No. 3 Houston visits Temple after Battle's 26-point game

Published Feb. 4, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Houston Cougars (21-2, 9-1 AAC) at Temple Owls (14-9, 8-2 AAC)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Temple hosts the No. 3 Houston Cougars after Khalif Battle scored 26 points in Temple's 77-70 overtime victory over the UCF Knights.

The Owls are 7-5 on their home court. Temple is seventh in the AAC scoring 69.4 points while shooting 42.1% from the field.

The Cougars are 9-1 in AAC play. Houston is sixth in college basketball with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game led by J'wan Roberts averaging 2.5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Battle is averaging 17.8 points for the Owls. Damian Dunn is averaging 12.0 points over the last 10 games for Temple.

Marcus Sasser averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 16.2 points while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc. Jarace Walker is shooting 49.7% and averaging 10.8 points over the past 10 games for Houston.

LAST 10 GAMES: Owls: 8-2, averaging 69.3 points, 35.5 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 5.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points per game.

Cougars: 9-1, averaging 76.4 points, 33.8 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.