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Brickus
99
La Salle LaS 5-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
106
Winner Temple Temple 4-2,0-0 AAC
La Salle LaS
5-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
99
Final
106
Temple Temple
4-2,0-0 AAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 F
La Salle LaS 30 41 14 6 8 99
Temple Temple 31 40 14 6 15 106

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Brickus Sets New Big 5 Single-Game Scoring Record; Explorers Drop Triple-Overtime Thriller at Temple, 106-99

PHILADELPHIA - La Salle and Temple delivered an instant Philadelphia Big 5 classic on Tuesday night at Liacouras Center. Unfortunately for the Explorers, they fell short in a triple-overtime thriller, 106-99, in a game that featured thrilling plays throughout.

Senior Jhamir Brickus set a new single-game Big 5 scoring record with a career-high 41 points, breaking former Explorer Steve Black's record that was set on February 26, 1983 against the Owls. Junior Khalil Brantley also had a big night, delivering 29 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • As the second half was winding down, the Explorers looked like they were out of it.
  • With 1:39 to go, the Owls were up 70-62, but just as Fran Dunphy teams do, they battled all the way until the end.
  • A key three-pointer from Brickus with five seconds left would send the game to overtime.
  • Brickus went 13-for-27 from the floor, 4-for-7 from three and 11-for-12 from the free throw line to account for his 41 points. 
  • Brantley played the entire 55 minutes of game time, also setting a new career mark for rebounds for a single game.
  • The duo would combined for 70 of the Explorers 99 points. 
  • The second overtime saw the Explorers up three late, but Steve Settle knocked down a game-tying three-pointer to push the game to a third OT.
  • In that third overtime period, La Salle saw a number of key players foul out and committed two turnovers early in the period, from which they could not recover.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • La Salle and Temple combined to score 205 points, the second most combined points in a Big 5 game all-time.
  • La Salle and Villanova combined for 216 points in a three-overtime game as well in 1958.
  • Wednesday's game was just the fifth triple-overtime game in Big 5 history, with the last one coming in 1980.
  • The Explorers and Owls combined for 68 fouls with 10 players fouling out, five for each side.
  • The Explorers reached the free throw line 35 times Wednesday night, knocking down 26 attempts, good for 74 percent.
UP NEXT
  • The Explorers head to the Wells Fargo Center to take on Penn in the first consolation game of the MHS Lift Big 5 Classic.
  • Tip-off is scheduled for around 4:45 on Saturday afternoon. The game can be seen on NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus as well as Peacock Network.
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