Temple Drops 76-71 Decision to Boston College

Saturday, November 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

2:00 PM

Temple University

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Boston College

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Boston College

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Temple Drops 76-71 Decision to Boston College

11.15.25 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Adam Fisher Press Conference Derrian Ford Press Conference

PHILADELPHIA – Temple men's basketball (2-1, 0-0 AMER) fell to the Boston College Eagles (2-2, 0-0 ACC), 76-71, in front of a crowd of 3,063 at the Liacouras Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Gavin Griffiths got Temple on the board early, finishing off an inbound feed from Jordan Mason. From there, the game stayed tight, with Boston College holding a 15–8 edge at the first media timeout.
AJ Smith battled through the fierce opposition to put up two points, drawing a foul in the process. This sparked a 10-0 Temple spurt, which evened the game at 20 apiece.
It was a chippy contest for the remainder of the first half as each side combined for 34 points in the paint with Boston College holding a five-point advantage heading into the halftime break, 36-31.
The Owls started the second half strong, courtesy of a one-handed flush from Aiden Tobiason, which sparked the Temple offense to even the game at 41 through four minutes of play in the second frame.
Midway through the second half, the Owls found a spark with three highlight plays. Derrian Ford absorbed heavy contact on a physical layup to complete a three-point play. On the next BC possession, Mohamed Keita erased a scoring chance with a key block. Moments later, Tobiason drilled a deep jumper through contact for a four-point play.
In a one-possession game, BC would counterattack with two key jumpers from Mark Radunovic and Luka Toews. This sparked an 8-0 run to extend the Eagle lead to nine with eight minutes remaining in the contest.
Boston College extended its momentum late, converting on five straight field goals down the stretch. Griffiths delivered a final spark for Temple with three perimeter makes in the closing minutes, but the Eagles held firm and closed out a 76–71 victory.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Temple held at the free throw line, shooting 20-27 from the stripe with Derrian Ford leading the way with eight made free throws, tying a career high.
Derrian Ford led the way in scoring for the Owls with 18 points.
Temple had four players record double-digit points: Gavin Griffiths – 16, Derrian Ford – 18, Aiden Tobiason – 12, and Masiah Gilyard – 11.
Gavin Griffiths set a new career-high with four shots from distance - each falling in the final seven minutes of play.
Both teams finished the game with 43 rebounds.

UP NEXT

The Owls will next close their opening home slate with another non-conference contest, playing host to the Hofstra Pride on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7:00 pm. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be listened to at www.owlsports.com/listen.