Temple Downs FAU, 84–56, in Regular-Season Finale

Saturday, March 7

Philadelphia, Pa.

2 PM

Temple University

14-16,8-10American

FAU

13-17,7-11American

Fla. Atlantic

Temple

Temple Downs FAU, 84–56, in Regular-Season Finale

3.7.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (14–16, 8–10 American) defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls (13–17, 7–11 American) at home on Saturday afternoon, 84–56.
Kelian Cedano led Temple in scoring with 16 points (7-for-11 FG), setting a new career high. She also went 2-for-4 from behind the arc and grabbed a career-high six rebounds. Savannah Curry added 12 points after shooting 4-for-6 from the field.

How it Happened
First Quarter

Erin Rodgers got FAU on the board first with back-to-back baskets, giving the Owls a 4–0 lead.
Temple responded with a 4–0 run of its own to tie the game with 6:27 left in the opening quarter.
Haley Walker hit a three-pointer to regain the lead for Florida Atlantic, 7–4.
Temple established its first lead of the game, 8–7, after Savannah Curry converted a jump shot with 4:54 left in the quarter.
Kaylah Turner got a friendly roll on a layup to increase Temple's lead to four, 11–7.
Florida Atlantic's struggles continued after the media timeout, as the Owls went 0-for-5 during that stretch and shot just 1-for-8 from the field overall.
Tristen Taylor made multiple defenders miss before finishing at the rim with a layup to give Temple a 17–9 lead.
Kelian Cedano closed out the quarter with back-to-back baskets to give Temple a 21–9 advantage.

Second Quarter

Walker opened the second quarter by knocking down a three to bring FAU within nine, 21–12.
Cedano capitalized on a steal and converted a fastbreak layup to extend Temple's lead to 23–12.
Brianna Mead followed with back-to-back baskets to give Temple its largest lead to that point, 28–14.
Florida Atlantic answered with two quick baskets to cut the deficit to nine, 28–19.
Turner drained a corner three to put Temple back up 32–19 with 4:44 left in the half.
Drew Alexander connected from beyond the arc to give Temple a 38–24 lead with 1:15 remaining.
FAU finished the half shooting 1-for-7 during the closing stretch, and Temple took a 38–24 lead into halftime.

Third Quarter

Curry opened the second half scoring with a wide-open jumper to make it 40–24.
Temple went on a 7–0 run in the span of a minute to push its lead to 23, 49–26, with 6:42 remaining in the quarter.
The Owls continued their momentum, extending the run to 12 points after baskets from Taylor and Curry made it 54–26.
Florida Atlantic endured a scoring drought of 4:54 before Destyne Jackson ended it with a free throw.
Cedano scored three consecutive baskets to give her a career-high 13 points and extend Temple's lead to 61–32 with 1:38 remaining.
Turner beat the buzzer to cap off a dominant third quarter and give Temple a 65–34 lead.

Fourth Quarter

Florida Atlantic opened the final quarter on a 4–0 run to cut the deficit to 27, 65–38.
The teams traded three-pointers to make it 68–41 Temple with 7:17 left in regulation.
Khloe Miller battled for a layup and completed the and-one to give Temple a 30-point lead, 71–41.
Temple took a 73–46 lead into the media timeout with 5:34 remaining.
Mead hit a three-pointer to put Temple up 77–51.
FAU went 3:03 without a field goal (0-for-6) during the stretch and made just two of its last 10 attempts.
Alexander sealed the win for Temple with two late free throws, making the final score 84–56.

Inside the Box

Temple shot 45% (15-for-33) from the field in the first half, while Florida Atlantic shot 32% (8-for-25).
FAU went 3-for-8 (38%) from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes, while Temple went 3-for-10 (30%).
Florida Atlantic committed 10 first-half turnovers compared to five for Temple.
Temple outrebounded FAU 23–15 in the first half.
The Owls scored 22 of their 38 first-half points in the paint, while only eight of FAU's 24 points came from inside.
Florida Atlantic finished the game shooting 28% (17-for-60) from the field, while Temple shot 49% (30-for-61).
Temple recorded 49 rebounds, its second-highest total of the season, compared to 31 for FAU.
FAU finished 6-for-21 (29%) from three-point range, while Temple went 9-for-20 (45%).
Temple scored 41 bench points compared to 32 for Florida Atlantic.
Temple finished with 20 assists, while FAU had eight.

Up Next
Temple will travel to Birmingham, Alabama, on Tuesday for the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The Owls' opponent has yet to be announced.