National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 70, East Carolina 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 5, 2015
Where: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, North Carolina
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Bryan Kersey, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 4790

Temple 70, East Carolina 56:
Will Cummings collected 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the visiting Owls knocked off the Pirates to wrap up a bye in the American Athletic Conference tournament.

Quenton DeCosey added 11 points and eight boards and Josh Brown scored 11 off the bench for Temple (21-9, 12-5 AAC), which ensured itself of at least the No. 4 spot in the conference. Jaylen Bond grabbed six rebounds as the Owls built up a 41-34 advantage on the glass.

Caleb White was the only player to reach double figures with 13 points off the bench for East Carolina (13-17, 6-11). Terry Whisnant led the starters with nine points while B.J. Tyson scored eight for the Pirates.

Paris Roberts-Campbell capped a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer to pull East Carolina within 50-45 with 15 minutes left but DeCosey hit a floater and found Coleman for a layup to extend the lead to 10 points with 9 1/2 minutes to play. Tyson got the Pirates within eight with five minutes left before Brown and Cummings buried back-to-back 3-pointers and Temple surged to the finish.

The Pirates rode the momentum of senior night out to a quick 11-3 lead and were ahead by six just past the midway points of the half before the Owls got hot and surged to a 41-33 lead at the break. DeCosey’s basket capped a 6-0 burst and pushed Temple’s advantage to 50-38 with just under 17 minutes to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
East Carolina G Antonio Robinson planted awkwardly on a layup attempt with 10:15 left in the game and was on the ground for several minutes before being helped to his feet and heading to the locker room. … The game was delayed 25 minutes at the start due to a lighting issue. … Temple is tied with Cincinnati for third place in the AAC and finishes up the regular season by hosting Connecticut on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
 
Temple   East Carolina
Will Cummings 16 Scoring Caleb White 13
Will Cummings 6 Assists Antonio Robinson 5
Quenton DeCosey 8 Rebounds Caleb White 7
Will Cummings 2 Free Throws Made Antonio Robinson 2
Josh Brown 3 Steals Antonio Robinson 2
Jaylen Bond 1 Blocks Marshall Guilmette 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Temple 70 41.5 9-26 7-11 19 40 3 10 10
East Carolina 56 41.2 6-21 8-15 13 31 3 4 12