Owls Suffers Tough Road Loss at North Texas

Wednesday, January 29

Denton, TX

7:30 p.m.

Temple University

12-8,6-3AAC

North Texas

16-5,8-1AAC

Temple

North Texas

Photo by: Tim McCall

Owls Suffers Tough Road Loss at North Texas

1.29.25 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

DENTON, TEXAS – Temple women's basketball (12-8, 6-3 AAC) fell to North Texas (16-5, 8-1 AAC) 70-67 at The Super Pit Wednesday evening. Leading scorer Anissa Rivera had 16 points, shooting 6-11 from the field and 4-8 from three. Rivera also had five rebounds, two steals, and one block.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter

Temple opened the game by scoring on its first four possessions, leading 9-0 with 6:57 left in the quarter.
After going 0-5 from the field, UNT earned its first points on foul shots at 6:07, with Temple ahead 9-2.
Out of the media timeout, Tarriyonna Gary nailed a corner three, extending Temple's lead to double digits, 14-4, with 4:36 remaining.
Anissa Rivera grabbed a loose ball and then made Temple's second three of the game. Temple led 19-8 with just under two minutes to play.
Tristen Taylor scored the last basket to close out the quarter, 21-11. Taylor and Gary led all scorers with six points.

Second Quarter

Gary reached double figures (10) and scored the first four points for the Owls to start the second quarter with two baseline jumpers, 25-13, with 6:25 left in the period.
Gary started Temple's 7-0 run, giving the Owls a 17-point lead, 30-13, at the 5:22 mark.
North Texas ended a two-minute scoring drought with a layup and steal by Hardaway.
Rivera reached double figures (11) after drilling two back-to-back threes. Rivera was 3-4 from beyond the arc in her first seven minutes of playing time.
The Mean Green made five of their last six field goals, going on a 9-0 run, cutting into the Owls' lead, 38-28, with 1:03 remaining in the quarter.
Savannah Curry ended North Texas' run with a three, and the Owls led 41-28 after the first half.

Third Quarter

North Texas' leading scorer Tommisha Lampkin opened the second half scoring, 41-30, with 9:12 remaining.
The Mean Green cut the lead to nine, 46-37, at 5:40 in the period. Gary immediately responded with a three before the 4:59 media timeout. Temple led 49-37.
North Texas made three consecutive field goals, cutting the deficit to nine, 55-46, to end the period.

Fourth Quarter

The Mean Green made a three to open the fourth quarter, 55-49, 18 seconds into the period.
Taylor reached double figures (11) after converting on a three-point play, 61-51, with 8:08 to play in the fourth.
North Texas went on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to three, 63-60. Rivera responded with a three, and UNT matched that three before the 4:50 media timeout, 66-63.
At the 2:37 mark, UNT tied the game at 67-67, and took its first lead of the game 24 seconds later, 69-67.
That score held until the 48.6 mark and an official's timeout. UNT made one free throw with 12.0 on the clock.
UNT held a 10-1 advantage down the stretch. Temple was 0-12 from the field from the 5:34 mark on.
The Owls had a chance to tie the game, but a missed three-point attempt as the clock ran out ended the game 70-67.

INSIDE THE BOX

Temple opened the game shooting 47% (9-19) from the field in the first quarter. North Texas shot 22% (4-18).
Tarriyonna Gary (10 points) and Anissa Rivera (11 points) combined for 21 points in the first half. Gary went 4-4 from the floor, while Rivera went 4-5 from the floor and 3-4 from three.
North Texas converted its nine offensive rebounds into 11 second-chance points.
The Owls shot 6-17 from the field in the third quarter, shooting just 35%, while UNT went 8-15 from the floor, shooting 53%.
In the fourth quarter, Temple shot 4-16, with a field goal percentage of 25%, while UNT shot 8-13, with a field goal percentage of 61%.
Temple was outrebounded 36-43 by North Texas.
The Owls were outscored 26-42 in the second half by North Texas.
In the second half, Temple went 2-10 from behind the arc after starting out 6-12 from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT

The Owls continue their road trip in Texas and head to San Antonio to play the UTSA Roadrunners on Saturday, Feb. 1. Tip-off is set for 3:00 PM and will be streamed on ESPN+.