Post by blog contributor Scott Matlack
St Joes 70 - Temple 69
With 5:39 remaining Temple had a 9 point lead after another three-point basket by Khalif Wyatt. But you have to take the good with the bad with Wyatt, and he was late getting back to cover Carl Jones who nailed his own 3 to spark a 12-3 run to tie the game at 64 a few minutes later. 4,200 raucous fans cheered on St Joe's at Hagan Arena Saturday night in a very exciting Big Five game that unfortunately had the Owls losing.
With 5:39 remaining Temple had a 9 point lead after another three-point basket by Khalif Wyatt. But you have to take the good with the bad with Wyatt, and he was late getting back to cover Carl Jones who nailed his own 3 to spark a 12-3 run to tie the game at 64 a few minutes later. 4,200 raucous fans cheered on St Joe's at Hagan Arena Saturday night in a very exciting Big Five game that unfortunately had the Owls losing.
Wyatt made a three-point shot from about 40 feet with 10.4 seconds remaining to trail by one. Temple fouled Jones who missed the front end of a one-and-one. Wyatt then drove the length of the court with time running out but his shot was blocked by Kanacevic. With .7 seconds left Wyatt received the inbound pass open enough to set before shooting but he rushed it and the shot fell well short. And that was the game.
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Inside vs. outside - The Hawks pounded the ball down low and Temple seemed unable to stop Ron Roberts (18 pts), CJ Aiken (16 pts), and Halil Kanacevic (12 pts). Meanwhile, Temple shot 11-31 from beyond the arc.
Wyatt scored a career-high 34 points to lead all scorers but had plenty of opportunities to pass the ball to wide open teammates when everyone in a St. Joe's uniform collapsed on him. That, to me, is the problem with the Owls offense. No balance at all. Cummings was the only other Owl who scored in double figures.
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Temple is now 3-4 in the A-10 and may need to win the conference tournament to get in the NCAA tournament. I thought Temple had talent and depth but I now don't know what to make of this team.
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With 7 minutes remaining Dunphy pulled Randall after a stupid turnover. I never witnessed Dunphy so angry.
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Banners rolled out by the Hawk faithful:
Temple made : The Big East dissolve
Khalif - for a good time call 510-233-9876
Wyatt - that isn't the kind of penetration Dunphy was looking for.
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Timeout break entertainment I enjoyed -
Putting contest from the baseline. Both gents got the ball in the half court circle. Looked pretty tough.
A couple of fit gals did jump rope, ran through a serpentine, jumping jacks, push-ups, then made a lay up. My achilles was hurting just watching it.
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We had a beer at the Landmark Americana before the game where there was a Temple following with some free food, then went to McShea's in Narberth afterwards.
Hagan Arena is intimate, but it doesn't have the charm of the Palestra. We couldn't see the scoreboard because of obstructions. What idiot designed the place? Don't ever hire an architect from St Joes.
I was wishing I was at the Liacouras Center, in a comfortable seat, with a cold beer.
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Inside vs. outside - The Hawks pounded the ball down low and Temple seemed unable to stop Ron Roberts (18 pts), CJ Aiken (16 pts), and Halil Kanacevic (12 pts). Meanwhile, Temple shot 11-31 from beyond the arc.
Wyatt scored a career-high 34 points to lead all scorers but had plenty of opportunities to pass the ball to wide open teammates when everyone in a St. Joe's uniform collapsed on him. That, to me, is the problem with the Owls offense. No balance at all. Cummings was the only other Owl who scored in double figures.
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Temple is now 3-4 in the A-10 and may need to win the conference tournament to get in the NCAA tournament. I thought Temple had talent and depth but I now don't know what to make of this team.
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With 7 minutes remaining Dunphy pulled Randall after a stupid turnover. I never witnessed Dunphy so angry.
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Banners rolled out by the Hawk faithful:
Temple made : The Big East dissolve
Khalif - for a good time call 510-233-9876
Wyatt - that isn't the kind of penetration Dunphy was looking for.
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Timeout break entertainment I enjoyed -
Putting contest from the baseline. Both gents got the ball in the half court circle. Looked pretty tough.
A couple of fit gals did jump rope, ran through a serpentine, jumping jacks, push-ups, then made a lay up. My achilles was hurting just watching it.
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We had a beer at the Landmark Americana before the game where there was a Temple following with some free food, then went to McShea's in Narberth afterwards.
Hagan Arena is intimate, but it doesn't have the charm of the Palestra. We couldn't see the scoreboard because of obstructions. What idiot designed the place? Don't ever hire an architect from St Joes.
I was wishing I was at the Liacouras Center, in a comfortable seat, with a cold beer.
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