There was nothing Temple fans wanted more than to be able to chant “I believe that we have won” at the end of the Owls’ season-opener on Friday night. When the duel between the Owls and Big 5 rival La Salle ended, the crowd got what it wanted.
With five seconds left in the game, sophomore guard Shizz Alston Jr. sealed the victory for the Owls when he made his last two free throws to put the Owls up by five points.
Alston got three steals and scored 10 of his 14 points in the game’s final 25 minutes to help the Owls earn a 97-92 victory in overtime at the Liacouras Center.