Archive: November, 2011
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Temple was denied an opportunity to play for its first in-season tournament title since 1998.
Purdue defeated the Owls, 85-77, in Friday afternoon’s Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinal at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.
The Boilermakers (4-0) advanced to Sunday’s 7:30 p.m. championship game against the winner of Friday night’s Wichita State vs. Alabama game. The Owls (2-1), on the hand, will face the loser of the Wichita State vs. Alabama game in Sunday’s 5:30 p.m. third-place game.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- One would assume Temple has to face the Dallas Mavericks after listening to Owls coach Fran Dunphy.
“They are a team with very few weaknesses,” Dunphy said of the Purdue Boilermakers, Temple’s Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinal opponent. “I think they guard you very, very well … It’s going to be a great, great challenge for us.”
The Owls (2-0) advanced to Friday’s 1 p.m. contest with a 69-55 victory over Western Michigan on Thursday. Purdue (3-0) defeated Iona in a 91-90 thriller.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Temple defeated Western Michigan, 69-55, in Thursday’s opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.
The Owls (2-0) advance to Friday’s 1 p.m. semifinal against Purdue. The Broncos (0-2) will face Iona in Friday’s 3:30 p.m. consolation game.
All five of Temple’s starters scored in double figures.
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Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Temple’s regular-season finale against Kent State at Lincoln Financial Field on Nov. 26 will start at noon. The time of the Mid-American East Division football game was set Wednesday.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
What we do know is that Bernard Pierce is practicing, again.
But we will have to wait for the Temple tailback’s status for Saturday’s game against Army.
“I don’t know,” Addazio said Monday about Pierce being ready to start against the Black Knights. “I’m worried about today.”
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Never mind that Army lost four of its last five games. Disregard the Black Knights’ 0-6 record away from West Point.
Temple defense end Morkeith Brown said the Owls (6-4) are expecting stiff competition for Army (3-7) in Saturday’s contest at Lincoln Financial Field.
Here’s what Brown said about the Black Knights:
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Daniel Dingle, Quenton DeCosey and Devontae Watson have all signed scholarships to play basketball at Temple during the early signing period.
Dingle is a 6-foot-7 senior forward at St. Raymond’s High School in the Bronx. DeCosey is a 6-6 swingman at St. Joseph in Metuchen (N.J), while Watson is a 6-10 center at Lincoln Park Charter.
“We are excited to add these three young men the Temple basketball program,” Owls coach Fran Dunphy said Tuesday in statement. “They are all fine upstanding citizens from wonderful families. We are looking forward to great things from them during their Temple careers.”
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
The Mid-American Conference still ranks next to last in the ESPN Stats & Conference Power Rankings.
The SEC ranks first among the 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The Big 12 is second, followed by the Big Ten and the PAC 12.
Click here for the FBS conference rankings that were released Monday.
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Temple will be tough to beat in the Atlantic Ten if T.J. DiLeo keeps producing like he did Monday night.
With Khalif Wyatt suspended and Scootie Randall rehabilitating a knee injury, DiLeo received extended minutes off the bench against Penn. And the guard responded with a career night.
Entering the game after Juan Fernandez received his second foul, DiLeo went on to play a career-high 38 minutes in the Owls' 73-67 overtime victory at the Palestra.
Pompey is a native Philadelphian and a University of Pittsburgh graduate. Follow him on Twitter @pompeysgridlock. Reach Keith at kpompey@phillynews.com.
