Men's Basketball Looks to Continue Winning Ways at Home with Matchup vs. Tulane on Sunday

Sunday, January 19

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 P.M.

Temple University

Tulane

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Men's Basketball Looks to Continue Winning Ways at Home with Matchup vs. Tulane on Sunday

1.17.25 | Men's Basketball

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Game Info: Sunday, January 19 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
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Opening Tip

Coming off an impressive showing that resulted in an 88-81 win over No. 18 Memphis on Thursday, the Temple men's basketball team has a quick turnaround for its next game on Sunday against Tulane.
The Owls and Green Wave enter with a combined 7-2 record in the American Athletic Conference, with Temple standing at 3-1 and Tulane holding a 4-1 mark in league play.
Senior Shane Dezonie registered his second straight double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds to help lead Temple to its biggest win of the season over the Tigers.
Dezonie has scored in double figures in six straight games dating back to Dec. 21, and helped the Owls win the battle on the boards over the Tigers by an impressive 49-25 margin.
Graduate student Jamal Mashburn Jr. tallied his 12th game this season with 20 or more points, finishing with a team-high 21 which included an 11-of-12 performance from the free-throw line.
In addition to Dezonie and Mashburn Jr., sophomore Quante Berry was a catalyst at both ends of the floor with 19 points offensively and a fine performance against the AAC's leading scorer PJ Haggerty.
Haggerty was held to just two points in the first half as the Owls built a six-point halftime lead.
Senior Steve Settle III chipped in with 11 points and sophomore Zion Stanford added 10 for Temple.

Inside the Numbers

8 Straight home wins would mark Temple's best start to a season at home since 2010-2011, when the Owls finished a perfect 14-0 at the Liacouras Center. Currently, Temple is 7-0 at home this year.
22 Offensive rebounds for the Owls against #18 Memphis marked a season-high. It is their most in a game since grabbing 23 against La Salle last season.
19 Points by Quante Berry against #18 Memphis set a career-high, surpassing his previous best of 18 against La Salle, where he also matched his best of eight made field goals
73 All-time wins against Ranked opponents, including Thursday's win over Memphis. The Owls have won three of their last five games against teams featured in the AP Poll, including a victory over No. 1 Houston in the 2022-23 season.

Scouting Tulane

The Green Wave come into Sunday's affair a half-game in front of Temple in the American Athletic Conference standings with a 4-1 record, and have won five of their last six games overall.
On Wednesday in New Orleans, Tulane earned a 15-point win over Florida Atlantic, 80-65.
Kaleb Banks scored 25 points while Gregg Glenn III had 11 assists in the victory.
Banks paces the team in scoring for the season at 18.5 points per game while also leading the team in rebounding at 7.7 rpg.
Rowan Brumbaugh is averaging 14.3 points and an AAC-leading 4.8 assists per contest.