Who’s Playing
Temple @ Saint Joseph’s
Current Records: Temple 6-3; Saint Joseph’s 5-4
What to Know
The Saint Joseph’s Hawks are 1-4 against the Temple Owls since December of 2015, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Saint Joseph’s has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Temple at 1 p.m. ET Dec. 11 at Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous games.
The Hawks beat the Pennsylvania Quakers 78-71 on Wednesday. Guard Jordan Hall took over for Saint Joseph’s, finishing with 33 points (a whopping 42% of their total) and seven dimes.
Meanwhile, Temple sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 72-68 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores on Tuesday. Temple’s guard Tai Strickland was one of the most active players for the squad, picking up 21 points along with seven boards.
The wins brought Saint Joseph’s up to 5-4 and the Owls to 6-3. Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Hawks are 22nd worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 10.8 on average. Temple has experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the contest with the 28th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 11 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
- When: Saturday at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Series History
Temple have won four out of their last five games against Saint Joseph’s.
- Dec 10, 2019 – Temple 108 vs. Saint Joseph’s 61
- Dec 01, 2018 – Temple 77 vs. Saint Joseph’s 70
- Dec 09, 2017 – Temple 81 vs. Saint Joseph’s 78
- Nov 30, 2016 – Temple 78 vs. Saint Joseph’s 72
- Dec 13, 2015 – Saint Joseph’s 66 vs. Temple 65
