PHILADELPHIA – The long-awaited debut of the 2020-21 Temple men's basketball season was worth the wait, as the Owls looked very sharp in posting a 72-60 win over NJIT in front of cardboard cutouts at the Liacouras Center Saturday evening.
Senior captain De'Vondre Perry recorded his first collegiate double-double, scoring 12 points and pulling down a career-high 14 rebounds. Jeremiah Williams looked more than comfortable running the Cherry and White offense, tallying 11 points and dishing four assists in becoming the first Temple freshman guard to start a season opener since Mardy Collins in 2002.