Temple University Athletics
Saturday, January 29
Dallas, Texas
3:00 PM
Temple University
11-7,4-3AAC
61
at
69
SMU
16-4,7-1AAC
1
2
F
Temple
28
33
61
SMU
31
38
69
Photo by: Vaughan Moss
Men’s Basketball Win Streak Comes to End at SMU, 69-61
1.29.22 | Men's Basketball
DALLAS – Temple's four-game win streak came to an end Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum as the Owls fought valiantly before falling 69-61 to the Mustangs. Temple falls to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in league play while SMU improves to 16-4 and 7-1 in league play. It was also SMU's 13th straight home win.
Damian Dunn led Temple with 16 points while Jeremiah Williams added 13. Jahlil White grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds.
Marcus Weathers led all scorers with 27 points for SMU.
Recapping the Game
First Half
> It was a tightly contested first half between two teams that entered play on four-game win-streaks.
> SMU held the lead through most of the period, taking its largest advantage, 25-18, at the eight-minute mark courtesy of a 6-0 run.
> The Owls then clamped down defensively, forcing three turnovers and shutting out the Mustangs (0-5 FGs) over the next four minutes to cut the margin to 25-22.
> The game remained tight with SMU holding a 31-28 lead at the break.
> Sage Tolbert III had a Temple career-high nine points in the first half while Marcus Weathers led all scorers with 12 points.
> Williams held AAC scoring leader Kendrick Davis (20.4 ppg) to just one field goal attempt (0-1) and four points – all at the line.
> Williams and Davis both were limited on the court, each with two first half fouls.
Second Half
> SMU opened the second half with seven straight points to take its largest lead, 38-28, of the contest.
> Dunn drained a three-pointer to end the run with 16:58 on the clock.
> Trailing 40-31, the Owls went on a 15-2 run with Dunn scoring seven to give Temple a 46-42 lead.
> The game then heated up with the lead changing hands five times before a 13-0 Mustang run put the home team in front 65-55 with 1:55 to play.
> The Owls could only get as close as six the remainder of the contest.
Statistically Speaking
> Tolbert ended the day shooting four-for-five for his Temple high nine points.
> White also added a career-high four assists.
> Williams held Davis to 11 points while forcing the SMU star to commit six turnovers.
> Temple committed just nine turnovers.
Next Up
> Temple next plays at East Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 2 (7 pm/ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT).
Damian Dunn led Temple with 16 points while Jeremiah Williams added 13. Jahlil White grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds.
Marcus Weathers led all scorers with 27 points for SMU.
Recapping the Game
First Half
> It was a tightly contested first half between two teams that entered play on four-game win-streaks.
> SMU held the lead through most of the period, taking its largest advantage, 25-18, at the eight-minute mark courtesy of a 6-0 run.
> The Owls then clamped down defensively, forcing three turnovers and shutting out the Mustangs (0-5 FGs) over the next four minutes to cut the margin to 25-22.
> The game remained tight with SMU holding a 31-28 lead at the break.
> Sage Tolbert III had a Temple career-high nine points in the first half while Marcus Weathers led all scorers with 12 points.
> Williams held AAC scoring leader Kendrick Davis (20.4 ppg) to just one field goal attempt (0-1) and four points – all at the line.
> Williams and Davis both were limited on the court, each with two first half fouls.
Second Half
> SMU opened the second half with seven straight points to take its largest lead, 38-28, of the contest.
> Dunn drained a three-pointer to end the run with 16:58 on the clock.
> Trailing 40-31, the Owls went on a 15-2 run with Dunn scoring seven to give Temple a 46-42 lead.
> The game then heated up with the lead changing hands five times before a 13-0 Mustang run put the home team in front 65-55 with 1:55 to play.
> The Owls could only get as close as six the remainder of the contest.
Statistically Speaking
> Tolbert ended the day shooting four-for-five for his Temple high nine points.
> White also added a career-high four assists.
> Williams held Davis to 11 points while forcing the SMU star to commit six turnovers.
> Temple committed just nine turnovers.
Next Up
> Temple next plays at East Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 2 (7 pm/ESPN+/1210 AM WPHT).
Team Stats
Temple
SMU
FG%
.348
.480
3FG%
.381
.308
FT%
.467
.739
RB
39
40
TO
9
15
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
G
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's BasketballEp. 36: National Girls & Women in Sports Edition!
Friday, February 06
Temple Men's Basketball 2025-26 All Access | Game 22 WHITE OUT VS USF
Tuesday, February 03
Ep. 35: Football's Peter Clarke & Curly Ordonez
Tuesday, February 03
MBB Press Conference vs. USF (Mohamed Keita & Aiden Tobiason)
Sunday, February 01
