
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