Temple hands No. 18 Memphis first conference loss with 88-81 victory
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 21 points, Quante Berry added 19 and Temple upset No. 18 Memphis 88-81 on Thursday night.
Shane Dezonie added 15 points for the Owls (11-6 overall, 3-1 American), who had lost six in a row to the Tigers.
PJ Haggerty scored 21 for Memphis (13-4, 3-1), which was trying to improve to 4-0 in the conference for the first time since 2013. Tyrese Hunter scored 16 points and Dain Dainja had 14 points for the Tigers, who entered 4-0 in true road games.
Nicholas Jourdain, who played his first three seasons at Temple before transferring to Memphis before last season, contributed 11 points.
Temple played without point guard Lynn Greer III for the second straight contest. Greer missed the first nine games due to an NCAA-imposed suspension, then returned for four games before sitting out against Wichita State on Jan. 3 due to what the team called “personal reasons.” Greer is no longer on Temple’s roster on the website, and his father, Temple’s No. 2 career scorer Lynn Greer, who is the Owls’ chief of staff, was not on the team’s bench against Memphis.
Memphis: The Tigers, whose nonconference wins include Missouri, UConn, Clemson, Virginia and Mississippi, are in great shape for an NCAA at-large bid should they not win the AAC conference tournament and gain the league’s automatic bid.
Temple: Beating Memphis is the marquee win in second-year coach Adam Fisher’s tenure. It is also a confidence-builder for the Owls, whose last NCAA tournament appearance came in 2019.
Haggerty missed two free throws with 1:57 remaining with a chance to cut the margin to two points. Stanford broke free for a wide-open dunk on the Owls’ ensuing possession, a four-point swing that was pivotal for Temple.
Memphis: At Charlotte on Sunday
Temple: Host Tulane on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Moussa Cisse vs. Steve Settle III (Tigers gains possession) | ||
| 19:45 |  | +2 | Nicholas Jourdain makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | | +2 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | | Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:47 | | PJ Haggerty offensive rebound | ||
| 18:41 | | +2 | PJ Haggerty makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:19 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 18:19 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Moussa Cisse steals) | ||
| 18:14 | | PJ Haggerty misses two point layup | ||
| 18:12 | | Aiden Tobiason defensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | Quante Berry turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 17:50 | | Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Aiden Tobiason steals) | ||
| 17:35 | | Steve Settle III turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Hunter steals) | ||
| 17:13 | | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:11 | | Owls defensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | +2 | Quante Berry makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | | Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:41 | | Aiden Tobiason defensive rebound | ||
| 16:32 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Colby Rogers steals) | ||
| 16:06 | | PJ Haggerty misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:04 | | Steve Settle III defensive rebound | ||
| 15:45 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 15:43 | | Owls offensive rebound | ||
| 15:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:40 | | Dain Dainja blocks Jamal Mashburn Jr.'s two point jump shot | ||
| 15:38 | | Dante Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 15:30 | | Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:28 | | Nicholas Jourdain offensive rebound | ||
| 15:28 | | +2 | Nicholas Jourdain makes two point layup | 6-4 |
| 15:28 | | Elijah Gray shooting foul (Nicholas Jourdain draws the foul) | ||
| 15:28 | | +1 | Nicholas Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-4 |
| 15:11 | | +3 | Steve Settle III makes three point jump shot (Aiden Tobiason assists) | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | | Dain Dainja misses two point layup | ||
| 14:50 | | Owls defensive rebound | ||
| 14:50 | | Nicholas Jourdain personal foul | ||
| 14:32 | | +2 | Elijah Gray makes two point jump shot | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | | Dante Harris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:12 | | Steve Settle III defensive rebound | ||
| 13:58 | | Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 13:58 | | +1 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | | +1 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-11 |
| 13:45 | | Zion Stanford personal foul | ||
| 13:33 | | Quante Berry blocks Tyrese Hunter's two point jump shot | ||
| 13:31 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 13:26 | | Dain Dainja misses two point layup | ||
| 13:24 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 13:24 | | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 13:06 | | Elijah Gray turnover (lost ball) (Dain Dainja steals) | ||
| 12:53 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | | Quante Berry misses two point layup | ||
| 12:36 | | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | ||
| 12:30 | | +2 | Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup | 11-11 |
| 12:30 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. shooting foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 12:30 | | +1 | Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-11 |
| 12:14 | | +3 | Elijah Gray makes three point jump shot (Shane Dezonie assists) | 12-14 |
| 11:56 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Dain Dainja assists) | 15-14 |
| 11:49 | | Dante Harris personal foul | ||
| 11:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:34 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Hunter steals) | ||
| 11:30 | | Dante Harris turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 11:07 | | Elijah Gray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point layup | 15-16 |
| 10:38 | | Dain Dainja misses two point layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Elijah Gray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Dain Dainja blocks Zion Stanford's two point layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Owls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Owls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Zion Stanford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Nicholas Jourdain makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 17-16 |
| 9:35 | | Matteo Picarelli misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Shane Dezonie offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Shane Dezonie makes two point layup | 17-18 |
| 9:08 | | PJ Haggerty misses two point layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Zion Stanford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Zion Stanford misses two point layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Shane Dezonie offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Shane Dezonie misses two point layup | ||
| 8:53 | | Shane Dezonie offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Shane Dezonie misses two point layup | ||
| 8:45 | | PJ Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Shane Dezonie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Shane Dezonie misses two point layup | ||
| 8:32 | | Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Quante Berry makes three point jump shot (Steve Settle III assists) | 17-21 |
| 8:02 | | Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Quante Berry defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Quante Berry offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Quante Berry makes two point layup | 17-23 |
| 7:37 | | Tigers 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:37 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:12 | | Aiden Tobiason personal foul | ||
| 7:01 | | Tyrese Hunter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Steve Settle III defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Steve Settle III turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 6:21 | | Quante Berry shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul) | ||
| 6:21 | | Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:21 | | +1 | Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-23 |
| 5:52 | | Elijah Gray turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 5:32 | | +3 | Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists) | 21-23 |
| 5:06 | | +3 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot (Steve Settle III assists) | 21-26 |
| 4:54 | | Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 4:35 | | Colby Rogers personal foul | ||
| 4:25 | | Quante Berry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | PJ Haggerty defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Quante Berry defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Shane Dezonie makes three point jump shot (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists) | 21-29 |
| 3:43 | | Dante Harris misses two point layup | ||
| 3:41 | | Moussa Cisse offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point layup | 23-29 |
| 3:19 | | +3 | Shane Dezonie makes three point jump shot (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists) | 23-32 |
| 3:16 | | Owls 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:16 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Nicholas Jourdain assists) | 26-32 |
| 2:27 | | Dain Dainja shooting foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-33 |
| 2:27 | | +1 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-34 |
| 2:09 | | Nicholas Jourdain offensive foul | ||
| 2:09 | | Nicholas Jourdain turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | Shane Dezonie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Moussa Cisse defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Nicholas Jourdain misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Shane Dezonie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Quante Berry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Nicholas Jourdain defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 28-34 |
| 0:36 | | +2 | Steve Settle III makes two point layup (Quante Berry assists) | 28-36 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point hook shot (Tyrese Hunter assists) | 30-36 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |