Temple holds off Penn 70-62


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shizz Alston Jr. scored 14 points, Ernest Aflakpui added 11 points and 11 rebounds and Temple held off Penn 70-62 on Saturday.

Down eight with 2:55 to play, the Quakers scored six points, pulling within 64-62 on an AJ Brodeur layup with 1:16 to play. Quinton Rose answered with a layup and Penn, which had made 15 of 16 free throws, missed the front end of a one-and-on. Alston followed with two free throws with 26 seconds left. Penn missed a 3 and Obi Enechioyia closed with out with a dunk.

Enechioyia and Alani Moore II, who had four 3-pointers, each had 12 points for the Owls (6-2) with Moore adding seven assists.

Matt Howard hit four 3s and scored 19 points for Penn (2-4) and Brodeur added 17 with seven rebounds.

Temple led by 31-22 at the half after racing to a 21-4 lead and was up by 15 in the second half.

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