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Tulsa Defense Smothers Temple on Saturday, 76-58

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TULSA, Okla. — Sterling Taplin scored a game-high 14 points and Tulsa held Temple to a season-low 30.6-percent shooting on its way to a 76-58 win on Saturday afternoon at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

Taplin went 6-of-9 from the field for the Golden Hurricane (14-10, 4-7), who shot a season-high 55.4-percent. He led a balanced effort for Tulsa, which finished with five players in double-figures, including DaQuan Jeffries (13 points), Martins Igbanu (12 points), Darien Jackson (10 points) and Jeriah Horne (10 points).