Temple puts streak on line vs St. Joe's

Published Dec. 9, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Temple (6-3) vs. Saint Joseph's (5-4)

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena, Philadelphia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Temple looks for its sixth straight win of the season as it goes up against Saint Joseph's. Temple is looking to extend its current five-game winning streak. Saint Joseph's is coming off a 78-71 win at home over Penn on Wednesday.

SQUAD LEADERS: The dynamic Jordan Hall is putting up 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists to lead the charge for the Hawks. Complementing Hall is Taylor Funk, who is maintaining an average of 14.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. The Owls are led by Khalif Battle, who is averaging 16.7 points.

KEY FACILITATOR: Hall has been directly responsible for 49 percent of all Saint Joseph's field goals over the last three games. Hall has 25 field goals and 15 assists in those games.

SHARING THE BURDEN: Temple is a perfect 5-0 when at least three of its players score 10 or more points. The team is 1-3 when fewer than three Owls players score in double-figures.

ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Owls have recently gotten buckets via assists more often than the Hawks. Saint Joseph's has an assist on 37 of 81 field goals (45.7 percent) across its previous three matchups while Temple has assists on 41 of 74 field goals (55.4 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Temple has attempted the second-most free throws among all AAC teams. The Owls have averaged 22.7 free throws per game, including 25.8 per game over their five-game winning streak.

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