Temple vs. Maryland (game 1, Orlando Invitational)
Maryland 76-Temple 69
Temple played quite well in a number of respects - despite playing without their starting Center - against the #5 team in the country. A 7 point loss to a top tier team is certainly respectable, and the results of this Q1 game will boost Temple's rankings and their Strength of Schedule, and may be helpful with the NCAA selection committee.
On the plus side, Temple out-rebounded Maryland 39-32, and had positive margins in assists (15-12) and steals (7-4).
However, Maryland's scoring total was 14 points higher than any prior opponent had scored against Temple (prior average: 61.3 ppg). The Terrapins hit a solid 38.5% of their 3 pt shots and 46.7% of their 2 pt shots.
Despite entering the game as the #1 ranked D1 team in ball control, (10 TOs per game), Temple committed more TOs (15) in the game than did their opponent (14). Maryland also blocked 6 Temple shots, compared to only 2 TU blocks.
Maryland's defense did a great job of shutting down Temple's two top scorers, and the team as a whole had difficulty scoring against Maryland's zone defense.*
While hitting 35.5% of their FG3 attempts, the Owls hit only 33.3% of their FG2 attempts. Notably, Temple has only scored 71+ points once this season.
On the positive side, 50 of Temple's points were scored by 4 Temple players who had their top scores of the season (A. Moore 22 pts, Moorman 14 pts, Scott 8 pts, Forrester 6 pts), helping to keep the game close with season-high point totals.
Details from the box score:
Temple players:
The team's play was a study in contrasts, with 4 players fully meeting or surpassing expectations, 3 having average or slightly subpar games, and 3 playing their least productive games of the season, by a country mile.
--JP Moorman had his best overall game of the season, with 14 pts, 9 rb, 2 ast, and 1 blk in 29 minutes.
--Alani Moore II also played his best game to date (22 pts, 4 rb, 3 ast, 2 stls in 34 minutes.
--RS Sophomore Jake Forrester played quite well, scoring 6 pts and adding 2 rebounds, playing 12 minutes in his first game with the Owls.
--Freshman PF Arashma Parks made a very solid contribution - per minute played - with 4 rebounds and 1 pt in 4 minutes.
--Monty Scott's play suggested that he may be emerging from his prior shooting slump, scoring 8 pts on 3-6 shooting inside the 3 point arc.
--Quinton Rose had 9 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals in 30 minutes of play, partially offsetting his low FG% (.250).
--Junior F De'Vondre Perry contributed a modest 7 pts, 3 rb, 2 ast, 1 stl, and 1 blk in 22 minutes, in perhaps his least productive game to date.
--Nate Pierre-Louis (NPL) had - by far - his least productive game of the season, with 3 pts, 5 rb, 4 ast, and 1 steal in 34 minutes. This contrasts markedly with his prior season average of 15.8 pts, 10.8 rb, 3.5 ast, 3.5 st. & 0.8 blk in 30.8 mpg.
--Nate's brother Josh (JPL) rarely played and had his least productive game to date, with 0 pts, 0, 0, 0, etc. in 3 minutes. Notably, he had led the team with 15 points in the team's game @ USC.
--After a fine performance in Temple's prior game, Justyn Hamilton astonishingly contributed only 1 rebound in 12 minutes of play, in his least productive game thus far. This performance is consistent with a pattern of inconsistent play in Temple's first 4 games.
--Neither Damion Moore nor (F) Damian Dunn were able to play, due to injuries this Fall. Fortunately, both are expected to return to the lineup within the next few weeks.
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Maryland's D was able to hold Temple's leading scorer to only 3 points on 0-7 shooting. Two other TU players went a combined 0-4, and Q Rose hit only 25% of his FGA (4-16), scoring only 9 points with 16 shots. Only two Owls scored in double figures, and only three hit 50%+ of their shots.
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NOTE:
*Temple has had prior difficulties against zone defenses, as they did in their NCAA game with Belmont. Coach McKie was well trained to play zone D at Temple, and should be able to teach the players how to operate well vs a zone, but in order to teach them well, he's going to have to teach his own players how to play a good zone D, so they can at least practice against zones in scrimmages.
(This post was last modified: 11-28-2019 10:11 PM by jedclampett.)
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