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Thursday, December 08 2011 |
 TEMPLE 77, TOLEDO 58
UT was limited to a season-low 39.7 field-goal percentage in the contest, while the Owls’ 52.8 shooting mark was the highest by a Rocket opponent this season. Temple also held a 36-29 advantage on the boards and knocked down 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) three-point field-goal attempts.
Sophomore G Rian Pearson paced Toledo with 16 points and eight boards with freshman G Julius Brown junior G Dominique Buckley also in double figures with 12 points each.
Sophomore G Aaron Brown came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points for Temple, including a 5-for-8 effort from behind the three-point arc. Senior G Juan Fernandez and junior F Khalif Wyatt contributed 13 and 11 points, respectively.
The visitors took control early with a 16-4 spurt to take a 30-12 lead with just under nine minutes to play in the first half. UT countered though with 12 straight points (10 by Pearson) to bring the Rockets within 30-24 with 4:40 before the intermission. Brown’s trey ended the Owl drought though and Temple took a 36-27 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
Toledo crept to within 36-31 on a Buckley three-pointer early in the second stanza, but that was as close as it would come. An 11-0 Temple burst put the game away and gave the Owls a 73-50 cushion with 3:52 to play.
The Rockets return to action on Saturday, Dec. 10 with a matchup against Horizon League foe Loyola (IL). Tip-off time is set for 3:00 p.m. and will follow the UT women’s matchup vs. Cleveland State scheduled for a noon start.
Courtesy of Toledo Athletics |
