PHILADELPHIA – Aaron McKie made his debut as the Temple men's basketball head coach Tuesday night a successful one as the Owls held off city-foe Drexel for a 70-62 win in front of 7,025 fans at the Liacouras Center.
Game Summary
> Temple looked equally good and bad during their season-opener, making athletic plays like a first half tomahawk dunk by senior Quinton Rose while making unforced turnovers that kept them from pulling away from the upstart Dragons.
> Temple made 11 steals in the contests while forcing 17 Drexel turnovers. On the flipside, the Dragons won the battle of the boards, 46-39, and pulled down 16 offensive caroms.