Men's Basketball Tripped Up by Villanova at Big 5 Classic

Saturday, December 7

Philadelphia, Pa.

4:30 P.M.

Temple University

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Villanova

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Villanova

Temple

Men's Basketball Tripped Up by Villanova at Big 5 Classic

12.7.24 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple University men's basketball team was upended by Villanova, 94-65, at the Big Five Classic inside Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. Graduate student Jamal Mashburn Jr. had a team-high 20 points to lead the Owls.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Villanova took an early 7-2 lead after a bucket from Jordan Longino, and quickly opened up a double-digit advantage through the early part of the half.
Consecutive three-pointers from Steve Settle III and Mashburn Jr. briefly cut the deficit to six at 24-18, but the Wildcats responded with a quick 8-0 run.
Villanova connected on eight of its first 14 three-pointers in the first half and held a 45-29 lead at intermission.
Mashburn Jr. finished with 12 points in the first half, but Temple suffered through a tough shooting performance (9-30, 30%).
The Wildcats continued to shoot well from beyond the arc in the second half, connecting on a season-high 19 three-pointers at a 63.3 percent clip.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Eric Dixon led all scorers with 24 points for VIllanova, including a 5-for-8 performance from distance.
Temple's Mashburn Jr. was joined in double figures by Settle III (11) and Zion Stanford (11).
The Owls distributed 14 assists against just seven turnovers for the contest.

UP NEXT

Temple returns home for the first time in nearly a month on Tuesday, December 10 against Holy Family at the Liacouras Center.
Tickets are on sale now at OwlsTix.com. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m.