Owls Head to Wichita State Seeking Bounce-Back Victory

Saturday, February 21

Wichita, KS

6:00 PM

Temple University

Wichita State

2.19.26 | Men's Basketball

Game Info

Saturday, Feb. 21 | 6:00 p.m. ET | Wichita, Kan. | Charles Koch Arena

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Opening Tip

Following a three-game skid with losses to Tulane, North Texas and UAB, the Temple University men's basketball team will look to get back on track Saturday night when the Owls travel to play the Wichita State Shockers on ESPN2.
Temple fell 76-71 to UAB at the Liacouras Center after battling in another tight contest that remained within one possession for much of the second half before the Blazers closed the game at the free-throw line.
Jordan Mason paced the Owls with 18 points, including 14 in the second half, helping Temple regain a 56-55 lead with 10 minutes remaining before UAB answered late.
Derrian Ford added 17 points while Masiah Gilyard chipped in 10, and Jamai Felt recorded a season-high 10 rebounds in the setback. Neither team led by more than four points over the final 10 minutes, as UAB secured the win with a 5-2 run in the closing minute.
Temple committed just five turnovers and tied its season high with 52 points in the paint, but could not find productivity from beyond the arc, only shooting 1-15.
The Owls now hit the road for a two-game swing, beginning Saturday night at Wichita State.

Scouting Wichita State

Wichita State has won five of its last six games, including back-to-back victories over Tulsa (81-77) and East Carolina (92-89, 2OT).
The Shockers are 9-5 in conference play with an average scoring margin of +2.7.
TJ Williams scored a career-high 27 points in the double-overtime win over ECU, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute.
Temple and Wichita State hold identical marks in scoring defense (70.7 ppg) and field goal percentage (44.5%), while ranking closely in three-point shooting (Temple 33.6%, Wichita State 34.1%).
Senior guard Kenyon Giles leads the Shockers with 18.8 ppg (3rd in the American), ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (42.7%), and sits ninth nationally in field goal attempts (429).
Giles also ranks fourth in the conference in steals (1.7 spg). Redshirt-junior center Will Berg averages 8.2 rebounds per game (4th in the American) and 1.5 blocks per game (9th in the conference).

OVERALL: 9-6

HOME: 4-1

AWAY: 4-3

NEUTRAL: 1-2

AMERICAN (2018- ): 6-6

POSTSEASON: 0-2

UNDER FISHER: 3-0

IN OVERTIME: 4-0