It wasn’t their flashiest or most consistent win. But it might’ve been their most impressive one.
The Red Storm defeated Temple in Brooklyn on Monday night, 78-72, setting the stage for an old-Big East rivalry game with Syracuse for the Empire Classic Championship on Tuesday. Despite a back-and-forth contest that saw the Owls retake the lead with under two minutes of regulation left to play, the Johnnies held on to move to 5-0 on the young season.
“It just shows that we’re getting better,” Mike Anderson said in a postgame media conference, referencing his team’s high-intensity effort to close out the game.