PHILADELPHIA - Quinton Rose scored a career-high 29 points while Shizz Alston, Jr. added 22 as Temple took down Tulane, 80-69 to give Hooter the Owl a win on his birthday for the 13th time in 14 years. The Owls (21-8, 11-5) led by as many as 21 points early in the second half, and by at least 10 points for all but 15 seconds from that point on.
Game Summary
> Temple forced 14 turnovers on Tulane (4-24, 0-16), and finished with a 21-8 edge in points off turnovers.
> The Green Wave had a significant advantage on the glass with 49 rebounds to the Owls' 35, but Temple's 47 percent shooting (compared to Tulane's 37.