Molina’s Career Night Not Enough as Owls Fall to Tulane

Tuesday, January 13

Philadelphia, Pa.

7 PM

Temple University

7-9,1-3American

Tulane

7-10,2-3American

Tulane

Temple

Molina’s Career Night Not Enough as Owls Fall to Tulane

1.13.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team (7-9, 1-3 American) fell to the Tulane Green Wave (7-10, 1-4 American), 71-58, at home Tuesday night. Junior Jaleesa Molina led the Owls with a career-high 20 points and recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds.

How It Happened
First Quarter

Tulane got on the scoreboard first with a three-pointer from Kendall Sneed.
Drew Alexander hit a three to pull the Owls within two, 7-5.
Alexander dished it down low to Saniyah Craig for an easy layup, making it 9-7 Tulane.
Jaleesa Molina tied the game at nine with a bank shot.
The Green Wave regained the lead on a three from Jordyn Weaver.
Tulane led Temple 14-11 at the media timeout.
Coming out of the timeout, Tulane went on a 10-0 run lasting nearly two minutes.
Temple snapped a scoring drought of more than two minutes when Kaylah Turner made a layup, making it 24-15.

Second Quarter

Both teams struggled to score in the first three minutes of the quarter.
Molina cut to the rim to make it 24-17 Tulane.
Tristen Taylor knocked down a three to spark a 5-0 run for the Owls.
Tulane remained scoreless until the media timeout with 4:52 left in the half.
Out of the timeout, the Green Wave went on a 7-0 run to extend the lead to 31-22.
Brianna Mead hit a wide-open three to cut the deficit to four, 31-27.
Dyllan Hanna converted a basket to give Tulane a 33-27 lead at halftime.

Third Quarter

Molina opened the half with a strong drive to the basket, cutting the lead to 33-29.
Both teams endured scoring droughts of more than two minutes following the media timeout.
Molina completed an and-one to make it 38-35 Tulane.
Right before the halfway mark, Molina drilled a three to pull the Owls within three, 41-38.
Kaylah Turner finished a layup off a great assist from Molina to make it 41-40.
After a brief tie at 41, Mecailin Marshall hit a jumper to regain the lead for Tulane, 43-41.
Temple struggled down the stretch, going 1-for-7 from the field and scoreless from the floor after the 4:10 mark.
Tulane closed the quarter on a 5-0 run to take a 50-46 lead.

Fourth Quarter

Neither team found an offensive rhythm in the opening three minutes.
Amira Mabry hit a three to give Tulane a 53-47 lead.
Molina set a new career high with a layup, giving her 18 points and making it 53-49.
Daniel knocked down her first three of the game to put Tulane ahead 56-49 with 6:08 remaining.
The teams traded baskets as Tulane led 62-53 with under 3:30 to play.
Temple committed three straight turnovers out of the media timeout, resulting in a scoring drought.
Turner ended the drought with a jumper, but Marshall answered with a three, making it 65-55.
Alexander hit a three to pull Temple within seven, 65-58, with 22.6 seconds left.
Tulane closed the game on a 6-0 run to secure the 71-58 victory.

Inside the Box

Temple shot 10-for-25 from the field in the first half; Tulane went 12-for-28.
The Owls shot 27% (3-for-11) from three in the first two quarters, while Tulane shot 40% (4-for-10).
Tulane outrebounded Temple 19-10 at halftime.
Molina finished with a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Temple recorded five blocks and 31 defensive rebounds.
Tulane scored 15 bench points compared to Temple's three.

Up Next
Temple travels to Greenville, N.C., to face East Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 17. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and the game will air live on ESPN+.