Temple Owls vs La Salle Explorers basketball preview & prediction

Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM ET · John Glaser Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Big 5 Classic - Campus GameNon-conferenceESPN+John Glaser Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Temple

1-1 · 0-0 conf

Efficiency #217

La Salle

1-1 · 0-0 conf

Efficiency #266

Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM ET

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Our play

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes

Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 70.5, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw season pace, La Salle is the faster team (74.8, #69 of 365) and Temple the slower (68.3, #259). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions

70.5

per team, 40 min

Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent

68.8#297

Temple

72.2#84

La Salle

How this game plays

points this game from the four factors, vs an average D-I matchup

From the four factors

La Salle has the ball−6.3

Temple has the ball−3.6

La Salle has the ball

✗Tough shooting lookeFG% 43.5% #287 · TEM allows 50.0% #163−4.1

✗Coughs it upTO% 20.7% #264 · TEM forces 18.3% #158 · ~14 turnovers−1.3

✗Few trips to the lineFTR 41.5% #125 · TEM allows 21.8% #30 · FT 70.6% #165−0.6

✗Few second chancesOR% 34.1% #122 · TEM allows 26.0% #83−0.4

Temple has the ball

✗Coughs it upTO% 19.0% #217 · LAS forces 20.0% #107 · ~14 turnovers−1.4

✗Tough shooting lookeFG% 44.7% #270 · LAS allows 54.5% #249−1.1

✗Few second chancesOR% 23.7% #302 · LAS allows 39.1% #305−0.8

✗Few trips to the lineFTR 27.4% #286 · LAS allows 45.5% #269 · FT 64.5% #261−0.3

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot

Templeoffense vsLa Salledefense

Share of shots by zone

Temple shoots

34.2

3.9

5.3

56.6

La Salle allows

41.4

12.1

17.2

29.3

D-I average

37.8

8.0

12.4

41.8

FG% by zone

Zone			D-I avg
Rim	65.4%#99	65.9%#271	58.0%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)	33.3%#183	41.7%#215	38.2%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)	0.0%#327	35.3%#184	34.7%
Three	24.2%#312	34.3%#212	32.5%

La Salleoffense vsTempledefense

Share of shots by zone

La Salle shoots

31.6

7.1

8.2

53.1

Temple allows

46.4

3.6

20.2

29.8

D-I average

37.8

8.0

12.4

41.8

FG% by zone

Zone			D-I avg
Rim	45.2%#318	43.6%#30	58.0%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)	28.6%#235	0.0%#1	38.2%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)	37.5%#142	23.5%#79	34.7%
Three	31.3%#201	40.5%#304	32.5%

RimShort 2 (≤9 ft)Mid 2 (10 ft+)Three

Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).

Shot volume

Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul line

Temple

+0.5extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#169 of 365

Off reb %

23.7%

#302

Def reb %

74.0%

#83

Turnover %

19.0%

#217

Forced TO %

18.3%

#158

FT rate

27.4%

#286

FT allowed

21.8%

#30

Where the chances come from (per game)

Offensive rebounding−2.6

Defensive rebounding+1.9

Ball security−0.6

Forcing turnovers+0.2

Foul shots drawn−2.6

Foul shots allowed+4.2

La Salle

−2.9extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#222 of 365

Off reb %

34.1%

#122

Def reb %

60.9%

#305

Turnover %

20.7%

#264

Forced TO %

20.0%

#107

FT rate

41.5%

#125

FT allowed

45.5%

#269

Where the chances come from (per game)

Offensive rebounding+0.9

Defensive rebounding−2.5

Ball security−1.8

Forcing turnovers+1.4

Foul shots drawn+1.1

Foul shots allowed−2.0

Temple has more extra scoring chances per game: +0.5 (#169 of 365) to La Salle’s −2.9 (#222).

Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).

Rotation

Who has been playing, and who has not

Temple2026-27 numbers · last game: Richmond, Nov 8

#	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP-GS	MPG	Min/40, last 8	Last 3 vs before	Status	PPG	RPG	APG	TOV	eFG%	3P%	3PA/g	FT%	Usage
24	F	Jr	6'6"	2-0	26.5	26	—	Bench	7.5	8.0	2.5	0.5	45.5%	0.0%	0.5	50.0%	18.7%
0	G	Sr	6'7"	2-2	26.5	20	—	Started last	7.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	38.2%	25.0%	6.0	50.0%	22.3%
4	G	Sr	5'11"	2-2	24.0	24	—	Started last	10.0	4.5	3.0	2.5	40.9%	13.3%	7.5	40.0%	36.4%
22	G	Sr	6'3"	2-0	23.0	30	—	Bench	8.0	3.5	0.0	2.0	37.5%	28.6%	3.5	66.7%	29.1%
3	G	Jr	6'6"	2-2	22.0	18	—	Started last	10.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	83.3%	50.0%	4.0	—	20.2%
2	G	Sr	6'2"	2-2	18.5	17	—	Started last	4.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	45.0%	30.0%	5.0	—	19.3%
55	G	Sr	6'3"	2-0	16.0	26	—	Bench	1.0	0.0	2.5	1.5	14.3%	0.0%	2.0	—	18.1%
1	G	Sr	6'2"	2-0	15.0	15	—	Bench	7.5	2.0	0.5	2.0	45.8%	50.0%	1.0	100.0%	35.2%
32	C	Sr	7'1"	2-2	9.0	8	—	Started last	3.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	100.0%	—	0.0	100.0%	12.9%
11	F	Sr	6'10"	2-0	7.5	7	—	Bench	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	—	0.0%
44	G	Fr	6'4"	1-0	12.0	6	—	Bench	2.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0%	0.0%	3.0	100.0%	23.6%
23	F	Sr	6'6"	2-0	3.5	—	—	Active	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	—	0.0%
7	G	So	6'4"	2-0	2.5	—	—	Active	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0%	—	0.0	—	11.7%

Competitive minutes leave out garbage time (provisional rule: a second-half lead of 25+ inside 15:00, 20+ inside 10:00, 15+ inside 5:00 or 10+ inside 2:00, held to the end) and are shown per 40 minutes. Status says only whether a player appeared; the reason is not published.

Trends

Results against the closing spread and total, last ten games

Temple

Against the spread

Season

0-2

Home

0-1

Road

0-0

Last 10

0-2

avg cover −13.5

Missed the spread 2 straight

Over / under

Season

0-2

Home

0-1

Road

0-0

Last 10

0-2

avg vs total −20.2

Under 2 straight

Last 10 games, newest first

Date	Opponent	Site	Result			Total		PPP for	PPP vs	Pace
Nov 8	RichmondAdjEM #86	N	L 53–79	+1.5	L−24.5	151.0	U132	76.2	113.5	69.6
Nov 2	C ConnecticutAdjEM #316	H	W 68–56	−14.5	L−2.5	145.5	U124	101.5	83.6	67.0
Mar 11	FAUAdjEM #162	N	L 59–63	−1.0	L−5.0	144.5	U122	91.3	97.4	64.7
Mar 8	TulsaAdjEM #57	A	L 76–78	+11.5	W+9.5	150.5	O154	113.6	116.6	66.9
Mar 5	TulaneAdjEM #269	H	W 89–60	−5.0	W+24.0	145.0	O149	132.2	89.1	67.3
Mar 1	RiceAdjEM #264	H	L 74–80	−7.0	L−13.0	142.5	O154	113.5	122.7	65.2
Feb 26	FAUAdjEM #162	A	L 73–77	+4.5	W+0.5	146.0	O150	114.0	120.2	64.0
Feb 21	Wichita StAdjEM #95	A	L 57–69	+8.5	L−3.5	143.5	U126	92.8	112.4	61.4
Feb 18	UABAdjEM #143	H	L 71–76	−1.5	L−6.5	143.5	O147	107.5	115.1	66.0
Feb 15	North TexasAdjEM #122	H	L 62–65	−2.0	L−5.0	135.0	U127	97.2	101.9	63.8

La Salle

Against the spread

Season

1-1

Home

1-0

Road

0-1

Last 10

1-1

avg cover −3.2

Covered the last game

Over / under

Season

2-0

Home

1-0

Road

1-0

Last 10

2-0

avg vs total +16.0

Over 2 straight

Last 10 games, newest first

Date	Opponent	Site	Result			Total		PPP for	PPP vs	Pace
Nov 10	VillanovaAdjEM #56	A	L 59–80	+21.0	P0.0	158.5	U139	87.0	117.9	67.8
Nov 7	Long IslandAdjEM #244	H	W 88–80	−5.0	W+3.0	150.5	O168	119.0	108.2	73.9
Nov 2	#10HoustonAdjEM #3	A	L 55–94	+29.5	L−9.5	134.5	O149	72.6	124.1	75.8
Mar 11	St BonaventureAdjEM #118	N	L 80–99	+5.5	L−13.5	145.5	O179	112.3	138.9	71.3
Mar 7	Saint Joseph'sAdjEM #144	A	L 76–88	+10.5	L−1.5	142.5	O164	110.5	128.0	68.8
Mar 4	FordhamAdjEM #163	H	W 87–84	+2.5	W+5.5	131.5	O171	128.7	124.3	67.6
Mar 1	DavidsonAdjEM #97	A	L 64–71	+11.0	W+4.0	133.5	O135	95.0	105.3	67.4
Feb 24	G WashingtonAdjEM #39	H	L 77–104	+7.5	L−19.5	148.0	O181	106.3	143.5	72.5
Feb 21	Rhode IslandAdjEM #69	H	W 59–46	+4.0	W+17.0	137.0	U105	95.8	74.7	61.6
Feb 18	DuquesneAdjEM #138	A	L 61–62	+11.0	W+10.0	146.0	U123	88.1	89.5	69.2

Records vs the closing line describe the past; ten games is a small sample.

Team comparison

national rank toned left for away, right for home

TempleLa Salle

Efficiency

102.4

102.9

105.7

109.1

68.8

72.2

-2.0

9.9

Shooting

44.7%

43.5%

54.9%

39.3%

24.2%

31.3%

64.5%

70.6%

27.4%

41.5%

Ball control & glass

19.0%

20.7%

18.3%

20.0%

23.7%

34.1%

26.0%

39.1%

16.1%

12.0%

11.8%

16.1%

Style

54.9%

54.5%

46.3%

26.6%

31.4%

21.0%

58.1%

74.4%

50.0%

42.8%

Roster

3.64

3.31

6'4.4"

6'5.2"

32.8%

24.9%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input

Temple

Returning minutes: 34.5%Returning production: 35.9%

Lost

Aiden Tobiason 35.4 mpg, 15.3 ppg · transferred to Syracuse
Jordan Mason 33.7 mpg, 11.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Babatunde Durodola 19.2 mpg, 4.8 ppg · transferred to Ball State
Masiah Gilyard 17.4 mpg, 5.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Jamai Felt 12.9 mpg, 3.7 ppg · transferred to Little Rock
Ayuba Bryant Jr. 6.8 mpg, 1.5 ppg · transferred to North Florida

Added

Dez White from Oregon St · 26.9 mpg, 8.8 ppg last season
Baboucarr Njie from UTSA · 24.7 mpg, 9.1 ppg last season
Edwin Suarez Jr. from Weber St · 20.9 mpg, 8.9 ppg last season
Jordan Marsh from USC · 16.0 mpg, 6.3 ppg last season
Christian Beam from Georgia St · 12.7 mpg, 2.6 ppg last season
Sir Issac Herron from Louisiana Tech · 10.4 mpg, 3.6 ppg last season

Returns 34% of last season's minutes; lost 3 of its top 5 (2 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).

La Salle

Returning minutes: 33.1%Returning production: 37.5%

Lost

Ashton Walker 27.6 mpg, 8.2 ppg · transferred to Monmouth
Jaeden Marshall 21.7 mpg, 9.3 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Truth Harris 17.2 mpg, 4.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Josiah Harris 16.7 mpg, 7.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Eric Acker 15.4 mpg, 4.8 ppg · transferred to N Kentucky
Edwin Daniel 14.0 mpg, 3.8 ppg · transferred to SF Austin

Added

Jamison Lynam new to D1 · 31.0 mpg, 16.0 ppg last season
Vice Zanki from Niagara · 20.3 mpg, 7.8 ppg last season
Kam Burton from SF Austin · 18.6 mpg, 7.9 ppg last season
Anthony Finkley from Saint Joseph's · 18.5 mpg, 5.3 ppg last season
Eunique Rink from Hampton · 11.0 mpg, 1.8 ppg last season
Devin Booker from George Mason · 6.3 mpg, 1.4 ppg last season

Returns 33% of last season's minutes; lost 3 of its top 5 (1 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).

Head-to-head

this season and last

Date	Season	Result
Tue, Nov 11	2025-26	La Salle 63 – 90 Temple

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← Sat, Nov 14 · Mon, Nov 16 → · Full season schedule

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