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Men's Basketball Heads to Cincinnati for Key AAC Showdown
2.20.23 | Men's Basketball
CINCINNATI - Fresh off a 76-53 win over Tulsa, Temple heads on the road to Cincinnati for a key American Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday night (7 pm/ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT). Â
The Owls (15-13, 9-6 AAC) are tied with the Bearcats (18-10, 9-6) in the conference standings with three regular season games remaining. Both teams are looking to close strong as the top five teams in the conference secure first round byes in the AAC Championship.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Khalif Battle, who was not with the team against Tulsa, leads the Owls and ranks fourth in the American Athletic Conference in scoring (17.9 ppg). He has scored 20 points in a team-best 13 games. He also leads the league in free throw percentage (.898, 12th nationally) and ranks second in threes per game (2.85, t36th nationally).
> Damian Dunn ranks second on the team in scoring (14.6 ppg) and assists (3.1). He also leads the Owls (t35th in NCAA) in free throws made (122) and three-point percentage (41-108, .380).
> Jamille Reynolds, who missed 10 games due to a thumb injury, ranks third on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) while leading the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and field goal percentage (.595).
> Zach Hicks (9.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg), who is second on the team in three-point shooting (68-188, .362), and Hysier Miller (8.6 ppg, 3.7 apg) are the only Owls to start all 28 games.
> Jahlil White (5.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg) is averaging 6.3 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 37-of-68 (.544) from the field in conference play.
> Nick Jourdain (6.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg), who is shooting 50.8 percent from the field (64-126), has started the last 15 games.
> Kur Jongkuch (2.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg), who made the critical block in the final seconds of the team's win at #1 Houston, has started 16 games.
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
> Landers Nolley II (16.3 ppg) leads a balanced Cincinnati scoring attack that features three double-figure scorers and two other Bearcats averaging above 9.0 ppg.
> Nolley is one of the top marksmen in the league, ranking third in the AAC in three-pointers per game (74, 2.6 pg) and second in percentage (74-175, .423).
> David DeJulius ranks second on the Bearcats in scoring (14.4 ppg) while leading the team in assists (5.14, 4th AAC).Â
> Viktor Lakhin (12.5 ppg), who has missed the last three games due to injury, also averages double figures for the Bearcats while topping the team and ranking sixth in the conference in rebounding (7.2 rpg).
> Ody Oguama (5.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg) has picked up his game in the absence of Lahkin. He has made 18-of-19 from the field over the last three games for the Bearcats.
> Mika Adams-Woods (9.2 ppg, 84 assists) is the only other Bearcat to start every game while Jeremiah Davenport (9.8 ppg) provides the team an offensive spark off the bench.
> Cincinnati is one of the top offensive teams in the AAC and leads the conference in three-pointers per game (9.0, t31st NCAA) and is second in the conference and 22nd nationally in turnovers per game (10.6).
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Cincinnati are meeting for the 38th time with UC holding a 25-12 lead.
> The Owls snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Bearcats with a series sweep last year, Temple's first sweep in the series since the 2015-16 campaign. Temple made it three in a row with a New Year's Day win this season. Â
> The Owls are 5-10 in games played at Cincinnati.Â
> Before being members of The American, the teams last met on Dec. 9, 2006 at the Atlantic City Lenape Trail Classic at Boardwalk Hall. Cincinnati won that game, 80-71.
> Temple won three contests in a row before 2006, each time upsetting Cincinnati as the Bearcats were ranked #11, 4 and 1.
> On Feb. 20, 2000, the 15th-ranked Owls upset #1 Cincinnati 77-69 on the Bearcats' home court. It is one of only three wins by Temple over the #1 team in the nation.
> Temple advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on March 14, 1999, after unranked TU topped #11 Cincinnati, 77-69 in the NCAA 2nd Round.
LAST MEETING:Â @TEMPLE 70, CINCINNATI (Jan. 1)
> Five Temple players scored in double figures as the Owls celebrated New Year's Day with 70-61 win over Cincinnati at the Liacouras Center. Â
> The Owls (8-7) improved to 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
> Jahlil White had his first double-double of the season, 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, to lead the Owls. Â
> Khalif Battle scored 13 of his 14 points in the second half while Zach Hicks (13 pts), Nick Jourdain (12) and Hysier Miller (11) also topped double figures.
> Landers Nolley II led the Bearcats with 15 points.
> Cincinnati ran off seven unanswered points in a two-minute stretch to open a 27-20 lead with just over seven minutes to play in the first half.
> The Owls answered the bell, scoring 15 straight points, with Hicks accounting for nine on three triples, to take their biggest lead, 35-27, with 2:37 remaining.
> Temple would end the half with an eight-point margin, 37-29.
> Cincinnati cut the deficit to a basket, 46-44, on a David DeJulius basket with just over 13 minutes to play before the Owls went on a 9-2 run capped by consecutive threes from Battle. That gave Temple a 55-46 lead with 11:23 to play.
> The Owls would keep the Bearcats at bay and extend the margin to double figures (64-53) on a Hicks basket with just under five minutes on the clock.
> The lead would stay above nine points the remainder of the contest.
The Owls (15-13, 9-6 AAC) are tied with the Bearcats (18-10, 9-6) in the conference standings with three regular season games remaining. Both teams are looking to close strong as the top five teams in the conference secure first round byes in the AAC Championship.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Khalif Battle, who was not with the team against Tulsa, leads the Owls and ranks fourth in the American Athletic Conference in scoring (17.9 ppg). He has scored 20 points in a team-best 13 games. He also leads the league in free throw percentage (.898, 12th nationally) and ranks second in threes per game (2.85, t36th nationally).
> Damian Dunn ranks second on the team in scoring (14.6 ppg) and assists (3.1). He also leads the Owls (t35th in NCAA) in free throws made (122) and three-point percentage (41-108, .380).
> Jamille Reynolds, who missed 10 games due to a thumb injury, ranks third on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) while leading the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and field goal percentage (.595).
> Zach Hicks (9.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg), who is second on the team in three-point shooting (68-188, .362), and Hysier Miller (8.6 ppg, 3.7 apg) are the only Owls to start all 28 games.
> Jahlil White (5.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg) is averaging 6.3 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 37-of-68 (.544) from the field in conference play.
> Nick Jourdain (6.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg), who is shooting 50.8 percent from the field (64-126), has started the last 15 games.
> Kur Jongkuch (2.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg), who made the critical block in the final seconds of the team's win at #1 Houston, has started 16 games.
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
> Landers Nolley II (16.3 ppg) leads a balanced Cincinnati scoring attack that features three double-figure scorers and two other Bearcats averaging above 9.0 ppg.
> Nolley is one of the top marksmen in the league, ranking third in the AAC in three-pointers per game (74, 2.6 pg) and second in percentage (74-175, .423).
> David DeJulius ranks second on the Bearcats in scoring (14.4 ppg) while leading the team in assists (5.14, 4th AAC).Â
> Viktor Lakhin (12.5 ppg), who has missed the last three games due to injury, also averages double figures for the Bearcats while topping the team and ranking sixth in the conference in rebounding (7.2 rpg).
> Ody Oguama (5.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg) has picked up his game in the absence of Lahkin. He has made 18-of-19 from the field over the last three games for the Bearcats.
> Mika Adams-Woods (9.2 ppg, 84 assists) is the only other Bearcat to start every game while Jeremiah Davenport (9.8 ppg) provides the team an offensive spark off the bench.
> Cincinnati is one of the top offensive teams in the AAC and leads the conference in three-pointers per game (9.0, t31st NCAA) and is second in the conference and 22nd nationally in turnovers per game (10.6).
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Cincinnati are meeting for the 38th time with UC holding a 25-12 lead.
> The Owls snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Bearcats with a series sweep last year, Temple's first sweep in the series since the 2015-16 campaign. Temple made it three in a row with a New Year's Day win this season. Â
> The Owls are 5-10 in games played at Cincinnati.Â
> Before being members of The American, the teams last met on Dec. 9, 2006 at the Atlantic City Lenape Trail Classic at Boardwalk Hall. Cincinnati won that game, 80-71.
> Temple won three contests in a row before 2006, each time upsetting Cincinnati as the Bearcats were ranked #11, 4 and 1.
> On Feb. 20, 2000, the 15th-ranked Owls upset #1 Cincinnati 77-69 on the Bearcats' home court. It is one of only three wins by Temple over the #1 team in the nation.
> Temple advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on March 14, 1999, after unranked TU topped #11 Cincinnati, 77-69 in the NCAA 2nd Round.
LAST MEETING:Â @TEMPLE 70, CINCINNATI (Jan. 1)
> Five Temple players scored in double figures as the Owls celebrated New Year's Day with 70-61 win over Cincinnati at the Liacouras Center. Â
> The Owls (8-7) improved to 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
> Jahlil White had his first double-double of the season, 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, to lead the Owls. Â
> Khalif Battle scored 13 of his 14 points in the second half while Zach Hicks (13 pts), Nick Jourdain (12) and Hysier Miller (11) also topped double figures.
> Landers Nolley II led the Bearcats with 15 points.
> Cincinnati ran off seven unanswered points in a two-minute stretch to open a 27-20 lead with just over seven minutes to play in the first half.
> The Owls answered the bell, scoring 15 straight points, with Hicks accounting for nine on three triples, to take their biggest lead, 35-27, with 2:37 remaining.
> Temple would end the half with an eight-point margin, 37-29.
> Cincinnati cut the deficit to a basket, 46-44, on a David DeJulius basket with just over 13 minutes to play before the Owls went on a 9-2 run capped by consecutive threes from Battle. That gave Temple a 55-46 lead with 11:23 to play.
> The Owls would keep the Bearcats at bay and extend the margin to double figures (64-53) on a Hicks basket with just under five minutes on the clock.
> The lead would stay above nine points the remainder of the contest.
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