Official Site of the Owls · Jan 26, 2019
Women's Basketball Snaps Skid with Decisive Win over ECU
PHILADELPHIA – Alliya Butts and Mia Davis combined for 48 points to lead the Temple women's basketball to an 84-62 win over visiting ECU Saturday at McGongile Hall. The Owls snapped a seven-game losing skid to improve to 5-14, 1-5 in American Athletic Conference play while the Pirates dropped their fourth straight and are now 10-9, 1-5.
Keys to the Game
> Temple's defense held ECU to 30.6 percent (22-72) shooting from the field and just 2-of-15 (13.3%) from long range.
> The Owls broke the game open in the third quarter, using a 12-4 run over a three-minute stretch to extend their advantage to 19 points (57-38). ECU would get no closer than 15 the remainder of the contest.