PHILADELPHIA - Temple men's basketball will look to make it a 2-0 week and a regular season sweep of USF when the Owls (18-7, 8-4) play the Bulls (17-7, 7-5) in Tampa at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 (ESPNU / 1210 AM WPHT).
Scouting Temple
> Temple rebounded from a tough loss at Tulsa with an 82-74 home win over SMU on Feb. 13, getting a game-high 28 points from senior Shizz Alston, Jr. and pulling away from the Mustangs late in the game.
> The SMU win was the 10th home victory for Temple, and the Owls now have nine 10-win seasons at the Liacouras Center under 13th-year head coach Fran Dunphy.