# 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.
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 ||||||
| November 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 |
| November 17, 2012* 8:00 pm | | Rice | W 77–63 | 2–0 | Liacouras Center (6,836) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2012* 2:00 pm | | Delaware | W 80–75 | 3–0 | Liacouras Center (5,158) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 28, 2012* 7:00 pm | | at Buffalo | W 54–39 | 4–0 | Alumni Arena (3,201) Amherst, NY |
| December 1, 2012* 2:00 pm | | Wagner | W 70–62 | 5–0 | Liacouras Center (5,371) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 5, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Villanova | W 76–61 | 6–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 8, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 2 Duke | L 67–90 | 6–1 | Izod Center (12,157) East Rutherford, NJ |
| December 12, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 72–61 | 7–1 | Liacouras Center (4,625) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 17, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State Gotham Classic | W 63–46 | 8–1 | Liacouras Center (3,435) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 19, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Canisius Gotham Classic | L 62–72 | 8–2 | Liacouras Center (3,258) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 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 |
| December 28, 2012* 3:00 pm | | Detroit Gotham Classic | | | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2012* 2:00 pm | | Bowling Green | W 75–57 | 10–2 | Liacouras Center (4,055) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 6, 2013* 4:30 pm, CBS | | at No. 6 Kansas | L 62–69 | 10–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 10, 2013 7:00 pm, CBSSR | | at Xavier | L 52–57 | 10–4 (0–1) | Cintas Center (9,836) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 12, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Louis | W 64–54 | 11–4 (1–1) | Liacouras Center (5,735) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | W 55–53 | 12–4 (2–1) | Smith Center (2,430) Washington, DC |
| January 19, 2013 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | St. Bonaventure | L 78–81 | 12–5 (2–2) | Liacouras Center (6,607) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2013* 7:00 pm | | Penn | W 76–69 | 13–5 | Liacouras Center (6,731) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 26, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 9 Butler | L 71–83 | 13–6 (2–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 30, 2013 7:00 pm | | Richmond | W 71–64 | 14–6 (3–3) | Liacouras Center (4,769) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 2, 2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 69–70 | 14–7 (3–4) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 2013 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 89–88 | 15–7 (4–4) | Liacouras Center (4,785) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 9, 2013 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Dayton | W 72–71 | 16–7 (5–4) | UD Arena (12,871) Dayton, OH |
| February 14, 2013 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 83–84 | 16–8 (5–5) | Liacouras Center (4,871) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Massachusetts | W 83–82 | 17–8 (6–5) | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (7,438) Amherst, MA |
| February 21, 2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | La Salle | W 82–74 | 18–8 (7–5) | Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 24, 2013 4:00 pm | | at Charlotte | W 71–51 | 19–8 (8–5) | Halton Arena (6,772) Charlotte, NC |
| February 28, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit Gotham Classic | W 83–78 | 20–8 | Liacouras Center (4,452) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 2, 2013 2:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 76–70 | 21–8 (9–5) | Liacouras Center (9,493) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 6, 2013 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 74–55 | 22–8 (10–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,108) Bronx, NY |
| March 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 ||||||
| March 15, 2013 9:25 pm | | vs. Massachusetts Quarterfinals | L 74–79 | 23–9 | Barclays Center (7,384) Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 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 |
| March 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. ||||||