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Temple runs out of gas in 67-63 road loss to East Carolina

Quinton Rose scored 15 points for the Owls (14-13, 6-8 AAC)

Temple head Coach Aaron McKie yells instructions to his players in the second half of the game against Villanova at the Liacouras Center on Feb 16. Villanova won 76-56. .
Temple head Coach Aaron McKie yells instructions to his players in the second half of the game against Villanova at the Liacouras Center on Feb 16. Villanova won 76-56. .Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Associated Press
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GREENVILLE, N.C. — Jayden Gardner tied his season high with 29 points plus 13 rebounds Sunday as East Carolina held Temple scoreless for the last 2:41 to edge the Owls, 67-63.

Tremont Robinson-White scored the go-ahead bucket with 1:48 remaining and Tristen Newton and J.J. Miles hit 3 of 4 shots at the line to close it out as East Carolina halted a three-game skid. Temple missed four shots and turned the ball over three times down the stretch.

Miles scored 11 points and had six rebounds for East Carolina (11-17, 5-10 American Athletic Conference). Newton added 10 points and Robinson-White scored three points with five rebounds and he stole the ball from Quinton Rose with under a minute to play.

Rose scored 15 points for the Owls (14-13, 6-8). Monty Scott added 12 points. J.P. Moorman II had nine points and eight rebounds.

East Carolina takes on South Florida on the road on Wednesday. Temple plays Wichita State on the road on Thursday.