Strickland sparks Temple to 72-68 OT win over Vanderbilt
AP
Dec 07, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tai Strickland scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half and overtime, and Temple Owls beat Vanderbilt Commodores 72-68 on Tuesday night, becoming the second straight American Athletic Conference foe to beat the Commodores.
Strickland made a steal and hit two free throws at the other end for a 67-65 lead with 1:16 left in overtime. Vanderbilt got an offensive rebound on its next possession and Jamaine Mann made 1 of 2 free throws. Damian Dunn sank a contested 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down to extend Temple's lead to 70-66 at 20.5
After another offensive rebound for Vanderbilt, Mann scored to make it 70-68 with 12.7 left but Jeremiah Williams made two free throws for a four-point lead and Trey Thomas missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Vanderbilt was coming off an 84-72 loss to SMU.
Dunn finished with 18 points for Temple (6-3), which has won five in a row. Temple was playing without its leading scorer Khalif Battle (21.4 ppg), who is out for the season. Strickland missed the previous two games with a thigh injury.
Dunn made two free throws with 13 seconds left in regulation to give Temple a 58-53 lead. Scotty Pippen Jr. missed a 3-pointer at the other end, but Vanderbilt got the offensive rebound and Jamaine Mann was fouled while making a basket to get within three points. Mann intentionally missed the free throw and the ball went out of bounds, last touched by a Temple player. After a timeout with 2,.7 seconds left, Jordan Wright found Pippen in the corner for a contested 3-pointer. Temple inbounded it at 0.5 but a long heave didn't hit the rim as time expired.
Wright and Pippen led Vanderbilt (5-3) with 16 points apiece. Mann added 15.
SERIES HISTORY
Two teams were playing each other for first time since Temple beat Vanderbilt 67-59 in the 1993 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in Seattle. The two schools split a pair of games in the 1949-50 season.
COACHING CONNECTION
Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse and Temple coach Aaron McKie were part of a 1997 trade that sent Stackhouse to the Detroit Pistons and McKie to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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1st Half
TEMP
Owls
28
VANDY
Commodores
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Colin Daly vs. Quentin Millora-Brown (Quincy Ademokoya gains possession)
19:45
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point layup (Jeremiah Williams assists)
2-0
19:23
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)
2-3
18:53
+3
Damian Dunn makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)
5-3
18:53
Jordan Wright shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul)
18:53
+1
Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1
6-3
18:27
Tyrin Lawrence misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:25
Commodores offensive rebound
18:10
Jake Forrester shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
18:10
+1
Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-4
18:10
+1
Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-5
17:42
Myles Stute blocks Jake Forrester's two point dunk
17:40
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
17:34
Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Damian Dunn steals)
17:25
+3
Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)
9-5
17:14
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
17:12
Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
16:59
Damian Dunn offensive foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
16:59
Damian Dunn turnover
16:48
Damian Dunn personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
16:42
Tai Strickland personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
16:42
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-6
16:42
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-7
16:29
Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
16:21
Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
16:19
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
16:11
Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point floating jump shot
16:09
Sage Tolbert defensive rebound
15:55
Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
15:53
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
15:49
Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
15:49
TV timeout
15:25
Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point turnaround hook shot
15:23
Jordan Wright offensive rebound
15:16
Jordan Wright misses two point putback layup
15:14
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
14:58
Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
14:56
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
14:41
Myles Stute misses three point step back jump shot
14:39
Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
14:21
Myles Stute shooting foul (Tai Strickland draws the foul)
14:21
Tai Strickland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:21
Tai Strickland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:21
Jamaine Mann defensive rebound
14:02
Jordan Wright misses two point floating jump shot
14:00
Jordan Wright offensive rebound
13:59
Jump ball. Jordan Wright vs. Tai Strickland (Jordan Wright gains possession)
13:52
Nick Jourdain blocks Jamaine Mann's two point layup
13:50
Terren Frank offensive rebound
13:39
Zach Hicks personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
13:33
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot
9-10
13:04
Jeremiah Williams misses three point step back jump shot
13:02
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
12:44
Nick Jourdain blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
12:42
Terren Frank offensive rebound
12:33
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point step back jump shot
12:31
Jahlil White defensive rebound
12:27
Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
12:21
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
12:19
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
12:04
Jordan Wright misses two point turnaround jump shot
12:02
Tai Strickland defensive rebound
11:48
Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
11:46
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
11:26
Shane Dezonie misses two point driving layup
11:25
Owls defensive rebound
11:25
TV timeout
10:58
Jeremiah Williams misses two point floating jump shot
10:56
Jahlil White offensive rebound
10:54
Jahlil White misses two point putback layup
10:52
Jahlil White offensive rebound
10:47
Damian Dunn turnover (bad pass)
10:31
Gabe Dorsey misses two point turnaround jump shot
10:29
Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
10:22
Shane Dezonie shooting foul (Jake Forrester draws the foul)
10:22
Jake Forrester misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:22
+1
Jake Forrester makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-10
10:06
Terren Frank misses two point pullup jump shot
10:04
Jahlil White defensive rebound
9:55
Damian Dunn misses two point driving layup
9:53
Terren Frank defensive rebound
9:54
Jake Forrester personal foul (Terren Frank draws the foul)
9:54
+1
Terren Frank makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-11
9:54
+1
Terren Frank makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-12
9:36
+2
Damian Dunn makes two point floating jump shot
12-12
9:08
+2
Gabe Dorsey makes two point jump shot
12-14
9:08
Zach Hicks shooting foul (Gabe Dorsey draws the foul)
9:08
Gabe Dorsey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:08
Nick Jourdain defensive rebound
8:52
Shane Dezonie personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
8:49
Jeremiah Williams turnover (lost ball) (Terren Frank steals)
8:40
+2
Terren Frank makes two point layup
12-16
8:34
Damian Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Trey Thomas steals)
8:29
+2
Jamaine Mann makes two point dunk
12-18
8:29
Owls 30 second timeout
8:29
TV timeout
8:05
Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
8:03
Terren Frank defensive rebound
7:38
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point step back jump shot
12-21
7:15
+3
Tai Strickland makes three point jump shot (Nick Jourdain assists)
15-21
6:54
Tai Strickland blocks Terren Frank's two point reverse layup
6:52
Tai Strickland defensive rebound
6:45
Quincy Ademokoya offensive foul (Trey Thomas draws the foul)
6:45
Quincy Ademokoya turnover
6:29
Gabe Dorsey misses three point jump shot
6:27
Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
6:13
+2
Jahlil White makes two point driving layup
17-21
5:50
Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
5:42
+2
Jeremiah Williams makes two point finger roll layup
19-21
5:25
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:23
Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
5:05
Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
5:03
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
4:50
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot
19-23
4:29
Tai Strickland misses two point floating jump shot
4:27
Terren Frank defensive rebound
4:14
Gabe Dorsey misses three point jump shot
4:12
Nick Jourdain defensive rebound
4:12
Terren Frank personal foul (Nick Jourdain draws the foul)
4:12
+1
Nick Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-23
4:11
+1
Nick Jourdain makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-23
3:46
Jordan Wright misses two point layup
3:44
Sage Tolbert defensive rebound
3:45
Jordan Wright personal foul (Sage Tolbert draws the foul)
3:45
TV timeout
3:45
Sage Tolbert misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:45
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
3:31
Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball)
3:15
Jahlil White misses two point driving layup
3:13
Jahlil White offensive rebound
3:08
Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Sage Tolbert draws the foul)
3:08
+1
Sage Tolbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-23
3:08
+1
Sage Tolbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-23
2:47
Nick Jourdain personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
2:47
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:47
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:47
Sage Tolbert defensive rebound
2:27
Tyrin Lawrence shooting foul (Nick Jourdain draws the foul)
2:27
+1
Nick Jourdain makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-23
2:27
+1
Nick Jourdain makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-23
2:00
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
1:58
Nick Jourdain defensive rebound
1:36
Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
1:34
Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
1:28
Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
1:26
Sage Tolbert offensive rebound
1:26
+2
Sage Tolbert makes two point dunk
27-23
1:26
Gabe Dorsey shooting foul (Sage Tolbert draws the foul)
1:26
+1
Sage Tolbert makes regular free throw 1 of 1
28-23
1:01
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot
28-25
0:33
Quincy Ademokoya turnover (bad pass) (Terren Frank steals)
0:24
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:22
Tai Strickland defensive rebound
0:01
Jamaine Mann blocks Jeremiah Williams's two point layup
0:00
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
TEMP
Owls
30
VANDY
Commodores
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:47
Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Damian Dunn draws the foul)
19:47
+1
Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-25
19:47
+1
Damian Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-25
19:23
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass)
19:12
Jake Forrester misses two point layup
19:10
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
19:00
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:58
Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
18:52
Myles Stute misses two point layup
18:50
Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
18:44
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point layup (Jeremiah Williams assists)
32-25
18:33
Quincy Ademokoya personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
18:26
Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
18:24
Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
18:26
Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul (Quincy Ademokoya draws the foul)
18:12
Damian Dunn misses two point pullup jump shot
18:10
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
18:03
Damian Dunn personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
17:57
Jake Forrester blocks Scotty Pippen Jr.'s two point finger roll layup
17:55
Sage Tolbert defensive rebound
17:34
+3
Tai Strickland makes three point jump shot (Sage Tolbert assists)
35-25
17:13
Jake Forrester personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
16:58
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point floating jump shot
35-27
16:58
Sage Tolbert shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
16:58
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:58
Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
16:45
Official timeout
16:37
+2
Jeremiah Williams makes two point pullup jump shot
37-27
16:20
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:18
Nick Jourdain defensive rebound
16:08
Jeremiah Williams turnover (bad pass) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)
16:00
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:58
Myles Stute offensive rebound
15:49
Nick Jourdain blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
15:47
Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
15:38
Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
15:36
Sage Tolbert defensive rebound
15:27
Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
15:25
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
15:25
Nick Jourdain personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
15:25
TV timeout
14:55
Terren Frank misses three point jump shot
14:53
Jahlil White defensive rebound
14:34
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
14:32
Commodores defensive rebound
14:07
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:05
Tai Strickland defensive rebound
13:50
Zach Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Jamaine Mann steals)
13:45
Jamaine Mann turnover (lost ball)
13:20
Tai Strickland misses two point driving layup
13:18
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
12:55
Jordan Wright misses three point step back jump shot
12:53
Damian Dunn defensive rebound
12:39
Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
12:37
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
12:26
Jamaine Mann misses three point jump shot
12:24
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
11:59
Terren Frank shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
11:58
TV timeout
11:58
+1
Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-27
11:58
+1
Jahlil White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-27
11:34
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point floating jump shot
39-29
11:08
Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
11:06
Commodores defensive rebound
10:47
Jordan Wright misses two point driving layup
10:45
Nick Jourdain defensive rebound
10:21
Jake Forrester turnover (3-second violation)
10:03
Nick Jourdain shooting foul (Terren Frank draws the foul)
10:03
+1
Terren Frank makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-30
10:03
Terren Frank misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:03
Damian Dunn defensive rebound
9:54
Damian Dunn turnover (traveling)
9:35
Nick Jourdain personal foul (Jamaine Mann draws the foul)
9:35
+1
Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-31
9:35
+1
Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-32
9:14
Jeremiah Williams turnover (bad pass) (Trey Thomas steals)
