Turner's 31 Lifts Temple Past Tulane in Overtime, 86-77

Tuesday, March 10

Birmingham, AL

3 PM

Temple University

15-16,8-10American

Tulane University

11-20,6-12American

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Tulane

Temple

Turner's 31 Lifts Temple Past Tulane in Overtime, 86-77

3.10.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Temple women's basketball team (15-16, 9-10 American) advanced past the Tulane Green Wave (11-20, 6-12 American) in the first round of the American Conference Championship on Tuesday afternoon, 86-77, in overtime.
Kaylah Turner led the Owls with 31 points after finishing 10-for-26 from the field. Turner also tied a season-high in three-pointers, going 8-for-15 from beyond the arc. Saniyah Craig contributed 14 points and 15 rebounds to record her fifth double-double of the season.

How it Happened
First Quarter

Amira Mabry scored the opening basket of the afternoon to give Tulane a 2-0 lead exactly one minute into the opening quarter.
Saniyah Craig converted two free throws and a putback layup to tie the game at 4-4 with 7:45 remaining in the first.
Kaylah Turner knocked down a wide-open three-pointer to give the Owls a 7-4 lead, sparking a 7-0 run for Temple.
Temple then went on a 2:24 scoring drought while missing seven consecutive field goals.
Tulane committed five turnovers over a span of 4:33.
Kelian Cedano connected on an open three-pointer, ending a scoreless drought of more than five minutes for the Owls and making it a 10-6 game.
Both teams struggled to close out the first quarter. Temple went 1-for-11 from the field, while Tulane went 0-for-8. The Owls took a 10-8 lead into the end of the quarter.

Second Quarter

Brianna Mead wasted no time getting on the scoresheet to start the second quarter, drilling a three just 14 seconds in to give Temple a 13-8 lead.
Turner followed with a wide-open three-pointer to increase the Owls' lead to eight, 16-8.
CC Mays scored on a layup to give the Green Wave their first points of the quarter at the 6:43 mark.
Mead hit another three to put the Owls ahead 19-10.
Curry was fouled while attempting a three-pointer and went to the line, converting all three free throws to give Temple a 22-12 lead.
Mabry knocked down a corner three to cut Temple's lead to seven, 22-15.
A three from Turner sparked a 5-0 run for Temple, pushing the lead to 27-15 with 3:06 left in the first half.
Turner continued the scoring run with back-to-back baskets to extend the lead to 32-15.
Mecailin Marshall ended Tulane's 2:26 scoring drought with a jump shot, making it 32-17.
Turner again found nothing but net from behind the arc for her fifth three of the afternoon, putting Temple ahead 35-19 with 1:11 left in the quarter.
Temple closed the quarter strong, going 5-for-6 from the field to take a 35-21 lead into halftime.

Third Quarter

Mabry opened the scoring in the second half with a layup to make it 35-23 Temple.
Dyllan Hanna banked in a shot off the glass just 1:15 into the quarter to cut the lead to 10.
Craig cleaned up an offensive rebound to put Temple up 37-25.
Jayda Brown knocked down a three to bring the Green Wave within 13, 43-30, with 6:02 left in the quarter.
Temple responded with back-to-back baskets to extend the lead to 47-30.
After building a 17-point lead, the Owls went 0-for-5 from the field during a 2:21 scoring drought.
Tulane capitalized with a 9-0 run over 3:27 to cut the deficit to eight, 47-39.
Molina ended the drought with two free throws to push Temple back ahead by double digits, 49-39.
Felicia Jacobs' shot attempt in the final seconds did not fall, and Temple took a 51-39 lead into the fourth quarter.

Fourth Quarter

Tristen Taylor hit a mid-range jumper to put Temple up 55-40 with 8:52 remaining.
Mabry answered with a layup to cut the deficit to 11, 57-46.
Tulane made two straight trips to the line and converted all four free throws to pull within eight, 58-50, with 3:37 left in the game.
Fantastic passing from the Owls led to an easy layup for Molina, putting Temple back up by double digits, 60-50.
Marshall scored on a layup while drawing a foul and converted the and-one to make it 60-53.
Marshall later added two more free throws to bring Tulane within seven, 62-55, with 2:50 remaining.
Temple struggled down the stretch, making just one of its final nine field goals and going through a 2:01 scoring drought.
Curry made two free throws to give the Owls a 64-57 lead.
Kanija Daniel hit a corner three to cut Temple's advantage to four with 36 seconds remaining.
Taylor went to the line and converted both free throws to extend the lead to six, 68-62.
Temple had not made a field goal in the previous 3:10, while the Green Wave had made five of their last seven attempts.
A Tulane steal led to a Hanna layup to cut the deficit to three with 18 seconds remaining.
Daniel then knocked down a three-pointer to tie the game at 70 with just 10 seconds left.
Temple was unable to get a clean shot off before the buzzer, sending the game to overtime tied at 70.

Overtime

Tulane opened overtime with two free throws, taking its first lead since the Green Wave started the game ahead 4-0.
Marshall scored on a jump shot for her 25th point of the afternoon, putting Tulane ahead 74-70.
Temple responded with three straight three-pointers to take a 79-74 lead with 2:33 remaining.
Molina extended the Owls' run to 11-0 over the final 1:53 with a layup, making it 81-74.
A layup from Brown brought Tulane within four, 81-77.
Turner reached the 30-point mark after hitting her eighth three of the game, giving Temple an 84-77 lead with 41 seconds left in overtime.
Temple added two free throws to extend the lead to 86-77, sealing the first-round victory over the Green Wave.

Inside the Box

Tulane committed eight turnovers in the first quarter, while Temple had none. By halftime, the Green Wave had 14 turnovers compared to just five for the Owls.
Temple shot 11-for-36 (31%) from the field in the first half, compared to Tulane's 7-for-22 (32%). The Owls started the game 3-for-20 in the first quarter but rebounded to shoot 8-for-16 in the second.
Temple's defense held Tulane to just eight shot attempts in the first quarter.
The Green Wave shot just 17% (1-for-6) from three in the first half, while the Owls shot 44% (8-for-18).
In the second half, Tulane shot 56% from the field compared to Temple's 25%.
Turner scored 10 points in overtime, going 3-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
The Owls finished with 47 rebounds compared to Tulane's 38.
Tulane's bench scored 32 points, while Temple's bench contributed nine.
Temple shot 23-for-71 (32%) from the field, while Tulane finished 23-for-57 (40%).
The Green Wave shot 27% (4-for-15) from three, while the Owls shot 40% (12-for-30).
Temple made five of its last six field goals in overtime, while Tulane made just one of its previous nine.

Up Next
Temple will face the UTSA Roadrunners tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. EST in the second round of the American Conference Championship. The game will air live on ESPN+.