Well, Temple certainly took care of business tonight.
The Owls ended the game on an 11-0 run to knock off La Salle, 84-75, and advance to the 9 p.m. semifinal tomorrow.
The Explorers shot 26-for-57 from the field (45.6%), including 8-for-25 from three-point range (32.0%) and 18-for-32 from two-point range (56.3%), and 15-for-20 from the free throw line (75.0%). Nine offensive rebounds, 20 defensive rebounds, 21 assists, 13 turnovers, no blocks, seven steals and 21 fouls committed.
That adds up to 70 possessions and 1.074 points per possession.
Temple shot 27-for-49 from the field (55.1%), including 8-for-24 from three-point range (33.3%) and 19-for-25 from two-point range (76.0%), and 22-for-31 from the free throw line (71.0%). Four offensive rebounds, 24 defensive rebounds, 16 assists, 12 turnovers, two blocks, seven steals and 19 fouls committed.
That adds up to 71 possessions and 1.189 points per possession. Nice to see a game with such high offensive efficiency from both sides.
Rodney Green led La Salle with 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting; he also dished out seven assists. Darnell Harris scored 18, but was only 3-for-10 from three-point range.
Dionte Christmas led all scorers with 29 points, shooting 8-for-15 from the field and 11-for-14 from the free throw line. He also had five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
But Line of the Game goes to a guy on Temple who once again showed tonight how much he wants to win in his final year on North Broad Street: Mark Tyndale.
Name |
Min |
FG |
FT |
3pt |
OR |
DR |
TR |
A |
S |
TO |
Blk |
PF |
Eff |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Tyndale |
36 |
4-8 |
5-8 |
1-4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
14 |
Temple made 27 of 49 field goal attempts (55.1%)
