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Wichita State Shockers vs Temple Owls Recap - Temple Wins 65-53

Temple got 19 points from Quinton Rose as they ran past Wichita State 65-53 on Wednesday at Liacouras Center.

Temple won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.

Monty Scott had 11 points for Temple and Jake Forrester chipped in with 11 points. Quinton Rose had 3 assists for them, while Nate Pierre-Louis was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Wichita State got 20 points from Jaime Echenique in a losing cause and another 16 points from Jamarius Burton. Trey Wade contributed 3 assists for them, while Jaime Echenique had 13 rebounds.

Temple trailed at halftime, 32-27.

Temple had a 31-29 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Temple heads into a battle against Southern Methodist. Wichita State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Houston.