Temple falls to Arizona State in NCAA Tournament
2009 NCAA Tournament - South Region - Miami
No. 6 Arizona State (25-9) 66, No. 11 Temple (22-12) 57
Key Moment: Sun Devil guard James Harden’s only basket, a 3-point field goal, helped the Sun Devils hold off the Owls.
High Point Scorers: ASU — Jeff Pendergraph, Derek Glasser 22 Temple — Lavoy Allen 11
Analysis: Probably the good thing about this is that Sun Devils showed their diversity without relying on the Pac 10 player of the year. He scored only nine points. But Pendergraph was his usual productive self. The Sun Devils usually don’t beat themselves and don’t mind grinding out games with opponents.They only had 11 turnovers.
What’s Next: The Sun Devils advance to the second round on Sunday and will meet No. 3 seed Syracuse. They will have some issues with Orangemen’s quickness especially point guard Jonny Flynn who may be the most well conditioned athlete in the tournament. Flynn scored 16 points in the win over Stephen F. Austin.
By Kevin Lonnquist
DFN Sports Staff Writer
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