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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 69, Houston 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 21, 2016
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Ron Groover, # Kelly Self
Attendance: 4466

Sophomore forward Obi Enechionyia had a career night to help visiting Temple come back to beat Houston 69-66 on Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

Enechionyia had a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds for Temple (17-9, 11-3 American Athletic Conference). Junior guard Josh Brown had nine points and 10 rebounds.

Junior guard Damyean Dotson and sophomore guard Rob Gray Jr. scored 20 points apiece for Houston (19-8, 9-6). Senior forward Devonta Pollard had 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Temple took a 10-2 lead on a 3-pointer by Enechionyia early in the first period and went up 22-9 on two free throws by senior guard Quenton DeCosey. Houston mounted a 13-4 run to cut Temple's lead to 26-22 on a jumper by Brown.

The Owls led 30-25 at the break, but the Cougars tied the game early in the second period and took a 38-35 lead on a 3-pointer by Dotson. Temple briefly regained the lead, but a 16-5 run put Houston up 54-44. The Owls rallied to tie the game on a 3-pointer by Enechionyia with 55 seconds to go. Senior guard Devin Coleman sank the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds remaining.
Top Game Performances
 
Temple   Houston
Obi Enechionyia 26 Scoring Damyean Dotson 20
Josh Brown 5 Assists Galen Robinson Jr. 5
Josh Brown 10 Rebounds Devonta Pollard 14
Josh Brown 4 Free Throws Made Devonta Pollard 9
Josh Brown 3 Steals Ronnie Johnson 2
Quenton DeCosey 1 Blocks Devonta Pollard 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Temple 69 40.6 10-25 7-12 14 34 1 6 7
Houston 66 36.1 7-20 15-17 9 40 2 3 10