Women’s Basketball Tops Memphis in Regular Season Finale

Thursday, March 4

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00 PM

Temple University

11-10,11-7AAC

Memphis

4-14,2-11AAC

Memphis

Temple

Women’s Basketball Tops Memphis in Regular Season Finale

3.4.21 | Women's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA — Freshman Jasha Clinton scored a game-high 23 points and collected a career-best eight steals as the Temple women's basketball team topped Memphis 66-52 Thursday afternoon at McGonigle Hall. The Owls end the regular season with a mark of 11-10 (11-7 AAC) while Memphis heads home with a record of 4-14 (2-11 AAC).

How It Happened
> The Owls recorded a season-best 19 steals in the win, while tying their season-low of 10 turnovers.
> Temple shot 36.4% from the floor and 71.4% from the foul line. The Owls' three-point shooting suffered as they went 3-for-14 from long range.
> Memphis committed 25 turnovers, the most of any of Temple's opponents this season.

Statistically Speaking
> Junior Alexa Williamson finished just shy of a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds as she tied her career-high four steals.
> Senior Mia Davis was the third Owl to score in double figures with 16 points. The forward added eight rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal to her stat line.
> Senior Emani Mayo chipped in six points and six rebounds for Temple.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander collected a career-high five steals and dished out five assists to round out the box score.

First Quarter: Temple 18, Memphis 10
> The Owls started the game on an 8-0 run led by Davis with five points.
> Memphis committed eight turnovers in the first quarter, allowing Temple to score six points off the Tigers' mistakes.
> Temple outrebounded Memphis 12-11 in the first frame, including four offensive boards that led to three second-chance points.

Second Quarter: Temple 29, Memphis 29
> The Tigers opened the second quarter on a 4-0 run and didn't allow Temple to score until the 6:18 mark.
> Memphis continued to control the tempo for the remainder of the quarter as they outscored the Owls 19-11.
> The Tigers took a 27-25 lead at 1:28 in the midst of a 6-0 run before Clinton ended the streak with a pair of free throws to tie it back up.
> Both teams traded baskets in the final minute of the half to keep the game tied at the break.

Third Quarter: Memphis 46, Temple 45
> Clinton took control of the third quarter to put the Owls back on top with her nine points and four steals.
> Memphis held a strong 15-8 advantage on the boards as they outscored Temple for the second-straight quarter, 17-16.
> However, Memphis would once again take back the lead with a second-chance layup by Keke Hunter with 44 seconds remaining in the quarter.

Fourth Quarter: Temple 66, Memphis 52
> The Owls collected seven steals in the fourth quarter to score eight points off Memphis' turnovers.
> Temple held the Tigers to just six points in the final frame as the Owls knocked down 21 points.
> The Owls shot 50% from the floor in the final 10 minutes, led once again by Clinton with nine points.

Up Next
> The Owls are headed to Fort Worth, Texas for the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championships. #5 Temple will face #4 Tulane in the Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Mar. 9 at 12 p.m. ET.