Owls Surf Thru Green Wave

The Temple Owls (3-3) ventured into the Big Easy to face the Tulane Green Wave (6-4) on Saturday afternoon. Tulane was 6-1 at Fogelman Arena so, it seemed Temple would have an uphill battle. The Temple Owls were able to surf the Green Wave to a 65-57, victory.

Once again, the boys from North Philly put up a big second half to stake a claim for a win. After a back and forth first half that revealed a 28-26 Owls lead, Temple went on a 13-3 surge to effectively take control of this one.

The Wave would not go quietly and battled back with a 31 point second half. The problem? Temple stayed the course and saw and raised with a 37 point resounding answer. Jake Forrester turned in a double-double off a 10 rebound 15 point affair. Temple also was gifted with 10 points from De’Vondre Perry.

Redshirt Freshman, Damian Dunn posted his second consecutive 20 point game to lead all scorers. Tulane countered with a 14 point outburst from Jaylen Forbes with Sion James contributing another 13. The Owls hooted on the rebounds pulling in 53 to Tulane’s 33. Temple moves to 13-4 in career games versus the Green Wave with a 6-2 edge in New Orleans.

The Owls were able to surf the Green Wave to a 65-57, victory. For more Philly sports coverage click here.

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— Temple Men's Basketball (@TUMBBHoops) January 16, 2021

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.