Frazier scores 25, Tulane beats Temple 85-75
PHILADELPHIA -- Melvin Frazier scored 25 points with seven assists, Cameron Reynolds added 17 points with 10 rebounds, and Tulane pulled ahead early and held on to beat Temple 85-75 in an American Conference opener on Thursday night.
Blake Paul scored 12 points and Ray Ona Embo added 11 for the Green Wave (10-3), which shot 54 percent from the floor (31 of 57) to Temple's 45 percent (30 of 67) and made 19 free throws to their 11.
Shizz Alston Jr.'s 3 capped a 9-2 run and Temple closed to 45-40 with 15:56 to play, then to 56-52 on Quinton Rose's 3 with 11:06 left. Frazier hit a 3 amid an 11-4 run for a 71-62 Tulane lead and the Green Wave scored 11 unanswered points in the final 56 seconds.
Paul's free throw tied it at 2 and sparked a 7-0 run and the Green Wave led 38-29 at halftime.
Alston and Rose scored 17 apiece for the Owls (7-5), Josh Brown added 14 and Nate Pierre-Louis a career-high 11 with three steals.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Crawford
- Pat Driscoll
- Bo Boroski
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 2-0 | - | 12-3 |
| Rice | 2-0 | - | 11-4 |
| South Florida | 2-0 | - | 9-6 |
| Tulane | 2-0 | - | 8-7 |
| Temple | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-5 |
| North Texas | 1-1 | 1 | 10-4 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1-1 | 1 | 8-7 |
| UAB | 1-1 | 1 | 8-7 |
| UTSA | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-7 |
| Wichita State | 0-2 | 2 | 10-5 |
| East Carolina | 0-2 | 2 | 8-7 |
| Charlotte | 0-2 | 2 | 7-8 |
| Tulsa | 0-2 | 2 | 6-9 |
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