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Temple has averaged only 10.6 turnovers per game, 8th lowest in the country.

Temple’s 12.3 steals per game has gone hand in hand with opponents averaging 17.6 turnovers per game- 7 more turnovers per game than Temple commits. Such has resulted Temple scoring more points, and opponents fewer points, as provided Temple with 7 extra scoring opportunities per game, and opponents having 7 less scoring opportunities they otherwise would have had.

With Temple about to play better competition, we’ll have to wait and see if Temple can continue to win the turnover margin by such a wide margin, and continue to hold opponents to shooting only 40.6 percent on two’s, 30.9 percent on three-pointers, and 61.1 percent at the foul-line.

It’s imperative that Temple maintain it’s pressure defense on the perimeter so opponents do not increase the number of three’s they make, nor their three point shooting percentage.