Temple Owls @ Tulane Green Wave
Temple wins 6th straight; beats Tulane 64-56
NEW ORLEANS -- Quenton DeCosey scored 15 points to help Temple hold off Tulane 64-56 on Wednesday night for its sixth straight win.
Temple trailed by two at halftime but outscored Tulane 20-8 over the first nine minutes of the second half for a 45-35 lead. Tulane came back and Tre Drye converted a three-point play to tie the game at 51-all with 4:48 left. Then Temple scored the next seven points, capped by a Jesse Morgan 3-pointer with 2:07 left.
Morgan and Will Cummings had 14 points apiece for Temple (12-4, 3-0 American). Jaylen Bond added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Jay Hook scored 14 and Dylan Osetkowski had 13 for Tulane (11-4, 2-1). Louis Dabney played through a sore ankle and scored 12 points.
Jonathan Stark, the reigning conference player of the week after scoring 20-plus in back-to-back games, finished with two points and 12 assists.
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Hal Lusk
Referee:Rick Crawford
Referee:Ray Natili
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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