Craig Posts Double-Double, Owls Fall to UTSA

Tuesday, February 10

San Antonio, TX

7:30 PM

Temple University

10-13,4-7American

UTSA

12-11,7-5American

Temple

UTSA

Photo by: Tim McCall

Craig Posts Double-Double, Owls Fall to UTSA

2.10.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO – The Temple women's basketball team (10-13, 4-6 American) lost to the UTSA Roadrunners (12-11, 7-5 American), 52-43, on Tuesday night in San Antonio. Saniyah Craig led the Owls with 13 points, going 4-for-11 from the field. She also grabbed 11 rebounds to record her third double-double of the season. Kaylah Turner registered 12 points after going 5-for-14 from the field.

How It Happened
First Quarter

Kaylah Turner drove to the basket and got a friendly bounce to put the Owls on the board first.
Damara Allen nailed a wide-open three to put UTSA ahead, 3-2, with 8:18 remaining in the opening quarter.
Savannah Curry answered right back with her own three-pointer to give Temple a 5-3 lead.
Temple went on a scoring drought of more than two minutes, and both teams went into the media timeout tied at seven.
Coming out of the media timeout, Felicia Jacobs hit a mid-range jump shot as the shot clock was expiring to make it 9-7, Owls.
The Roadrunners endured a scoring drought of more than three minutes until Cheyenne Rowe connected on a cutting layup.
Turner drilled a three-pointer to increase the Owls' lead to five, 12-7.
UTSA converted on back-to-back field goals to pull within one, 12-11, with 2:31 left in the first quarter.
Ariana Meriedy banked in a basket near the baseline as the Owls closed out the quarter with a 17-13 lead.

Second Quarter

Both teams struggled to start the second quarter until Turner converted on a jump shot at the 7:49 mark to give Temple a 19-13 lead.
Rowe connected on a pull-up jumper to tie the game at 19 apiece.
Temple missed its next four field goals, resulting in a scoring drought of more than four minutes.
UTSA sparked an 8-0 run after back-to-back baskets from Rowe, taking a 21-19 lead.
Saniyah Craig ended a six-minute scoring drought with a fast-break layup following a UTSA turnover.
Both teams had opportunities to take the lead going into halftime but could not convert, resulting in a 21-21 score at the break.

Third Quarter

Craig broke the tie just 15 seconds into the third quarter with a layup.
Mia Hammonds banked in a layup to give the Roadrunners a 26-24 lead with 7:52 remaining in the quarter.
Temple went on a 2:30 scoring drought after going 0-for-5 from the floor.
Jacobs hit a spectacular turnaround jumper to bring the Owls within two, 30-28, with 3:50 left in the third.
The Roadrunners struggled down the stretch, going 0-for-6 during a 2:19 scoring drought.
Following a Rowe cutting layup, UTSA closed out the third quarter with a 34-32 lead.

Fourth Quarter

Cheyenne Rowe converted on a jump shot to give her 18 points in the game with 8:56 remaining in regulation.
Turner cut the deficit to four with a driving layup, 38-34 UTSA.
Rowe converted a second-chance basket to give UTSA a 10-point advantage, 44-34.
The Owls endured a 3:50 scoring drought while going 0-for-7 from the field.
Craig made back-to-back trips to the free-throw line, converting three of four attempts to make it 48-37 Roadrunners.
Drew Alexander hit a three-pointer to pull the Owls within eight, 48-40, with 2:05 left in regulation.
Idara Udo banked a shot off the glass to put UTSA back up by 10, 50-40.
Curry connected on a three-pointer in the final seconds, but it was not enough as the Owls fell to UTSA, 52-43.

Inside The Box

Temple shot 33% (9-for-27) from the field in the first half, while UTSA shot 36% (8-for-22).
The Roadrunners went 1-for-9 (11%) from behind the arc in the first two quarters. The Owls went 2-for-8 (25%) during that span.
UTSA committed 11 turnovers in the first half, while Temple had four. The Owls scored nine points off those turnovers.
Both teams combined for 12 points in the second quarter — Temple with four and UTSA with eight. Temple's four points in the second quarter were its fewest in a quarter since facing Charlotte in March of last season.
The Owls were outrebounded by 14, as UTSA had 43 rebounds compared to Temple's 29.
Neither team had double-digit bench points. Temple had four, while UTSA had nine.
Temple's defense held UTSA to 1-for-15 from behind the arc.
The Roadrunners recorded 28 defensive rebounds, while Temple had 18.
Temple finished with eight turnovers, its fewest in a game this season.

Up Next
Temple will return home to face East Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 14. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN+.