Gary's Hot Shooting Leads Owls Past Wichita State

Wednesday, February 19

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

Temple University

16-10,10-5AAC

Wichita State

9-19,3-12AAC

Wichita St.

Temple

Photo by: Lauren Black

Gary's Hot Shooting Leads Owls Past Wichita State

2.19.25 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's basketball (16-10, 10-5 AAC) beat the Wichita State Shockers (9-19, 3-12 AAC), 70-51, Wednesday evening at The Liacouras Center in front of 1,392 fans. Leading scorer Tarriyonna Gary had 25 points, shooting 9-15 from the field and 7-10 from beyond the arc. This game marked the most threes Gary has made since Florida Atlantic on 3/4/24.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter

Tarriyonna Gary scored the first basket of the game with a top-of-the-key three, 13 seconds into the quarter.
On the next possession, Jaleesa Molina grabbed a steal and followed with a layup, giving the Owls an early five-point lead.
Wichita responded with an 8-0 run lasting over two minutes, giving them a three-point lead, 8-5, at the 5:56 mark.
Before the 3:38 media timeout, Temple outscored Wichita 6-2 over a two-minute span with four points from Anissa Rivera and two more from Kaylah Turner.
Temple closed the quarter on an 8-0 run, capped off by a mid-range jumper from Tiarra East as the clock expired. Temple led, 18-10.

Second Quarter

Tristen Taylor opened the second quarter with a floater, extending, Temple's lead to double digits, 20-10, with 9:13 remaining.
Strong defensive plays from the Owls held the Shockers from scoring for two minutes into the second quarter.
Wichita State started to reclaim some traction in the game, with three different scorers bringing it within four, 20-16.
Aside from a pair of free throws from Turner, the teams traded empty possessions until the media timeout with 4:28 on the clock.
The Shockers kicked off action after the timeout with an uncontested three from Taylor Jameson, followed by two makes from Salese Blow, giving them the lead, 23-22.
After being in a scoring drought for over five minutes, Gary made her second three of the game, tying the score, 25-25, with 41 seconds left in the half.
Wichita State's Anderson drilled a three to close out the half, 28-25.

Third Quarter

Gary scored the first basket of the second half, tying the game and leading to a 7-0 run, ended by a layup from Wichita State's Jayla Murray. Temple led, 33-30.
With no team scoring for 1:30 minutes, Turner grabbed a defensive rebound, carried the ball down the court, and pulled up from mid-range to end the drought.
On the next possession, Turner reached double figures (12) after nailing a three. The Owls led, 38-33, at the 5:24 mark.
Before the five-minute media timeout, Turner grabbed the Owls' second steal of the game, throwing the ball ahead for Molina, who scored a layup.
Temple's 9-0 run, led by Turner's four points and a dagger corner three from Gary, forced the Shockers to reset with a timeout, 44-33, with 3:16 left in the quarter.
The momentum could not be stopped, with the Owls continuing their offensive onslaught with 10 more unanswered points coming out of the timeout.
Despite a layup from Wichita's Princess Anderson, Temple was not slowed as they went on a 21-2 run to enter the fourth quarter, 56-35.

Fourth Quarter

Wichita State's Anderson scored the first basket in the final period, cutting into Temple's lead, 56-40, at the 8:40 mark.
The teams traded two possessions each before a media timeout, which allowed both teams to reset before the final stretch of the game.
The Shockers continued to fight, but Temple responded to every basket, 66-51, with two minutes left in the game.
Gary scored the last bucket of the game, with the Owls extending their lead to 19, 70-51.

INSIDE THE BOX

Temple out-rebounded Wichita State 21-20 in the first half. This is the third consecutive game Temple has out-rebounded its opponent in the first half.
The Shockers had 16 points in the paint in the first half to Temple's 4.
Temple scored a season-low seven points in the second quarter.
Temple shot 14.3% (2-14), and Wichita State shot 42.1% (8-19) in the second quarter.
The Owls held the Shockers to seven points in the third quarter, forcing them to eight turnovers.
Temple scored a season-high 31 points in the third quarter, led by Gary with 12 points, shooting 4-5 from beyond the arc.
The Owls' 31 points in the third quarter are the second most this season, behind only the 32-point first quarter at UAB.
This game marked the most threes Gary has made since Florida Atlantic on 3/4/24.
Temple had 25 bench points to Wichita State's zero.
Temple had 13 second-chance shots to Wichita State's zero.

UP NEXT
The Owls travel to Memphis to take on the Tigers on February 25. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 PM, with live streaming available on ESPN+.