Women’s Basketball Outlasts Wichita State for Second-Straight Win

Saturday, February 6

Wichita, Kan.

3:00 PM

Temple University

7-7,7-4AAC

Wichita State

4-8,1-6AAC

Temple

Wichita St.

Women’s Basketball Outlasts Wichita State for Second-Straight Win

2.6.21 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. — The Temple women's basketball team outlasted a late comeback attempt by Wichita State to win 65-57 Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena. The Owls improved to 7-7 (7-4 AAC) while the Shockers dropped to 4-8 (1-6 AAC).

How It Happened
> The Owls used a strong first half to hold a comfortable 34-23 lead at the break.
> Wichita State came out and outplayed Temple in the second half, scoring 34 points to the Owls' 31. However, it wouldn't be enough to knock off Temple as the Owls completed the series sweep over the Shockers.
> Temple outrebounded Wichita State, 40-30, 10 of which were offensive boards.
> The Owls finished the game shooting 40% from the floor while the Shockers ended with a field goal percentage of 42.9.

Statistically Speaking
> Senior Mia Davis and sophomore Asonah Alexander led the Owls with 17 points apiece. Davis added seven boards while Alexander chipped in six.
> Freshman Jasha Clinton added 16 points for Temple along with five assists, two rebounds and a steal.
> Senior Emani Mayo also had a solid performance with nine points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals.
> Junior Alexa Williamson rounded out the box score with her seven rebounds.

First Quarter: Temple 18, Wichita State 11
> Alexander led the Owls in the first quarter with nine points as she shot 57.1% from the floor.
> Temple knocked down three triples in the first frame as they outscored the Shockers 18-11.
> The Owls had the advantage on the boards across the first 10 minutes, pulling down 13 rebounds while Wichita State collected just seven.

Second Quarter: Temple 34, Wichita State 23
> Both teams shot 38.5% from the field in the second quarter, but the Owls were able to outscore Wichita State 16-12.
> Temple forced the Shockers into five turnovers, giving the Cherry and White seven points off mistakes.
> A pair of free throws from E. Mayo with one second remaining in the half gave Temple their largest lead of the game thus far (11).

Third Quarter: Temple 44, Wichita State 36
> Wichita State won the battle of the third quarter, 13-10.
> The Owls committed five turnovers and seven fouls after the break, giving the Shockers five points off turnovers. Wichita State was unable to capitalize on Temple's fouls as they shot just 3-8 from the line.
> Despite the Shockers pulling down four offensive boards in the third quarter, Wichita State was only able to collect two second-chance points.

Fourth Quarter: Temple 65, Wichita State 57
> The Owls opened the final quarter with back-to-back buckets in the first minute of action, forcing the Shockers to call a timeout.
> A 6-0 run for Wichita State towards the end of the fourth frame brought the Shockers within seven points, the closest they had been since the second quarter.
> Alexander ended the streak with a pair of foul shots at the 2:17 mark.
> However, Mariah McCully answered with a three-pointer for the Shockers at 1:36 to bring Wichita State within six points.
> The Owls then outscored the Shockers 8-6 in the final minute to win the game.

Up Next
> The Owls return to McGonigle Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 10 as they play host to Houston for a 3:30 p.m. conference matchup.