PHILADELPHIA - Temple University senior guard Shizz Alston, Jr. picked up his second American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honor of the season, sharing this week's award with Houston's Galen Robinson.
Alston averaged 27.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals in leading the Owls to a 2-0 week. On Wednesday, the 6-4 guard scored a career-high 31 points and made a steal in the final seconds to secure a 65-63 win over UMass. He followed that up Saturday with 24 points and a career-high 11 assists to lead Temple to a 77-75 overtime win against Davidson in the Air Force Reserve Boardwalk Classic.