Official #19 WSU vs Temple Game Thread

[Play Angry]

Most points allowed in a half in the HCGM era.

Temple: 19-30 FG (63.3%), 11-15 3FG (73.3%), 7-7 FT (100%), 3 TOs

They're also outrebounding us 15-13 (granted they aren't missing so there aren't many defensive rebounds to grab)



Just...ugh. Where did our defensive intensity go?











I know, I know, Las Cruces and Baton Rouge. I don't buy that it's that simple, at least not completely.

[1979Shocker]

Temple 11-15 from 3 for 73%.

[Shockersarelife]

This game is stressing me out might have to find something else to do

[shock-it-to-me]

We don’t guard the three until we start panicking and jumping into shooters and fouling.

[ShockerPrez]

Either they gonna regress back to the mean in the 2nd half, or we're gonna lose.

[BOBB]

I have seen this movie before Unfortunately it was "Piranhaconda" and this is "Piranhaconda 2."

[Mr. Pickle]

Game will be decided in the first 4 min of the second half. Their shooters have to be run off the 3 pt line, and we have to make sure we consistently score.

[1972Shocker]

Very disheartening if you are a Shocker fan but Temple looks great. Shocks are totally out of it but Temple seems to be the more talented and more energized team and by more than just a little bit. Not sure if the Shocks can turn that around in the 2nd half or not. I'm hopeful but can't say I am optimistic.

[Shoxfan11]

Most points allowed in a half in the HCGM era.

Temple: 19-30 FG (63.3%), 11-15 3FG (73.3%), 7-7 FT (100%), 3 TOs

They're also outrebounding us 15-13 (granted they aren't missing so there aren't many defensive rebounds to grab)



Just...ugh. Where did our defensive intensity go?











I know, I know, Las Cruces and Baton Rouge. I don't buy that it's that simple, at least not completely.

Even more than the 2nd half against Texas Tech in 09? Goodness

[SHOXAAC]

Temple 11-15 from 3 for 73%.

They are shooting 10% better from 3 than 2.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

I see we are just as ready for Temple this time as we were the first time we played them.

[Shox The Revenant]

LOL, you can't make this crap up. Another team comes into the Koch and blisters us from the three line. It's like a broken record but the fact is, the Shox haven't figured out that teams 'rise up' to play us. We don't match their intensity until it's too late and sometimes we end up getting the win. Being 14 points down to a very athletic team that matches up well against us = loss at home...again.

[1979Shocker]

This reminds me of the SMU game here, except worse.

[Eric]

This may just be the first of three sweeps we suffer this year.

[Singeril]

I disagree that we played poor defense the first 15 minutes. They hit shots.

Then we decided zone was a good idea for some unknown reason. And for an even less known reason stayed with it .

When you don't defend those 3's, it's a little easier to make them.

[Cdizzle]

Watch the game tape. Not what happened.