What a difference five minutes can make.
With 15:53 left to play in the second half the Bearcats trailed Temple 39-34. With 10:07 remaining they led 51-45. The lightning-fast 17-6 run propelled the Bearcats (16-2, 6-0 American) to their ninth straight victory, and second win over Temple (10-10, 1-6 American) this season.
Troy Caupain led the Bearcats with perhaps his most well-rounded performance of the season, scoring 18 points, and adding nine rebounds, and seven assists. The senior guard provided a big lift from the free-throw line where he hit 8 of 9 foul shots. The team shot 20 of 24 from the free-throw line, proving the difference in an 81-74 contest.