After a poor shooting performance in the first matchup between the two teams, Temple’s shots were falling on Sunday afternoon against South Florida in Tampa, Florida.
Temple (21-5, 11-2 American Athletic Conference) shot 40.6 percent from the floor and 44 percent from 3-point range to even the season series with a 77-71 win against South Florida, ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. 77-71.
Temple, the No. 25 ranked team in Division I, shot 25.8 percent from the field in its game against the Bulls on Jan. 29 at McGonigle Hall.
“Our shots were just falling today, that is something we needed to do,” coach Tonya Cardoza said.