As the Owls took the floor against Connecticut, the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 Poll, in front of a nationally televised audience and sold out crowd of 3,392, they wanted to give their fans a game.
In the first half, Temple kept pace with the Huskies, but UConn pulled away in the second half on its way to a 85-60 victory on Sunday afternoon at McGonigle Hall.
“We knew we were going up against the giant,” coach Tonya Cardoza said. “That’s the first time I’ve been here since coaching against them that we put up a solid fight.