It was more of the same Saturday night for the Houston Cougars, and it was entertaining yet maddening. Houston’s offense continued to look phenomenal like they have nearly every week, but the defense hit a new low. Temple jumped out to an early lead, and never gave it back in the 59-49 thriller.
Temple began the game with trick plays and gimmick formations to get in the heads of the Cougars, and it worked. They abandoned that strategy, however, after realizing that they didn’t need it. The Owls found out that simple plays would be enough to win the game, and it resulted in a record breaking performance by Ryquell Armstead.