Temple University men’s basketball fans stormed the court in a wild celebration as the Owls knocked off Villanova for the first time in 10 years!
“Temple was one of the big-time programs,” Battle said. “We’re just trying to bring it back to that. Bring our name back. It was a big deal.”
Turned out, a foul was called on Villanova’s Eric Dixon and Hicks went to the free-throw line with 0.2 on the clock and hundreds of Temple students stuffed behind the other basket ready to sprint out again. “It's great for the players to see, that's that college energy that these kids go play college basketball for,” McKie said.Caleb Daniels led Villanova with 19 points and Dixon had 18. Villanova averaged 26 3-point attempts per-game last season but shot only 2 of 7 against Temple. The Owls denied shots on the perimeter and forced the Wildcats to try passes into the paint, which they hit with mixed results.
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