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Temple visits Charlotte following Anderson's 23-point performance

Temple Owls (10-14, 4-8 AAC) at Charlotte 49ers (12-13, 6-6 AAC)

The Associated Press
February 16, 2026 at 9:44AM
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Temple Owls (10-14, 4-8 AAC) at Charlotte 49ers (12-13, 6-6 AAC)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte faces Temple after Princess Anderson scored 23 points in Charlotte's 61-58 victory over the Memphis Tigers.

The 49ers are 8-4 in home games. Charlotte has a 3-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Owls have gone 4-8 against AAC opponents. Temple has a 4-13 record against opponents over .500.

Charlotte's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Temple allows. Temple has shot at a 40.0% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points less than the 41.2% shooting opponents of Charlotte have averaged.

The 49ers and Owls meet Tuesday for the first time in AAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anderson is scoring 14.7 points per game and averaging 2.0 rebounds for the 49ers. Tanajah Hayes is averaging 13.2 points and 2.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.

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Kaylah Turner is scoring 17.0 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Owls. Saniyah Craig is averaging 14.1 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 44.8% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: 49ers: 4-6, averaging 64.4 points, 36.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.3 points per game.

Owls: 3-7, averaging 67.9 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 39.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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