Men's Basketball Returns Home to Face Holy Family on Tuesday

Game Info: Tuesday, December 10 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
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NEWS & NOTES

The Temple University men's basketball team returns to Liacouras Center for the first time since November 12 as it plays host to Holy Family on Tuesday.
The Owls are looking to snap a two-game losing skid, with both losses coming to Big 5 opponents (La Salle, Villanova).
Freshman Aiden Tobiason was a bright spot for Temple at the Big 5 Classic on Saturday, registering five steals in a career-high 27 minutes of action.
Graduate student Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored a team-high 20 points, the seventh time in his eight games at Temple that he has reached 20 points.
Two other Temple players reached double figures in scoring against the Wildcats - Steve Settle III (11) and Zion Stanford (11).
In Temple's contest against Villanova, three-point shooting played a pivotal role in the outcome - the Wildcats shot 63.3 percent from distance and connected on 19 three-pointers. In contract, the Owls hit 7 of 23 three-point attempts (30.4%).
The 19 three-pointers by an opponent are the most against Temple in a single game since January 16, 2002, when St. Bonaventure connected on 19 threes in a 93-74 win over the Owls. and marks just the 20th time - and the 7th against a D1 opponent - this season that a college basketball team has hit that many threes.
This will be the first-ever meeting between Temple and Holy Family, despite the fact that the two schools are roughly 12 miles apart from each other.

SCOUTING HOLY FAMILY

The Tigers enter the game on Tuesday with a 5-3 record, and a 0-1 mark in conference play.
The top defensive team in the CACC, Holy Family is limiting opponents to just 62.5 points per game and teams are hitting just 23.3% from three-point range.
Tairi Ketner, a transfer from Division I Albany and the son of former NBA draft pick and Roman Catholic star Lari, is leading the team in scoring at 15.9 points per game.

DO-IT-ALL STEVE

Redshirt senior Steve Settle III has done a little bit of everything for the Owls this year.
He currently leads the team in rebounds (6.5/gm), assists (21), and blocked shots (10), while ranking second in scoring at 12.9 ppg.