PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Will Cummings scored 19 points, Quenton DeCosey had 18 and Temple stunned No. 10 Kansas with a 77-52 rout Monday night that snapped the Jayhawks’ eight-game winning streak.
Jesse Morgan added 17 points and keyed a dominant second-half performance from the Owls, who were swallowed up after the game by a sea of Temple fans rushing the court at the Wells Fargo Center, home of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers.
Frank Mason III scored 20 points for Kansas (9-2), which shot 32.7 percent from the field and committed 17 turnovers.
No one else on the Jayhawks hit double figures, and leading scorer Perry Ellis was held to five points on 1-for-10 shooting.
The Owls (8-4), who have won four of their last five, shot a blistering 58.3 percent from the field to beat a ranked opponent for the first time this season.
Plagued by turnovers and poor shot selection, the Jayhawks never led. They cut a 10-point deficit to six after halftime, but the Owls went on a 26-9 run to build a 61-38 lead midway through the second half.
The stunning spurt was capped by back-to-back 3-pointers and a three-point play from Morgan, who made his second appearance for the Owls after transferring from UMass and sitting out the first semester due to NCAA eligibility rules.
The Owls have won two straight and outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points since Morgan and fellow transfer Devin Coleman (Clemson) made their Temple debuts.
Coleman added five points and hit a reverse layup to put Temple ahead by 25 with 7 minutes left.
Kansas struggled right from the opening tip, missing nine of its first 10 shots to fall behind 12-2 about 7 minutes into the game. Things didn’t get much better for the Jayhawks the rest of the first half, either.
After a few Temple players jumped on the floor to corral a loose ball, Texas transfer Jaylen Bond electrified the crowd with a one-handed slam that put the Owls ahead 22-10 with 9:46 left.
The Owls led by as many as 14 before two 3-pointers by Mason in the final minute cut Temple’s lead to 35-25 at halftime.
Temple and Villanova are a combined 3-0 at the Wells Fargo Center this season, while the 76ers are 0-14.
TIP-INS
Kansas: The Jayhawks had their three-game winning streak against Temple snapped. They still lead the overall series 8-4. . The Jayhawks committed 13 turnovers in the first half, matching their season average for a single game.
Temple: For the fourth straight time they’ve played at the Wells Fargo Center, the Owls took the subway to the game from their North Philadelphia campus. . The Owls hit 12 free throws in the first half, while the Jayhawks didn’t make any.
UP NEXT
Kansas hosts Kent State next Tuesday.
Temple hosts Delaware State on Sunday.
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TEMPLE 77,
No. 10 KANSAS 52
KANSAS (9-2)
Alexander 0-1 2-2 2, Ellis 1-10 3-5 5, Mason III 8-15 0-1 20, Selden Jr. 2-8 1-2 6, Oubre Jr. 4-8 1-2 9, Manning 0-0 0-0 0, Mykhailiuk 1-7 0-0 3, Greene 1-3 0-0 3, Traylor 1-3 0-1 2, Lucas 0-1 0-0 0, Mickelson 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 18-56 9-15 52.
TEMPLE (8-4)
Bond 4-6 0-0 8, Watson 2-3 0-0 4, Cummings 5-8 7-7 19, Morgan 5-10 4-4 17, DeCosey 7-9 3-4 18, Enechionyia 1-5 0-2 2, Brown 2-2 0-0 4, Dingle 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Robbins 0-0 0-0 0, Pendergast 0-1 0-0 0, Coleman 2-3 0-2 5, McDonnell 0-0 0-0 0, Nwakpuda 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-48 14-19 77.
Halftime_Temple 35-25. 3-Point Goals_Kansas 7-19 (Mason III 4-6, Greene 1-3, Selden Jr. 1-4, Mykhailiuk 1-4, Ellis 0-1, Oubre Jr. 0-1), Temple 7-20 (Morgan 3-8, Cummings 2-3, Coleman 1-2, DeCosey 1-2, Williams 0-1, Enechionyia 0-2, Bond 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Kansas 29 (Oubre Jr. 7), Temple 32 (Bond 10). Assists_Kansas 8 (Selden Jr. 3), Temple 15 (Cummings 4). Total Fouls_Kansas 13, Temple 14. A_11,188.
