Women's Basketball Clinches Spot in Big 5 Classic Championship Game with Win Over La Salle

Sunday, December 1

Philadelphia, Pa.

2:00 p.m.

Temple University

4-3,0-0AAC

La Salle

4-4,0-0Atlantic 10

Temple

La Salle

Photo by: Kenny Dango

Women's Basketball Clinches Spot in Big 5 Classic Championship Game with Win Over La Salle

12.1.24 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA- Temple women's basketball (4-3, 0-0 AAC) defeated La Salle (4-4, 0-0 A10) 73-68 in their second Big 5 matchup of the season. Kaylah Turner led the Owls with 17 points off the bench, shooting 50% from the field. Tarriyonna Gary scored 12 of the 24 points for the Owls in the fourth quarter.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

After winning the tip the Owls scored first with a jumper from Jaleesa Molina at the 9:53 mark.
Temple and La Salle went back and forth in the first quarter both finding early buckets with the lead never exceeding two points
Jumpers from Tiarra East and Molina before the media timeout put the Owls up 8-6.
La Salle took the lead after a three from Jolene Armendariz and a free throw by Aryss Macktoon with 3:44 remaining. (La Satte, 10-8).
Anissa Rivera grabbed a steal and then bounced a pass to East for an assist, regaining the lead 11-10 at the 2:23 mark.
The Owls were 0-3 from behind the 3-point line in the first quarter.
Molina and East were the Owls' leading scorers in the first quarter, going a combined 4-9 with four points apiece.
Temple trailed 15-13 after the conclusion of the first quarter.

Second Quarter

La Salle scored first in the second quarter extending their lead to 17-13.
After being in a scoring drought for over two and a half minutes Kaylah Turner drove to the paint for a layup.
Turner tied the game in the second following a pull-up jumper making it 19-19 with less than six minutes left. Turner has scored the last six points for the Owls'.
East drove to the paint, made the layup, and drew a foul giving Temple the lead 29-27 with 3:10 remaining in the first half.
The Owls closed out the quarter on a 13-3 run, heading into halftime with a 38-30 lead

Third Quarter

Tristen Taylor scored the first basket for the Owls in the second half.
Both teams opened the third quarter moving in transition, stopping fast break opportunities.
La Salle had a 5-1 rebound advantage over the Owls with 6:38 in the third quarter.
Turner nailed a three at the 6:13 mark putting Temple up 43-36. La Salle responded with two jumpers cutting the lead to a one-possession game.
Armendariz shot a corner three, followed by a steal and a layup giving La Salle the lead 47-43.
La Salle went on a 15-3 run that lasted 6:41 in the third quarter.
Amaya Oliver scored four straight points for the Owls tying the game 47-47.
La Salle outscored the Owls 19-9 in the third quarter going 10-18 from the field and having a field goal percentage of 55%
The Owls went 3-11 from the field in the third quarter while scoring just nine points.

Fourth Quarter

Gary opened the fourth quarter with a three making it a one-point game with 9:49 remaining.
The Owls and Explorers traded buckets before the media timeout, keeping the game within a two-possession margin, with a tied score of 58-58 under five minutes to go.
Savannah Curry grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a put-back to give the Owls a 60-58 lead.
Gary drew a foul after hitting another three-pointer, putting Temple up 63-62 with under two minutes to play.
With 1:34 remaining, Rivera blocked Macktoon's shot, and Temple regained possession. Gary was fouled and sank both free throws
La Salle responds with a layup 66-67.
All of Gary's points came from the fourth quarter scoring 12 of the 24 points of the Owls in the fourth quarter.

IN THE BOX SCORE

The Owls forced three turnovers in the first quarter, one steal from Amaya Oliver and Anissa Rivera.
Temple shot 35.3% in the first quarter 6-17 from the field and only 1-4 in free throws.
The Owls had six offensive rebounds in the first half, three coming from Molina.
At the end of the three quarters La Salle had double the number of offensive rebounds (14) compared to Temple's six.
In the third quarter, Temple had 14 fast break points and nine points off of turnovers.
Temple scored a season-low 9 points in the third quarter.
Temple shot 52.9% in the fourth quarter after shooting 27.3% in the third.

UP NEXT
Temple will take part in the first Big 5 Classic Tournament on December 6, in Villanova, Pa., at Finneran Pavilion. The Owls will face Villanova at 8pm.