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Owls have cut 17-point deficit to 7 ... despite still shooting just 22.2% from the floor

Battle buries a 3 to close it to 21-17

Njie answers with a lay-in
23-17, SMU

Emory Lanier grabs loose ball and absolutely sells minimal foul by Temple's Jahlil White.
Hits 2 of 2 FTs
25-19

Four Mustangs — Smith, Phelps, Ambrose-Hylton, Odigie — have two fouls each

Odigie continues to scrap on the boards and already has 6 rebounds but continues to force shots and miss bunnies now hitting 1-6

Temple takes its first lead, then Nutall takes it back for SMU
27-26

Nutall cold as ice tonight and SMU basketball back to doing it's thing. Talk about blowing a huge lead quickly!

Battle takes outlet pass, throws down dunk over Nutall

30-27, Temple

Charleston Pony wrote:Nutall cold as ice tonight and SMU basketball back to doing it's thing. Talk about blowing a huge lead quickly!

Nutall 1/7, 0/4 on 3s

Williamson with beautiful left-handed up-and-under reverse to pull Poies to within a point

Temple 30, SMU 29
34 seconds left in first half

21-6 run by Temple? Back to playing SMU ball. Fun while it lasted.

Phelps with step-back 3 to give SMU 32-30 halftime lead (Temple alley-oop dunk waved off, went in after buzzer)

Arkpony wrote:21-6 run by Temple? Back to playing SMU ball. Fun while it lasted.

I actually got hopeful when our guys ran out to that big early lead but it wasn't as much SMU playing great as it was Temple looking horrible, but they are a better team than what we have so I fully expect Temple to come out strong to start the 2nd half and pull away to a double digit win. Hope I'm wrong but we do what we do

SMU halftime leaders

Points: Ambrose-Hylton (7)
Field goals: Phelps, Ambrose-Hylton, Williamson (2)
3-point field goals: Ambrose-Hylton (2)
Free throws: Lanier (2)
Rebounds: Odigie (6)
Offensive rebounds: Williamson (3)
Assists: Phelps (3)
Fouls: Phelps, Smith, Ambrose-Hylton, Odigie (2)
Turnovers: Njie, Phelps (2)
Blocked shots: Williamson, Njie (1)
Steals: Williamson (2)

Charleston Pony wrote:

Arkpony wrote:21-6 run by Temple? Back to playing SMU ball. Fun while it lasted.

I actually got hopeful when our guys ran out to that big early lead but it wasn't as much SMU playing great as it was Temple looking horrible, but they are a better team than what we have so I fully expect Temple to come out strong to start the 2nd half and pull away to a double digit win. Hope I'm wrong but we do what we do

I agree

Field goal %
SMU: 41
Temple: 33

3-point field goal %
SMU: 44
Temple: 21

Free throw %
SMU: 44
Temple: 70

Points run the paint
SMU: 12
Temple: 8

Fast-break points
SMU: 3
Temple: 8

Time leading in first half
SMU: 17:22
Temple: 2:27