Rutgers had a 21 home game winning streak snapped as Temple won 48-47.

Temple used a zone defense to effectively take away the post game for Rutgers. Rutgers Coach C. Vivian Stringer had been using a four guard line up before this game, but elected to go with two posts most of the time to match up against Temple's defense.

The change did not seem to have any impact as the Owls outrebounded the Knights 30-24, had 26 points in the paint, and had 15 second-chance points to just five for the Knights.

Rutgers appeared to have the momentum early in the game as they took a 19-10 lead with 7 minutes, 19 seconds left in the first half and Temple's Candice Dupree was on the bench in foul trouble. But the Temple defense took over. The Owls went on to finish the half with a 15-3 run, taking a 27-24 lead at the break.

Dupree and New Mexico transfer Fatima Maddox led the Owls with 14 and 15 points. It was a career high for Maddox. Temple coach Dawn Staley described Maddox's play as explosive. "She can go one-on-one anytime." Staley said.

Cappie Pondexter led all scorers with 21 points, including a three pointer at the game ending buzzer. But coach Stringer is looking for others to step up as well. "We have a lot of players who didn't add a change," Stringer said. "We sputtered, we didn't make the extra pass, we played selfish basketball. We did not play smart. "