Temple Men’s Basketball
Men’s basketball edges Delaware for third win
by Joey Cranney 25 November 2012
Despite an 80-75 win, coach Fran Dunphy said the men’s basketball team has to “get better at everything” after the Owls’ (3-0) game against Delaware (2-4) Sunday.
Temple was outshot by a margin of 57 percent to 48 percent and allowed two Blue Hens to score 20 or more points, but the balanced scoring attack of the Owls kept the game in Temple’s favor.
Temple had eight players score, including four in double digits. The Owls got 22 points from their bench after the unit scored five points against Rice on Nov. 17.
“Depth for us was great,” Dunphy said. “It’s great to have this much depth and we’re working at managing it.”
On the contrary, Delaware got 54 of its 75 points from two players. Junior guard Devon Saddler scored 25 and senior forward Jamelle Hagins 29 points and added 12 rebounds. Saddler and Hagins combined for 33 of Delaware’s 41 second-half points. Continue Reading