National Basketball Association
Temple 81, Georgia 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Quentin Rose and Shizz Alston Jr. scored 25 points apiece as host Temple stayed undefeated by holding off Georgia Tuesday night, 81-77.
The Owls improved to 3-0 while Georgia fell to 1-1.
Rose and Alston were followed by Nate Pierre-Louis, who scored 16 points. Alston's effort enabled him to surpass the 1,000-point mark for his career, becoming the 53rd player in Temple history to accomplish the feat.
Derek Ogbeide enjoyed his second-straight double-digit scoring game for the Bulldogs, finishing with 16 points, followed by Rayshaun Hammonds with 13.
The win enabled the Owls to avenge an 18-point loss to Georgia last season in Athens, Ga.
The game went down to the final buzzer.
With the Bulldogs trailing by five, Ogbeide hit a pair of free throws with 1:12 to go to draw Georgia to within 77-74.
However, Rose would answer, hitting a short runner to push the margin back to five before Hammonds' 3-pointer made the score 79-77 with 27 seconds left.
After forcing a turnover on the inbounds pass with 22 seconds left, Ogbeide tried a jumper from the free-throw line with four seconds left, only to have the shot hit off the iron. After a quick foul, Alston hit a pair of free throws to account for the final score.
Temple led, 45-34, at the half before the Bulldogs cut the lead to four on a dunk by Ogbeide with under 17 minutes to play.
Despite pulling back ahead by nine, the Bulldogs continued to hang around, getting back-to-back 3-pointers by Tyree Crump to cut the lead to 73-68 with four minutes left. However, Temple kept finding answers.
A combined nine straight possessions resulted in points for both teams, which ultimately enabled the Owls to hang on for the win.
The Bulldogs committed 20 turnovers.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Temple |
|
Tyree Crump 16 |
Scoring |
Shizz Alston Jr. 25 |
|
Rayshaun Hammonds 3 |
Assists |
Shizz Alston Jr. 6 |
|
Derek Ogbeide 11 |
Rebounds |
Ernest Aflakpui 9 |
|
Tye Fagan 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Nate Pierre-Louis 6 |
|
Nicolas Claxton 2 |
Steals |
Shizz Alston Jr. 3 |
|
Nicolas Claxton 1 |
Blocks |
Ernest Aflakpui 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
77 |
50.9 |
4-10 |
17-22 |
15 |
30 |
4 |
9 |
20 |
| Temple
|
81 |
43.5 |
6-20 |
15-18 |
11 |
26 |
2 |
13 |
11 |