HOUSTON - Sophomore Obi Enechionyia scored a career-high 26 points to lead Temple men's basketball to a come-from-behind win at Houston, 69-66 on Sunday night. The Owls keep the top spot in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 11-3, and improve to 17-9 overall.
Temple has now won six straight conference games, with tonight's road victory avenging a 77-50 home loss to the Cougars (19-8, 9-6) on January 2.
The Owls led by 13 in the first half before falling behind by as many as 10 in the second. They closed the game on an 8-2 run with huge three-pointers for both Enechionyia and senior Devin Coleman.