Late Tip-In Lifts Temple Over South Florida in Tight AAC Contest
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Mohamed Keita’s tip-in with six seconds remaining Saturday lifted Temple to a 79-78 victory over South Florida in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game at Liacouras Center.
The Owls survived a late push from the Bulls, who tied the game on Izaiyah Nelson’s dunk with 22 seconds left. Temple’s Aiden Tobiason led all scorers with 22 points, while Derrian Ford added 18. Nelson paced South Florida with 18 points.
Both teams shot identically from the field in the second half and are now 14-8 overall. Temple capitalized on South Florida’s 17 turnovers, scoring 21 points off them. An announced crowd of 4,050 watched the back-and-forth contest.