Bearcats Subdue Owls, 89-82

The (10-8) Temple Owls welcomed we Cincinnati Bearcats (12-7) to the Liacouras Center Wednesday evening.

History would be made as the Bearcats pulled out the 89-82 victory and Jarron Cumberland entered the Cincinnati all-time Top Ten Scoring record.

Temple held the Senior to a single first-half point but, Cumberland took over the game with a 21 point second half.

In a game that was knotted up at 71-71 with just four minutes remaining, the Preseason American Athletic Conference Player of the Year showed why he was given that accolade.

Cumberland jumpstarted an 18-11 Bearcat flurry by knocking down 14 points in just two minutes.

Cincy had five the different players a achieve double digits including Chris Vogt who nailed 16 of his 18 in the first half.

Quinton Rose had a game-high 26 points for the Owls and was complimented by 22 from Nate Pierre-Louis and another 14 from Alani Moore.

The difference in this one was the accuracy of Cincinnati who went 26 of 50 from the floor and 9 of 14 on their threes.

Conversely, Temple also had 9 threes but, they had 23 attempts.

Kevin Neibauer

Kevin has followed and promoted the game of lacrosse since May 19, 1974.
The same day the Philadelphia Flyers won the Cup, the Philadelphia Wings were introduced to Neibauer and Philadelphia.

Kevin has covered many sports, including baseball, football, basketball, and.. lacrosse. A former licensed football referee and baseball umpire, Kevin brings a unique insight to his game coverage.

A published writer in JustHockey Magazine, Kevin covered the American Hockey League as well as a monthly story on a pugilist where Kevin used the pen name, The Rink Rat. Neibauer turned his attentions to lacrosse for a few years and does his part, whether podcasting or writing to grow the game. Kevin branched out to his roots and currently provides insight for all Philadelphia teams for Edge of Philly as well as his full-time duties with LaxPhilly.