In American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday (Feb. 8), Temple senior Quinton Rose became The American's all-time leader in points with 1,718, surpassing the previous record of 1,710 held by Rob Gray (Houston '18).
Temple 97, SMU 90 (OT) -
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Quinton Rose scored 10 of his 25 points in overtime, including the first nine without a miss and Temple rallied past SMU, 97-90, on Saturday.
With the game tied at 80 after regulation, Rose opened the extra period with a jump shot, then answered every SMU basket until canning a 3-pointer that put Temple ahead for keeps at 89-85 halfway through. The Mustangs went through a stretch of missing 6 of 7 from the field.
Still, Kendric Davis (23 points and 10 assists) converted a three-point play that brought SMU to 91-90 with 42 seconds left but Alani Moore II, Monty Scott, Nate Pierre-Louis and Rose were 6-of-8 at the line the rest of the way.
Scott finished with 22 points and six assists for Temple (12-11, 4-7 American Athletic Conference), Moore added 14 points and five assists. Jake Forrester scored 11 for the Owls, who shot 59% from the field (35-for-59) with a season-high 24 assists and 40 points off the bench.
The Owls trailed by 17 at halftime but shot 68% after the break, including 6-for-7 from distance, to catch up
SMU's Tyson Jolly, who scored 13 points and was 7-for-7 at the line, hit three free throws to even the score at 80 and send the game to overtime. Isiaha Mike added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Mustangs (16-6, 6-4).
USF 75, Memphis 73 -
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- David Collins made a layup with 59 seconds remaining to give USF the lead en route to a 75-73 win over Memphis on Saturday. Collins followed his key score with a jump shot to help wrap up the win for the Bulls.
Collins and Laquincy Rideau scored 21 points apiece to lead the Bulls. Rideau also had six rebounds.
Justin Brown had 14 points and 16 rebounds for South Florida (11-12, 4-6 American Athletic Conference). Rashun Williams added seven rebounds.
Tyler Harris had 17 points for the Tigers (17-6, 6-4). Alex Lomax added 14 points. Boogie Ellis had 14 points.
The Bulls evened the season series against the Tigers with the win. Then-No. 21 Memphis defeated South Florida 68-64 on Jan. 12.
ECU 81, Tulane 67 -
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jayden Gardner scored 20 points, freshman Tristen Newton added 18 points and a season-high nine rebounds, and East Carolina ended its seven-game road losing streak, getting past Tulane, 81-67, on Saturday.
Gardner also had nine rebounds. Tyrie Jackson had 11 points for East Carolina (10-14, 4-7 American Athletic Conference). Brandon Suggs added 11 points.
Christion Thompson had 21 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals for the Green Wave (10-13, 2-9), who have now lost seven straight games. K.J. Lawson added 20 points. Nic Thomas had 10 points.
The Pirates improve to 2-0 against the Green Wave this season.