2012–13 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by seventh year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament to Massachusetts. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they defeated North Carolina State in the second round before losing in the third round to Indiana.

2012–13 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2012–13 record24–10 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Duke
  • Dwayne Killings
  • Shawn Trice
Home arenaLiacouras Center
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis133 .813  287  .800
No. 25 VCU124 .750  279  .750
Butler115 .688  279  .750
La Salle115 .688  2410  .706
Temple115 .688  2410  .706
UMass97 .563  2112  .636
Xavier97 .563  1714  .548
Charlotte88 .500  2112  .636
Saint Joseph's88 .500  1814  .563
Richmond88 .500  1915  .559
Dayton79 .438  1714  .548
St. Bonaventure79 .438  1415  .483
George Washington79 .438  1317  .433
Rhode Island313 .188  821  .276
Fordham313 .188  724  .226
Duquesne115 .063  822  .267
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

This was their last season as a member of the Atlantic 10 as they will join the American Athletic Conference in July 2013. With a win over Bowling Green on December 31, 2012, the Owls became only the 6th team in NCAA history to record 1,800 wins.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Khalif Wyatt Guard 6–4 210 Senior Norristown, Pennsylvania
2 Will Cummings Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida
3 Anthony Lee Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Columbia, Maryland
11 T. J. DiLeo Guard 6–3 210 Graduate Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey
13 Nick Pendergast Forward 6–5 180 Sophomore Bridgewater, Connecticut
15 Jimmy McDonnell Forward 6–10 210 Sophomore Jackson, New Jersey
21 Dalton Pepper Guard 6–5 220 Junior Levittown, Pennsylvania
22 Jake O'Brien Forward 6–9 220 Graduate Weymouth, Massachusetts
25 Quenton DeCosey Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Union, New Jersey
32 Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson Forward 6–6 215 Senior Chester, Pennsylvania
33 Scootie Randall Guard/Forward 6–6 225 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
41 Devontae Watson Forward/Center 6–10 210 Freshman Ambridge, Pennsylvania
42 Daniel Dingle Guard/Forward 6–6 225 Freshman Bronx, New York

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2012*
12:00 pm, ESPN
at Kent State
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 80–66  1–0
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,415)
Kent, OH
11/17/2012*
8:00 pm
Rice W 77–63  2–0
Liacouras Center (6,836)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2012*
2:00 pm
Delaware W 80–75  3–0
Liacouras Center (5,158)
Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm
at Buffalo W 54–39  4–0
Alumni Arena (3,201)
Amherst, NY
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm
Wagner W 70–62  5–0
Liacouras Center (5,371)
Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Villanova W 76–61  6–0
The Pavilion (6,500)
Philadelphia, PA
12/08/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 2 Duke L 67–90  6–1
Izod Center (12,157)
East Rutherford, NJ
12/12/2012*
7:00 pm
Towson W 72–61  7–1
Liacouras Center (4,625)
Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2012*
7:00 pm
Alcorn State
Gotham Classic
W 63–46  8–1
Liacouras Center (3,435)
Philadelphia, PA
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm
Canisius
Gotham Classic
L 62–72  8–2
Liacouras Center (3,258)
Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2012*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 3 Syracuse
Gotham Classic
W 83–79  9–2
Madison Square Garden (12,648)
New York, NY
12/28/2012*
3:00 pm
Detroit
Gotham Classic
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2012*
2:00 pm
Bowling Green W 75–57  10–2
Liacouras Center (4,055)
Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2013*
4:30 pm, CBS
at No. 6 Kansas L 62–69  10–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
01/10/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSR
at Xavier L 52–57  10–4 (0–1)
Cintas Center (9,836)
Cincinnati, OH
01/12/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Saint Louis W 64–54  11–4 (1–1)
Liacouras Center (5,735)
Philadelphia, PA
01/16/2013
7:00 pm
at George Washington W 55–53  12–4 (2–1)
Smith Center (2,430)
Washington, DC
01/19/2013
1:00 pm, CBSSN
St. Bonaventure L 78–81  12–5 (2–2)
Liacouras Center (6,607)
Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2013*
7:00 pm
Penn W 76–69  13–5
Liacouras Center (6,731)
Philadelphia, PA
01/26/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 9 Butler L 71–83  13–6 (2–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
01/30/2013
7:00 pm
Richmond W 71–64  14–6 (3–3)
Liacouras Center (4,769)
Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2013
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Joseph's L 69–70  14–7 (3–4)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2013
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 89–88  15–7 (4–4)
Liacouras Center (4,785)
Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2013
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Dayton W 72–71  16–7 (5–4)
UD Arena (12,871)
Dayton, OH
02/14/2013
7:00 pm
Duquesne L 83–84  16–8 (5–5)
Liacouras Center (4,871)
Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2013
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Massachusetts W 83–82  17–8 (6–5)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (7,438)
Amherst, MA
02/21/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN
La Salle W 82–74  18–8 (7–5)
Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2013
4:00 pm
at Charlotte W 71–51  19–8 (8–5)
Halton Arena (6,772)
Charlotte, NC
2/28/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit
Gotham Classic
W 83–78  20–8
Liacouras Center (4,452)
Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2013
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 76–70  21–8 (9–5)
Liacouras Center (9,493)
Philadelphia, PA
03/06/2013
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 74–55  22–8 (10–5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,108)
Bronx, NY
03/10/2013
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 21 VCU W 84–76  23–8 (11–5)
Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/15/2013
9:25 pm
vs. Massachusetts
Quarterfinals
L 74–79  23–9
Barclays Center (7,384)
Brooklyn, NY
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013*
1:40 pm, TBS
No. (9 E) vs. (8 E) NC State
Second Round
W 76–72  24–9
UD Arena (12,353)
Dayton, OH
03/24/2013*
3:06 pm, CBS
No. (9 E) vs. No. 4 (1 E) Indiana
Third Round
L 52–58  24–10
UD Arena (12,495)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East.

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