Quenton DeCosey – Temple Update

DeCosey’s Last Second Heroics Lift Temple Over UCF

Sat, 27 Feb 2016 21:45:58 +0000

PHILADELPHIA – With three seconds left on the clock on Hooter’s birthday, Quenton DeCosey pulled up from the foul line, and knocked down the game-winning bucket for Temple (18-10, 12-4) as the Owls took down UCF (11-16, 5-11) 63-61. DeCosey scored 18 points in the victory and Temple is now 13-1 when he scores 15 points or more. The game-saving bucket keeps Temple undefeated on Hooter’s birthday at…

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Temple Defeats the Undefeated

Sun, 24 Jan 2016 23:13:45 +0000

For the third time this season Temple has defeated a top 25 team. And for the 7th time in the past 8 seasons they have defeated a top 10 opponent. Temple’s 89-80 victory would put an end to Southern Methodist University’s undefeated season, they were previously the only undefeated remaining team in the country. Devin Coleman was “…spectacular…if you’re going to get special wins, you’re going to…

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Owls Rout Towson 76-64 for Second Consecutive Victory

Sat, 13 Dec 2014 06:22:14 +0000

Temple remained perfect at home Wednesday with a 76-64 victory against the Towson Tigers. Scoring was hard to find in the first half early with the Owls failing to convert a field goal until 13:41 with a three from junior Daniel Dingle. Luckily, Towson, who relies on a balanced offensive attack, didn’t fare much better. With only hitting two shots during the Owls’ drought, the Tigers failed to…

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Men’s basketball wins thriller over LaSalle at the Palestra

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:04:37 +0000

There is nothing quite like Philadelphia college hoops. The Temple Owls faced off against the LaSalle Explorers at the Palestra. Also known as the “Cathedral of College Basketball”, the Palestra has hosted more basketball games then any other venue in the country. For years, it was a ritual for the student sections at the Big 5 games to throw streamers onto the court after their school’s first…

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Men’s basketball loses heartbreaker to St. Joe’s

Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:50:05 +0000

Big5Magic was a buzz on the Twitter sphere on Wednesday night as 4 of the 5 Philadelphia Big 5 teams faced off against one another. LaSalle hosted #12 Villanova while the Owls traveled up City Avenue to take on the Saint Joseph’s Hawks. The Big 5 is comprised of Temple, St. Josephs, LaSalle, Villanova, and Penn. All five of these teams are Philadelphia-area colleges who have been battling since…

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