Hot 3-point shooting and stifling defense propelled Houston to its second 30+ point victory over Temple, defeating the Owls 89-52 Wednesday afternoon.
The Cougars forced 30 turnovers in the team’s 80-46 win over the Owls earlier in the season and looked to bring that same defensive tenacity into Philadelphia.
Sophomore guard Britney Onyeje hit two early threes to get the scoring started and to kickstart the Cougars’ hot shooting night from beyond the arc. Onyeje finished with a team-high 19 points, including hitting five 3-pointers.
The Cougars capitalized on early Owls’ turnovers and sprinted out to an early double-digit lead they would never relinquish in the first quarter.