East Carolina Pirates @ Temple Owls
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 35 | 53 | |
TEM | 34 | 32 | 66 |
Temple cruises past East Carolina 66-53
PHILADELPHIA -- Will Cummings scored 17 points and Temple cruised to a 66-53 victory over East Carolina on Saturday afternoon.
Cummings was a perfect 7 of 7 from the line and had six assists. Jesse Morgan added 14 points, Josh Brown chipped in 10, and Jaylen Bond finished with 16 boards for Temple (19-7, 10-3), which holds third place in the American Athletic Conference.
The Owls closed out the first half on a 10-1 run to lead 34-18 at the break, and East Carolina could get no closer than 11 points in the second half. A three-point play from Brown and a pair of free throws from Cummings gave Temple an 18-point advantage with 5:46 to play.
The Owls didn't score in the final 4:20, but just five points from East Carolina wasn't enough to close the deficit.
Terry Whisnant scored 13 points for the Pirates (11-14, 4-8).
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Alfred Smith
Referee:Clarence Armstrong
Referee:Ted Valentine
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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