Bascoe leads Villanova against Temple after 26-point showing

Published Dec. 6, 2024 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Temple Owls (4-3) at Villanova Wildcats (5-3)

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Villanova takes on Temple after Jasmine Bascoe scored 26 points in Villanova's 81-65 victory over the Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks.

The Wildcats have gone 3-0 in home games. Villanova has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.

The Owls are 3-1 on the road. Temple is ninth in the AAC scoring 61.6 points per game and is shooting 35.7%.

Villanova averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.7 more made shots than the 5.3 per game Temple allows. Temple's 35.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.3 percentage points lower than Villanova has allowed to its opponents (41.0%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Bascoe is scoring 15.4 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Tiarra East is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 4.7 rebounds for the Owls.

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