National Basketball Association
Temple 69, Houston 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 21, 2016
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Ron Groover, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
4466
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore forward Obi Enechionyia had a career night to help visiting Temple come back to beat Houston 69-66 on Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.
Enechionyia had a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds for Temple (17-9, 11-3 American Athletic Conference). Junior guard Josh Brown had nine points and 10 rebounds.
Junior guard Damyean Dotson and sophomore guard Rob Gray Jr. scored 20 points apiece for Houston (19-8, 9-6). Senior forward Devonta Pollard had 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Temple took a 10-2 lead on a 3-pointer by Enechionyia early in the first period and went up 22-9 on two free throws by senior guard Quenton DeCosey. Houston mounted a 13-4 run to cut Temple's lead to 26-22 on a jumper by Brown.
The Owls led 30-25 at the break, but the Cougars tied the game early in the second period and took a 38-35 lead on a 3-pointer by Dotson. Temple briefly regained the lead, but a 16-5 run put Houston up 54-44. The Owls rallied to tie the game on a 3-pointer by Enechionyia with 55 seconds to go. Senior guard Devin Coleman sank the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds remaining.
Top Game Performances
| Temple |
|
Houston |
|
Obi Enechionyia 26 |
Scoring |
Damyean Dotson 20 |
|
Josh Brown 5 |
Assists |
Galen Robinson Jr. 5 |
|
Josh Brown 10 |
Rebounds |
Devonta Pollard 14 |
|
Josh Brown 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Devonta Pollard 9 |
|
Josh Brown 3 |
Steals |
Ronnie Johnson 2 |
|
Quenton DeCosey 1 |
Blocks |
Devonta Pollard 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Temple
|
69 |
40.6 |
10-25 |
7-12 |
14 |
34 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| Houston
|
66 |
36.1 |
7-20 |
15-17 |
9 |
40 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
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