Rose, Temple hold off late charge by Missouri for win
COLUMBIA, MO. >> Quinton Rose scored 18 points to lead Temple to a 79-77 victory over Missouri.
Shizz Alston (Haverford School All-Delco) finished with 15 points and six assists, De’Vondre Perry added 11 points and Archbishop Carroll grad Ernest Aflakpui grabbed
12 rebounds for the Owls (6-1). Temple outscored Missouri 16-4 in the final 3:20 of the first half to open a 42-32 halftime lead. The Tigers (3-3) got within two points in the final two minutes thanks to outstanding outside shooting — they were
11 of 19 from 3-point range — but the Owls never gave up their lead after intermission.
Missouri’s Jordan Geist hit a 3-pointer to cut the Temple lead to 77-75 with 14 seconds left, but Alston was fouled and made both free throws to secure the game.
Mark Smith led Missouri with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Kevin Puryear added 16 points and Jeremiah Tilmon had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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TEMPLE >> It was the Owls’ third victory over a Power 5 conference opponent this season, after they previously defeated Georgia and California.
MISSOURI >> Temple entered the game ranked seventh nationally with 10.5 steals per game, and Missouri entered with a minus-2.2 turnover margin. As expected, turnovers hurt the Tigers, who committed 15 while forcing only five.
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TEMPLE >> The Owls return to Philadelphia for a game at Saint Joseph’s on Saturday. MISSOURI >> The Tigers will face a second straight AAC opponent when UCF visits Sunday. Temple was picked to finish sixth in the AAC by the league’s coaches, while UCF was projected to win the league.
PENN 74, DELAWARE STATE 48 >> AJ Brodeur had 10 points, matched a career-high with
13 rebounds and added a season-best five assists to help lead Pennsylvania to a victory over Delaware State.
It was a consecutive double-double and third of the season for Brodeur. Freshman Bryce Washington had career highs of 16 points and eight rebounds for Penn (6-2).
The Quakers have won two straight since double-digit losses to then-No. 12 Kansas State and Oregon State in the Paradise Jam tournament. Penn made 13 3-point shots and has
28 in the last two games. Jackson Donahue, who finished with nine points, and Washington made three apiece from long range.
Johquin Wiley scored 19 points to lead Delaware State (1-6).
The Quakers had a double-digit lead with about seven minutes left in the first half and built a 41-27 halftime advantage. Penn opened the second half on a 15-2 run to stretch the lead to 56-29 with 13:28 remaining.