National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 78, East Carolina 60
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 9, 2016
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Peter Juzenas, # Steve Olson, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 4524
By The Sports Xchange

Temple won for the fourth time in its last five games, defeating East Carolina 78-60 on Saturday night at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

The Owls (8-6, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) came back from a halftime deficit for the first time this season.

Senior guard Quenton DeCosey scored a game-high 24 points for Temple. Junior guard Josh Brown added 12 points and sophomore forward Obi Enechionyia had 10.

The Owls pulled away with a 28-10 run down the stretch, snapping a 50-50 tie with 11:07 left in the game.

East Carolina (8-8, 0-3) was led by junior guard Caleb White's team-high 14 points. Junior forward Clarence Williams scored 12 points for the Pirates, who led 38-33 at halftime.

East Carolina was up by as much as 38-27 on a White 3-point shot with 1:44 left in the first half but went nearly seven minutes without scoring. The Pirates' last lead was 46-45 with 13:59 left in the game on freshman guard Kentrell Barkley's free throw.
Top Game Performances
 
East Carolina   Temple
Caleb White 14 Scoring Quenton DeCosey 24
Prince Williams 5 Assists Josh Brown 8
Michael Zangari 5 Rebounds Jaylen Bond 12
Michael Zangari 2 Free Throws Made Quenton DeCosey 3
B.J. Tyson 1 Steals Jaylen Bond 2
Kentrell Barkley 1 Blocks Devin Coleman 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
East Carolina 60 45.3 8-16 4-7 12 19 1 3 9
Temple 78 50.0 13-33 7-9 18 31 2 5 8