PHILADELPHIA (Palestra) - In the front end of a Philadelphia Big 5 doubleheader at the historic Palestra, Temple men's basketball defeated city rival La Salle 62-49. The Owls' 10th win of the season was rarely in doubt, and was earned with 50 percent shooting from the field.
Temple improved to 10-7 overall and 2-1 in the Big 5, while La Salle falls to 5-11 and has yet to win a city game this season at 0-3.
Josh Brown and Quenton DeCosey scored 12 points apiece to lead the Owls, shooting 5-of-8 and 4-of-8 from the field, respectively.