Berry Ties Career-High Against Charlotte

Sunday, February 11

Philadelphia, Pa.

2:00 P.M.

Temple University

8-16,1-10AAC

Charlotte

15-8,9-2AAC

Charlotte

Temple

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Berry Ties Career-High Against Charlotte

2.11.24 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple University men's basketball team battled to the final whistle against one of the top teams in the AAC, but the Owls were upended 73-70 by the Charlotte 49ers on Sunday afternoon.

BY THE NUMBERS

Hysier Miller led Temple with 14 points.
Quante Berry tied a career-high with 13 and delivered a personal best four assists.
Shane Dezonie netted nine in the contest with four rebounds.
Zion Stanford netted nine. Sam Hofman scored eight with five rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Temple got a boost from its bench and defense early on as after falling behind 14-5, the Owls forced three turnovers and got back-to-back-to-back baskets from Berry, slicing the lead to three at the midway mark of the frame.
TU continued to apply pressure on the defensive end, forcing eight total miscues in the opening 17 minutes against a 49ers team that came into the game 20th nationally in fewest turnovers a contest. That helped Temple eventually tie the score at 21-21 on a layup by Sam Hofman before a halfcourt buzzer beater allowed Charlotte to take a lead into the break.
The beginning of the second half continued to be a tight battle as neither team held more than a four-point lead in the opening eight minutes with the Owls tying the score at 43-43 on a three-pointer by Berry at the 12:53 mark. Charlotte followed with an 18-4 run, opening a 63-49 lead with 5:34 remaining.
Temple continued to battle as treys by Dezonie and Stanford bookended a finger roll by Berry and a pair of free throws by Sam Hofman to trim the advantage to six with 3:02 to go. Once again, the defense played a big role for the Owls, holding the 49ers without a field goal for more than five minutes. The Owls twice closed the gap to a pair in the final minute, but Charlotte sealed the game at the line.

UP NEXT
Temple gears up for one of its toughest games of the season, traveling to No. 20 Florida Atlantic on Thursday, February 15. Tipoff from FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Fla. is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with the game airing on ESPN2.