Saturday, December 11
Saint Joseph's 73, Temple 63
The Temple women's basketball team (5-4, 0-0 AAC) dropped a home contest to Saint Joseph's (4-6, 0-0 Atlantic 10) on Saturday afternoon, falling 73-63. The loss snaps the Owls three-game winning streak. The Owls led by one with just over three minutes remaining in the first half, but an 8-0 run gave the Hawks a seven-point lead entering the second half. The Owls fought in the second half to take the lead but were unable to do so.
The Hawks opened the game on a 13-4 run within the first seven minutes. Buckets by Emani Mayo, Davis, and Clinton ended the first quarter to help the Owls outscore the Hawks to cut the deficit.
The Owls opened the second period on a 12-4 run to take their first lead of the contest. A three-point basket from Clinton as well as seven points from Mayo helped close the gap. Three lead changes in the next few minutes gave the Hawks the lead with two minutes remaining in the quarter. Saint Joseph's ended the quarter on an 8-0 run to end the period and take a seven-point lead going into the break.
A three-pointer by SJU's Katie Jekot stretched the lead to 10, but the Owls responded with a 5-0 run to cut the deficit shortly after. Five consecutive points from Davis kept the Owls within the striking distance, but TU was not able to get enough stops to take the lead. The Hawks ended the quarter on a 5-0 run of their own to take an eight-point lead going into the final period.
Three-pointers from both teams kept the Hawks advantage at eight in the early goings of the fourth quarter. Buckets from Davis and Alexa Williamson gained a little momentum for the Owls, but TU was unable to capitalize as St. Joe's kept the Owls at arm's length throughout the rest of the contest.
Wichita State 77, Grambling State 47
Wichita State used a second quarter 18-0 run to cruise to a 77-47 win over Grambling State Saturday afternoon in Charles Koch Arena.
Wichita State (8-2) moved its record to 6-0 inside Charles Koch Arena this season and ties the best 10-game start in school history at 8-2, joining the 1982-83, 1996-97, 1998-99 and 2013-14 teams.
DJ McCarty poured in a team and season-high 18 points – 13 in the second half to go with three steals. Asia Strong scored 13 of her 15 points before halftime and Mariah McCully added 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.
McCully (4), McCarty (3) and Seraphine Bastin (3) accounted for 10 of the team's 12 steals on the afternoon.
The Shockers shot a season-best 49.2 percent from the field, including a 6-of-11 mark from downtown. Wichita State executed in most areas, minus its 19 turnovers. Defensively, Wichita State held Grambling to just 33.3 percent shooting and 6-of-23 from long range.
Wichita State jumped out to an early 8-2 lead, but the Shockers went the final 3:00 without a score. That scoreless drought allowed the Tigers to score the final eight points of the period to take a 14-13 lead.
A much better second 10 minutes turned a one-point deficit into a 16-point lead (37-21) at halftime thanks to an 18-0 run covering 6:16. Wichita State outscored the Tigers 24-7 in the quarter.
Strong powered the Wichita State offense to the tune of 13 first half points. Wichita State was able to offset 12 first half turnovers behind 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc and a 50 percent mark overall.
The trio of McCully, McCarty and Carla Bremaud combined to score 14 of Wichita State's 21 points in the third quarter to extend its lead to 22.
McCarty did most of her damage in the final quarter with the game in hand. She scored nine points in the final frame, while Ella Anciaux (6) and Carla Budane (4) combined for the other 10 points in the quarter.