GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Temple 56, Houston 55
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Associated Press
HOUSTON - Damian Dunn scored 16 points and made the go-ahead free throw as Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston's go-ahead attempt in the final seconds as Temple held on and defeated the top-ranked Cougars 56-55.
Temple improved to 3-18 against No. 1 ranked teams. The Owls (12-9, 6-2 American Athletic Conference) earned their first win over a No. 1 ranked team since a 77-69 win at No. 1 Cincinnati on Feb. 20, 2000.
Tied at 55, Dunn made a free throw with 1:06 left to give Temple a one-point lead. Jamal Shead missed a 3-pointer and Nick Jourdain grabbed the rebound. Dunn missed a layup with 8 seconds left, and Jongkuch grabbed the rebound, but the Owls were whistled for a shot clock violation upon review.
Trailing by one, Shead drove to the basket but Jongkuch blocked it out of the bounds with 1.3 seconds left. Tramon Mark's tip-in attempt fell short at the buzzer to give the Owls the win.
Zach Hicks added 12 points for Temple, which snapped a six-game losing streak to Houston. The Owls shot 31% but were 20 of 22 from the free throw line.
Shead scored 13 points, and Marcus Sasser added 12 points for Houston (18-2, 6-1), which saw its nine-game winning streak snapped.
Houston shot 34% but were 11 of 21 from the free throw line.
Tied at 47, Temple used an 8-1 spurt to open up a 55-48 lead on two free throws by Jourdain with 6 1/2 minutes remaining. Houston responded with a 7-0 run to tie it at 55.
BIG PICTURE
Temple: The Owls improved to 2-0 this season against ranked opponents. . Temple did not make a field goal of the final 7:18 and were 5 of 21 from the field in the second half. . The Owls had 11 assists on 14 field goals.
Houston: With the game tied at the half at 30 apiece, it marked the first time this season the Cougars have not led at the half. . Coach Kelvin Sampson was issued a technical foul in the second half for arguing a foul call. . Houston outrebounded Temple 39-33.
January 22, 2023
| Temple | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| N. Jourdain | F | 34 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 0-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Z. Hicks | F | 32 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| K. Jongkuch | F | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| J. White | G | 32 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| H. Miller | G | 22 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Battle | 31 | 1-9 | 4-4 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| D. Dunn | 30 | 3-12 | 7-8 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| E. Okpomo | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 200 | 14-45 (.311) |
20-22 (.909) |
8-24 (.333) |
5-33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 56 | |
| Houston | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Walker | F | 32 | 3-12 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Roberts | F | 27 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| M. Sasser | G | 38 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| T. Mark | G | 33 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Shead | G | 33 | 4-16 | 2-2 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| R. Chaney | 15 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| E. Sharp | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| J. Francis | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| T. Arceneaux | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 19-56 (.339) |
11-21 (.524) |
6-17 (.353) |
12-39 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 55 | |
