The Temple College men's basketball team will take Dallas College – Cedar Valley Monday evening at Kirby Johnson Court.
Game time is 7 pm.
The Leopards (2-1) are coming off a late 87-85 loss to Navarro College Friday night in Corsicana. Temple led 48-37 at the half, but a late rally by the Bulldogs gave the home-standers the win.
Jaymes Brown-Peterson led the Leopards with 20 points on 6-of-8 from the floor, 2-of-2 from behind the three-point line, and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Josh Telfort and Tayshaun Goston each had 12 points, and Harry Bates and Joel Brown both added 11 points.
The Leopards are averaging 103 points per game, 50% from the field, 37.5% from behind the three-point line, and 65% from the charity stripe through three games.
Cedar Valley (0-1) dropped a Saturday matchup to OnPoint Academy 98-92. The Suns trailed at the half, 43-32. However, their 60-55 rally in the second half left the Suns short by six points.
Marcel Hurst scored 27 points off the bench, which included 13-of-15 from the free throw line, to lead the Suns. Larry Lyons added 20 points, Jordyn Johnson chipped in 16, and Emmitt Blevins poured in 12 for Cedar Valley.
Leopards leaders (three games)
Team (per game average)
Field goals – 113-of-226 (50%)
3-Point – 24-of-64 (37.5%)
Free throws – 59-of-91 (64.8%)
Points – 309 (103 ppg.)
Rebounds – 137 (44.3 rpg.)
Offensive Rebounds – 36 (12 off. rpg.)
Defensive Rebounds – 101 (33.7 def. rpg.)
Assists – 57 (19 apg.)
Steals – 18 (6 spg.)
Blocks – 9 (3 bpg.)
Individual
Points – Jaymes Brown-Peterson – 16.0, Josh Telfort – 14.0, Harry Bates – 13.0, Roy Gardner – 10.3, Jason Ward – 10.0.
Field goal percentage – Brown-Peterson – 68%, Bates – 60.9%, Gardner – 55%, Joel Brown – 52.9%, Ward – 52.4%.
Free throw percentage – Brown-Peterson – 80%, Jonty Kells – 75%, Harry Bates – 68.8%, Ovie Agbigbe – 66.7%, Garner – 63.6%.
Rebounds per game – Bates – 6.7, Ward – 6.3, Agbigbe – 5.7, Gardner – 5.7, and Telfort – 4.7.
Assists per game – Ward – 4.7, Kells – 3, Gardner – 2.3, Bates – 2.
Steals per game – Brown-Peterson – 4.3, Ward – 3, Telfort – 2, Agbigbe – 2.
Blocks per game – Bates – 1.