Temple Owls @ Pennsylvania Quakers
Temple seals Penn's fate with a 12-0 spurt to end the game
PHILADELPHIA -- Obi Enechionyia scored 15 points with nine rebounds and Temple closed out the game with a 12-0 run in the last four minutes to beat Pennsylvania 60-51 on Saturday.
Shizz Alston Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 5:48 left to put Temple ahead 48-45. Caleb Wood responded with a 3 to tie it, and after a Temple turnover, AJ Brodeur made a 3 with 4:02 left which marked the last time Penn would score. The Quakers missed their last seven shot attempts. Alston -- who scored 14 -- knotted it a 51 with 3:45 left and J.P. Moorman II put Temple up 53-51 with 2:32 remaining.
Penn led 25-24 at halftime before Temple (10-9) started the second half with a 14-1 run and led 38-26 on Nate Pierre-Louis' layup with 14:23 to go. Penn got back in it and outscored Temple 25-10 during the next 10 minutes and took its last lead on Brodeur's jumper.
Brodeur and Ryan Betley each scored 12 points for Penn (12-6) and Wood had 10.
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Andrew Maira
Referee:Kenneth Clark
Referee:Jeffrey Nichols
2025-26 Standings
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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