Saturday, February 12
Temple 73, Tulsa 58
The Temple women's basketball team (12-10, 7-4 AAC) got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane behind a triple-double performance from Aniya Gourdine. After a defensive battle in the opening minutes of the contest, the Owls took control in the second quarter to an eight-point lead into the half, a lead that they would not relinquish.
The win gave Head Coach Tonya Cardoza her 250th career win.
The first five minutes of the quarter was a defensive battle as the two sides combines for only four total points. A three-point basket from Tiarra East got the Owls into an offensive rhythm midway through the quarter. Two late turnovers led to five straight points for Tulsa including a three-pointer from Wyvette Mayberry to end the quarter.
A steal and a layup at the other end followed by a three-point basket from Gourdine contributed to five quick points for the Owls. Directly after, Williamson scored five straight points for TU to extend their lead into double-digits. After a brief scoring run from the Golden Hurricane, Emani Mayo drilled a three-pointer to keep Temple in front.
A three-pointer from Caranda Perea bookended by two baskets from Williamson stretched the Temple lead to 16. A 10-2 run for Tulsa in the next few minutes brought the Golden Hurricane back within striking distance. Buckets from Gourdine and Jalynn Holmes brought the Temple lead back to 14.
11 fourth quarter points for Davis gave the Owls a commanding lead for the rest of the contest. Gourdine recorded her 10th assist in the closing minutes to achieve a triple-double.
Wichita State 58, SMU 47
Wichita State snapped a four-game losing streak with a 58-47 win over SMU Saturday afternoon in Charles Koch Arena.
Wichita State (12-11, 3-7) put four in double figures and held SMU to 3-of-13 beyond the arc, while outrebounding the Mustangs by 13. The Shockers turned a three-point deficit heading into the final quarter into an 11-point victory.
Mariah McCully finished with a team-high 13 points to go with six rebounds and four assists. Asia Strong scored eight of her 12 points before halftime and Trajata Colbert scored nine of her 11 after halftime. Jane Asinde registered her seventh double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Both teams traded runs of 6-0 and 7-0 in the first five-plus minutes until SMU took its largest lead of 18-11 with 1:41 left in the period. The Shockers would then hold the Mustangs scoreless for the final 1:41 and score the final six points to make it 18-17 after 10 minutes.
McCully spearheaded the run with four points followed by a pair of Seraphine Bastin free throws.
The second quarter wasn't exactly an offensive clinic, as the two teams combined for three points over the first 7:00. Strong finally recorded the first points of the period with 2:45 remaining on an offensive rebound putback.
Strong would then cash in back-to-back three-pointers to cap a personal 8-0 scoring run to end the half, giving Wichita State a 25-23 lead.
Wichita State upped its lead to six right out of the locker room, but field goals would be hard to come by the rest of the quarter. The Shockers were held without a make from the field for the final 7:24, allowing SMU to retake the lead, 39-36.
Behind four points from Colbert, Wichita State began the final quarter on a 9-2 run to go back in front, 45-41. A lead they would never relinquish.
The Shockers would go on to out-score SMU 22-8 in the final 10 minutes and close the game on an 8-0 run.