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| MEDIA INFORMATION |
| Date |
Wednesday, December 12 | 7:00 p.m.
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| Location |
Philadelphia, Pa. | Liacouras Center
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Live Video
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OwlAccess
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| Audio |
WBAL-AM (1090) | Listen Online |
| Live Stats |
Click Here |
| Game Notes |
Towson | Temple
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| Blog |
TowsonTigers.com |
| Twitter |
@Towson_MBB |
TOWSON TIGERS
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| Record |
4-5, 0-0 CAA |
| Last Game |
Dec. 8 - at No. 15 Georgetown, L, 46-40
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| Head Coach |
Pat Skerry (Tufts, 1992) |
TEMPLE OWLS
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| Record |
6-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10
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| Last Game |
Dec. 8 - vs. No. 2 Duke (Izod Center), L, 90-67
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| Head Coach |
Fran Dunphy (LaSalle, '70) |
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PHILADELPHIA Pa. - The Towson men's basketball team will conclude its 10-game road swing on Wednesday as the Tigers travel to the Liacouras Center to take on the Temple Owls.
The game, which can be heard live on WBAL-AM (1090) with Gerry Sandusky and Vince Angotti on the call, is set to tip at 7 p.m.
The Tigers (4-5) are coming off two of their best efforts of the season last week as they defeated defending America East champions Vermont (68-64) on Wednesday before narrowly falling at No. 15 Georgetown (46-40) on Saturday.
Junior forward Jerrelle Benimon was named the Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Week yesterday after averaging 20.0 points and 13.0 rebounds in those contests. Benimon has registered a double-double in five of his last seven games.
Freshman guard Jerome Hairston (9.8 ppg) is second on the team in scoring and tops the team in assists (23) and steals (19). Junior guard Mike Burwell (9.2 ppg), junior forward Marcus Damas (8.3 ppg) and graduate student Bilal Dixon (7.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg) round out the Tiger starters.
Temple (6-1) is coming off its first loss of the season, a 90-67 setback against No. 2 Duke.
The Owls, under the direction of seventh-year head coach Fran Dunphy, are led be the play of senior guards Scootie Randall (15.1 pgg) and Khalif Wyatt. Besides topping the team in scoring, Randall also leads Temple in rebounding (7.1 rpg.), three-pointers (15) and minutes played (35.7 mpg). Wyatt (13.9 ppg) paces the Owls and ranks sixth in the Atlantic 10 Conference in assists, averaging 4.6 per game.
Temple has won both all-time meetings against Towson, with the squad's last meeting on Dec. 6, 2007.
-TowsonTigers.com-
