Marsh scores 16 as Temple knocks off Central Connecticut State 68-56

Published Nov. 2, 2026 9:40 p.m. ET

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Marsh scored 16 points as Temple beat Central Connecticut State 68-56 on Monday in a season opener.

Marsh went 7 of 15 from the field (2 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Owls. Gavin Griffiths added 11 points while shooting 4 for 11, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc while they also had eight rebounds. Jason Drake finished 4 of 7 from the field to finish with 11 points.

Ashton Reynolds finished with 18 points, two steals and two blocks for the Blue Devils (0-1). Cent. Conn. St. also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Raphel Laurent. Jayden Mott finished with six points.

Temple took the lead with 19:04 left in the first half and did not trail again. Marsh led his team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 36-16 at the break. Temple pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend a 16-point lead to 25 points. Marsh led the way with a team-high eight second-half points.

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