Temple 80, at Western Texas 82

SNYDER, Texas (Interstat) — In a men’s junior college basketball game defined by relentless pace and near-identical statistical lines, the Western Texas Westerners edged the Temple Leopards 82-80 on Friday night in a contest that came down to the final possession. The game, a stark contrast to Interstat’s projection of a 100-100 tie, was instead a tense, back-and-forth affair where neither team led by more than a handful of points. The most critical sequence, however, unfolded in the chaotic final seconds of the second quarter with the outcome hanging in the balance. After a jumper by Temple’s Harry Bates cut… Read more...