Daily News | Temple tops Memphis, 80-69 in its conference opener
Temple Aleah Nelson led the Owls with 20 points including six threes to fuel a conference-opening victory against Memphis.Through stingy defense and deft ball movement, Temple left the Liacouras Center on Friday with an 80-69 victory over Memphis, in the conference opener for both teams.
“It was a great way to start the conference,” said Temple head coach Diane Richardson. “We played team defense, we played well together.”Temple guard Aleah Nelson led the team in points , assists and steals and also shot 6-of-12 from beyond the arc. Both Owls centers in Brittany Garner and Denise Solis tied for the game-high in blocks with two each.
Memphis guard Madison Griggs also had 20 points, including 4-of-8 shooting from three. Freshman guard Tanyuel Welch led the Tigers had a game-high 11 rebounds and added five assists. Junior forward Shelbee Brown tied Nelson for the game-high in steals.With Temple struggling to score in the halfcourt early, Richardson moved Nelson off the ball and allowed sophomore guard Jasha Clinton to push the ball in transition.
When the Tigers couldn’t set up their defense, Temple was able to get to the rim, and even collapse Memphis’ defense for lightly-contested three-pointers throughout the game.
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