MEMPHIS - With a huge run to close the first half, Temple men's basketball had enough cushion to hold off Memphis in the second and sweep the season series against the Tigers (18-8, 8-5), winning 74-62 at FedEx Forum. In his first career start, freshman Quinton Rose led the Owls (14-12, 5-8) with 18 points including 13 in the second half.
Temple's run was 25-2 over the last 11:43 of the opening period, and extended to 28-2 with the first bucket of the second half. The Owls' largest lead of the game was 19 points with 13 minutes left, but Memphis cut the advantage to as few as three points near the six-minute mark.