National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 88, Auburn 74
When: 11:00 AM ET, Friday, November 17, 2017
Where: TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials: # Mike Stuart, # Paul Janssen, # John Higgins
Attendance: 5100

Quinton Rose scored 19 points and fueled a Temple spurt late in the second half as the Owls pulled away from Auburn for an 88-74 win Friday at the Charleston Classic at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.

Rose hit three of his five 3-pointers during a four-minute stretch in the second half that allowed Temple to put away the shorthanded Tigers (2-1).

Senior forward Obi Enechionyia had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Owls (2-0), who advance to face the Clemson-Hofstra winner in the tournament championship game on Sunday.

Sophomore forward Anfernee McLemore had 19 points off the bench to lead the Tigers, who were without suspended starters Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy.

Temple 32-31 at halftime, after a back-and-forth first half.

Auburn's Jared Harper gave the Tigers a 56-54 lead with 10:21 to play in the second half. The game stayed tight, until Rose got hot.

Rose knocked down a 3-pointer that put the Owls up eight with 7:35 left. Auburn answered with 3-pointers from Bryce Brown and Mustapha Heron.

But Rose responded with another 3-pointer, and Enechionyia finished a dunk to ignite the Owls' closing kick.

Shizz Alston Jr. finished with 18 points, and Alan Moore II added 10 points off the bench for Temple.

Wiley and Purifoy, two of Auburn's top players, have been connected to the FBI investigation that rocked college basketball before the season and led to the indictment of former Tigers assistant coach Chuck Person.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Temple
Anfernee McLemore 19 Scoring Obi Enechionyia 19
Jared Harper 7 Assists Shizz Alston Jr. 4
DeSean Murray 11 Rebounds Obi Enechionyia 10
Jared Harper 4 Free Throws Made Obi Enechionyia 5
Jared Harper 2 Steals Obi Enechionyia 1
Anfernee McLemore 5 Blocks Obi Enechionyia 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 74 36.0 8-33 12-17 15 40 5 5 9
Temple 88 49.2 10-26 18-22 16 33 3 4 11