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Turnovers, poor 3-point shooting hurt Temple in loss to Missouri
By Dave Zeitlin | The Associated Press December 07, 2019 11:33 PM
PHILADELPHIA — For Dru Smith and Missouri, it's been hard not to dwell on a stunning home loss to Charleston Southern earlier this week.
Only thing to do was take it out on the next team on the schedule.
Javon Pickett scored a season-high 16 points off the bench and Missouri snapped a three-game losing streak, beating Temple 64-54 on Saturday night.
Smith added 12 points and six rebounds for the visiting Tigers (5-4), whose loss to Charleston Southern on Tuesday was one of the worst of coach Cuonzo Martin's tenure.
"Obviously it's been on our minds," Smith said. "It's something we had to learn from. We had to move on. There's a lot of season left in front of us. I think we did a good job today using that as fuel and coming out and playing much better."
Quinton Rose led the way for Temple (6-2) with 16 points, 10 of which came in the first half. The Owls committed a season-high 19 turnovers, including an overthrown pass in transition with a minute to go to dash any comeback hopes. They also shot 2 for 21 from 3-point range.
"They didn't really pressure us; we were just careless with the ball," Rose said. "Maybe it is a lack of focus. We'll figure it out."
Trailing by six early in the second half, the Owls reeled off the next 12 points to take their first lead since they were up 4-2. The run began with a Monty Scott 3-pointer and included a Jake Forrester dunk that electrified a previously frustrated Liacouras Center crowd.
Forrester, an Indiana transfer who had to sit out the first four games until getting cleared to play by the NCAA, finished with 11 points in his first home game for the Owls.
Pickett helped Missouri fight back to tie the game at 47-47 with eight minutes remaining, and the Tigers took the lead 53-52 on a Jeremiah Tillman transition dunk with four minutes to go. Mark Smith's 3-pointer put the Tigers ahead 57-52 with 2:53 left, and Xavier Pinson helped close out the win with a driving layup in the final minute.
The Tigers outscored the Owls 15-2 over the final six-and-a-half minutes.
"I think we're as good as any team in the SEC," Martin said. "But you have to do it on the floor every night. It's one thing for me to believe it. They have to understand and believe it. And this was a great win for us against a very talented team."
Temple had more turnovers (11) than made field goals (eight) in the first half to fall behind 33-27 at halftime. No one on the Owls besides Rose scored until Forrester hit a free throw more than eight minutes into the contest.
Can't open the Pickett fence
Martin credited Pickett for putting the defensive clamps on Rose, Temple's top scorer, in the second half.
"I wouldn't be shocked if he spends 10 years in the NBA," the Missouri coach said of Rose. "And I thought Javon really embraced that challenge. He's not an easy guy to defend."
Martin also praised the energy Pickett brings off the bench, which is a role the sophomore says has helped him.
"I feel more relaxed," said Pickett, who started 31 games as a freshman last season. "Coach all the time is telling me to be myself. I feel like I'm starting to be myself more."
Missouri: The Tigers avoided the slow starts that had been plaguing them, leading for most of the first half before staging their winning rally midway through the second half. They also scored a measure of revenge on an Owls squad that beat them in a thriller last year at Mizzou Arena, 79-77.
Temple: Despite Saturday's setback, the Owls are showing promise under first-year coach Aaron McKie, who replaced Fran Dunphy. Their only losses have come to power conference teams, No. 3 Maryland and now Missouri, while they've beaten another Southeastern Conference squad, Texas A&M, and also Southern California on the road.
Missouri: The Tigers return home to face Southern Illinois on Dec. 15.
Temple: The Owls host Saint Joseph's on Tuesday in one of Philadelphia's most intense rivalry games.
Tags: NCAA Basketball, Missouri, Temple Owls, Temple basketball
La Salle takes down Murray State in Gulf Coast Showcase
La Salle Athletics
By The Associated Press November 26, 2019 3:22 AM
ESTERO, Fla. — Sherif Kenney came off the bench to score 15 points to carry La Salle to a 75-64 win over Murray State in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Monday night.
Isiah Deas had 12 points for La Salle (2-2). Saul Phiri and Ed Croswell added 11 points apiece with Croswell grabbing 10 rebounds for La Salle.
The Explorers nailed 13 of 28 shots from beyond the arc while limiting Murray State to just 4-of-20 shooting from distance.
Tevin Brown had 19 points and six rebounds for the Racers (3-2). Darnell Cowart added 14 points. Jaiveon Eaves had 10 points.
Tags: NCAA Basketball, La Salle Explorers, La Salle basketball, Murray State basketball
Nate Pierre-Louis' double-double leads Temple over La Salle
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By The Associated Press November 16, 2019 5:04 PM
Nate Pierre-Louis posted his third straight double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds as Temple narrowly beat La Salle 70-65 on Saturday.
Quinton Rose had 18 points for Temple (3-0). J.P. Moorman II added seven rebounds and six assists.
The Owls were up 36-22 at the break but La Salle charged back to close to 69-65 after trailing 67-57 with 27 seconds left. Ed Croswell had a layup and Sherif Kenney and Scott Spencer drained treys to cut the deficit to four with :02 remaining.
David Beatty and Kenney had 13 points apiece for the Explorers (1-2). Saul Phiri had 11 points.
Temple matches up against USC on the road on Friday. La Salle matches up against Murray State next Monday.
Tags: Big 5 basketball, NCAA Basketball, La Salle Explorers, La Salle basketball, Temple Owls, Temple basketball, Nate Pierre-Louis
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