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Temple Defeats Tulane 86-76 - Recap

Tulane was burned for 25 points by Levan Shawn Alston Jr. on Saturday as Temple picked up a 86-76 win at Liacouras Center.

Temple won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -10.5-point spread.

Mark Williams had 20 points for Temple and Obi Enechionyia chipped in with 14 points. Levan Shawn Alston Jr. had 5 assists for them, while Levan Shawn Alston Jr. was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

Tulane got 21 points from Cameron Reynolds in a losing cause and another 14 points from Malik Morgan. Malik Morgan contributed 4 assists for them, while Malik Morgan had 13 rebounds.

Temple was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Tulane won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 49-44.

Temple heads into a battle against South Florida. Tulane, meanwhile, will have their next action against Memphis.