National Basketball Association
Temple 70, East Carolina 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 5, 2015
Where: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Bryan Kersey, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
4790
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Temple 70, East Carolina 56: Will Cummings collected 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the visiting Owls knocked off the Pirates to wrap up a bye in the American Athletic Conference tournament.
Quenton DeCosey added 11 points and eight boards and Josh Brown scored 11 off the bench for Temple (21-9, 12-5 AAC), which ensured itself of at least the No. 4 spot in the conference. Jaylen Bond grabbed six rebounds as the Owls built up a 41-34 advantage on the glass.
Caleb White was the only player to reach double figures with 13 points off the bench for East Carolina (13-17, 6-11). Terry Whisnant led the starters with nine points while B.J. Tyson scored eight for the Pirates.
Paris Roberts-Campbell capped a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer to pull East Carolina within 50-45 with 15 minutes left but DeCosey hit a floater and found Coleman for a layup to extend the lead to 10 points with 9 1/2 minutes to play. Tyson got the Pirates within eight with five minutes left before Brown and Cummings buried back-to-back 3-pointers and Temple surged to the finish.
The Pirates rode the momentum of senior night out to a quick 11-3 lead and were ahead by six just past the midway points of the half before the Owls got hot and surged to a 41-33 lead at the break. DeCosey’s basket capped a 6-0 burst and pushed Temple’s advantage to 50-38 with just under 17 minutes to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: East Carolina G Antonio Robinson planted awkwardly on a layup attempt with 10:15 left in the game and was on the ground for several minutes before being helped to his feet and heading to the locker room. … The game was delayed 25 minutes at the start due to a lighting issue. … Temple is tied with Cincinnati for third place in the AAC and finishes up the regular season by hosting Connecticut on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Temple |
|
East Carolina |
|
Will Cummings 16 |
Scoring |
Caleb White 13 |
|
Will Cummings 6 |
Assists |
Antonio Robinson 5 |
|
Quenton DeCosey 8 |
Rebounds |
Caleb White 7 |
|
Will Cummings 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Antonio Robinson 2 |
|
Josh Brown 3 |
Steals |
Antonio Robinson 2 |
|
Jaylen Bond 1 |
Blocks |
Marshall Guilmette 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Temple
|
70 |
41.5 |
9-26 |
7-11 |
19 |
40 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
| East Carolina
|
56 |
41.2 |
6-21 |
8-15 |
13 |
31 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
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