St Joe’s falls short in overtime against George Washington, 92-91
Temple women's basketball overturned a three game losing streak on the road Wednesday.
Despite Lynn Greer III’s career-high 31 point, 11-rebound explosion, St. Joseph’s fell, 92-91, in an overtime against George Washington in Washington, D.C.
Erik Reynolds II contributed 17 points, making 7 of 17 shots from the field, and Kacper Klaczek added 16 with a team-high five assists.
Down, 79-74, Greer scored five straight points, including the game-tying tip-in with four seconds on the clock, to force overtime.
The Hawks (9-11, 3-5 Atlantic 10) missed a three-pointer with a second left, as their three-game winning streak came to an end.
Brendan Adams had 32 points for the Colonials (11-9, 5-2).
St. Joe’s will head to Fairfax, Va., on Sunday to take on George Mason at noon.
Temple breaks three game losing streak
Temple snapped a three-game losing streak, using a 20-point, 11-rebound effort from Tiarra East to beat Tulane, 68-59, in New Orleans.
Aleah Nelson (18 points), Tarriyonna Gary (14), and Brittany Garner (10) also finished in double figures for Temple. Kyren Whittington led Tulane with 26 points.
Temple (8-11, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) used a 23-2 run that began in the third quarter and extended over 90 seconds into the fourth as it built a 19-point lead.
Tulane answered with an 11-0 run of its own to cut the deficit to single digits, but the Owls sank free throws to keep the Green Wave (13-8, 3-5) at arm’s length.
The Owls will return home to take on Central Florida at 2 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+).
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