Owls Extend Winning Streak to Six with Victory Over Charlotte

Tuesday, March 4

Charlotte, NC

6:30 p.m.

Temple University

19-10,13-5AAC

Charlotte

9-20,4-14AAC

Temple

Charlotte

Photo by: Tim McCall

Owls Extend Winning Streak to Six with Victory Over Charlotte

3.4.25 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLOTTE – In the last regular-season game, Temple women's basketball (19-10, 13-5 AAC) defeated Charlotte (9-20, 4-14 AAC) on Tuesday evening at Dale F. Halton Arena. Tiarra East led Temple to its sixth consecutive win with 18 points, shooting 6-17 from the field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter

Both teams struggled offensively to begin the first quarter, with the scoreboard seeing its first points from Tarriyonna Gary, who made a layup at the 6:52 mark.
Out of the 4:56 media timeout, Anissa Rivera made a jumper, giving the Owls a one-point lead, 4-3.
Charlotte responded with six points of its own to close out the first quarter, 9-4.
Temple finished the quarter on a 4:43 scoring drought, going 0-10 from the field during that span.

Second Quarter

Tristen Taylor nailed an open three 33 seconds into the quarter; Temple trailed by two, 9-7.
Charlotte extended its lead to eight, 19-11, with 5:01 remaining in the quarter.
East cut the 49ers' lead to five after grabbing a steal and making a layup, 22-17, with 1:23 left to play in the first half. The half closed without another score.

Third Quarter

Charlotte's Keanna Rembert scored first to begin the third quarter, 24-17, with 8:48 remaining.
Temple scored on three consecutive possessions, trimming Charlotte's lead to three, 28-25, with just over six minutes remaining.
Temple went on a 7-0 run and gained a one-point advantage, 34-33, at the 2:25 mark, forcing Charlotte to call a timeout.
Temple trailed 39-36 to close out the third quarter.

Fourth Quarter

Charlotte's Jayla Kelly made a layup to begin the fourth quarter, extending its lead to five, 41-36.
Gary reached double digits (10) after she drew a foul and drilled both free throws, cutting the deficit to one, 41-40.
East went on a solo 7-0 run, reaching double digits (16) and giving Temple a 47-41 lead at the 5:29 mark. The six-point lead was Temple's largest of the night.
Both teams exchanged free throws, keeping the lead within two points with under three minutes to play.
Both teams were held without a field goal in the final four minutes.
In the fourth quarter, Temple was 15-16 from the free-throw line, while Charlotte was 9-10.
The game ended with Temple ahead by six, 60-54.

INSIDE THE BOX

Temple started the first quarter shooting 1-9 (11%) from the field before the five-minute media timeout.
Temple's four points in the first quarter were the lowest point total in any quarter this season.
The Owls tied a season-low 17 points in the first half against Charlotte.
Temple outrebounded Charlotte 40-35, with 12 second-chance points.
Temple's seven steals resulted in 12 fast-break points.
Temple shot 90.9% from the free-throw line, hitting 20-22 attempts.

UP NEXT

The Owls have secured the No. 4 seed and a double bye in the American Athletic Conference Championship, which begins this Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. Temple's first game will tip off on Monday against the winner of Game 4 – opponent and game time TBD.