In their final regular season contest, the Owls picked up their second straight victory heading into next week’s American Athletic Conference tournament.
After a week off following a Feb. 25 double overtime win against Tulane, Temple beat South Florida 72-60 on Sunday in Tampa, Florida.
The Owls (16-15, 7-11 The American) held onto a small lead for most of the first half. Temple led 27-24 with three minutes, 28 seconds left in the first. Then, freshman guard Quinton Rose stole the ball and took it down the court for a fastbreak dunk.
Rose’s dunk started an 8-2 run for Temple as the Owls led 35-26 at a halftime.