Rose, Scott spark Temple in come-from-behind win at Tulane
NEW ORLEANS » Quinton Rose scored six straight points in the final 1:23, lifting Temple into the lead for an eventual 72-68 comeback win over Tulane on Wednesday night.
Rose finished with 23 points, Monty Scott added 16 for Temple (13-11, 5-7 American Athletic Conference), which snapped its five-game road losing streak.
Rose and Scott combined to score Temple’s last 10 points as the Owls, who trailed by as many as 13 in the second half. Rose stripped the ball from Tulane’s Teshaun Hightower at the top of the circle and raced downcourt for a one-on-none dunk that tied the game 6666, then followed with four straight free throws. Scott added two more from the line with one second left.
Jake Forrester added 10 points. Alani Moore II had eight points with six assists.
Nate Pierre-Louis tied a career high with 14 rebounds plus 7 points.
Hightower had 23 points and eight rebounds for the Green Wave (10-14, 2-10), who have now lost eight games in a row. Christion Thompson added 18 points and eight rebounds. Nic Thomas had 10 points.
The Owls leveled the season series against the Green Wave with the win. Tulane defeated Temple 65-51 on Jan. 11.
Temple takes on No. 15 Villanova at home on Sunday. Tulane
plays Wichita State on the road on Sunday.
RICHMOND 74, LA SALLE 47 » Grant Golden had 16 points as Richmond rolled past La Salle.
Blake Francis had 14 points for Richmond (18-6, 8-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Tyler Burton added 12 points and seven rebounds. Nathan Cayo had 12 points.
Sherif Kenney had 14 points for the Explorers (11-12, 2-9). Ed Croswell added 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Spiders improve to 2-0 against the Explorers on the season. Richmond defeated La Salle 75-57 on Jan. 22.
Richmond plays VCU at home on Saturday. La Salle takes on Saint Louis on the road on Saturday.