Women's Basketball Drops Overtime Battle to USF

Saturday, January 22

Tampa, FL

3:00 PM

Temple University

8-7,3-1AAC

South Florida

14-5,4-1AAC

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Temple

South Fla.

Photo by: Tim McCall

Women's Basketball Drops Overtime Battle to USF

1.22.22 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Game Book

TAMPA, FLA. – The Temple women's basketball team (8-7, 3-1 AAC) dropped a tightly-contested overtime contest to the South Florida Bulls (14-5, 4-1 AAC) on Saturday evening. Trailing by two points with 26 seconds remaining in regulation, forward Mia Davis converted on a layup to send the game in overtime. However, despite the 44 combined points from Davis and Alexa Williamson, the Owls failed to capitalize in the overtime period, as a 10-3 run virtually sealed the game for the Bulls.

Statistical Leaders
> Davis: game-high 26 points and six rebounds.
> Williamson: 18 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
> Aniya Gourdine: 12 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds on a season-high 44 minutes.

First Quarter: Temple 16, USF 11
> The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle as the two teams were never separated by more than three points throughout the first six minutes of the period.
> In the final three minutes of the contest, the Owls went on a 6-0 run to take a five-point lead going into the second quarter.
> The Owls received all of their scoring output from Davis (10) and Williamson (6) in the period.

Second Quarter: Temple 24, USF 25
> An even first five minutes to the quarter saw the Owls maintain their advantage midway through the quarter despite early foul trouble for Davis.
> The Bulls dominated the final five minutes of the half, as a 10-2 run for the remaining quarter gave USF the lead heading into the half.
> Gourdine was the only Owl to score in the quarter, pouring in eight points.

Third Quarter: Temple 40, USF 45
> A 6-2 run for the Bulls gave USF its largest lead of regulation early in the third quarter, but a Temple run shortly thereafter closed the deficit thanks to a few layups and good free-throw shooting from Davis and Williamson.
> Forward Kyra Wood knocked down two free throws late in the quarter to close the gap.

Fourth Quarter: Temple 59, USF 59
> TU opened the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run to quickly take the lead back. Layups by guards Emani Mayo and Jasha Clinton were made possible by great passes from Gourdine.
> A 7-2 USF run snatched the lead right back from the Owls with just under five minutes remaining in the quarter.
> Trailing by four points with 1:25 left in the game, Davis scored six consecutive points for the Owls to bring the game into overtime.

Overtime: Temple 67, USF 75
> A 10-3 USF run in the opening minutes of overtime stretched the Bulls lead to seven.
> With under a minute remaining in the contest, good free-throw shooting from USF's Elena Tsineke sealed the game for USF.

Up Next:
> The Owls return home after playing three of their past four games on the road when they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7:00 pm at McGonigle Hall.
> The game is scheduled to air on ESPN+.