1998-99 Temple Owls basketball — schedule and results

The 1998-99 Temple Owls went 24-11 (13-3 in the A-10) under head coach John Chaney. The team peaked at #6 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 17.06.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 35 games from this season: 11–1 at home, 6–7 on the road, and 7–3 on neutral courts. The Owls scored 66.6 points per game and allowed 58.5 (+8.1 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 7 games, from Jan 3, 1999 to Jan 23, 1999. The most lopsided win was 82–45 at La Salle Explorers on Jan 3, 1999; the heaviest defeat was 85–64 to Duke Blue Devils on Mar 21, 1999. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Michigan State Spartans (60–59). 1 game went to overtime.

Among Temple Owls' 123 recorded seasons, 1998-99's .686 winning percentage ranks 47th. Previous season: 1997-98 Owls (21–9). Next season: 1999-00 Owls (27–6).

Game-by-game results (35 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1998-11-10	neutral Georgetown Hoyas	W 65–49	Madison Square Garden (IV)
1998-11-11	neutral Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 59–48	Madison Square Garden (IV)
1998-11-18	vs Ole Miss Rebels	W 68–52	The Apollo of Temple
1998-11-20	vs Michigan State Spartans	W 60–59	The Apollo of Temple
1998-11-23	at Pennsylvania Quakers	L 70–73 (OTOT)	The Palestra
1998-12-01	at Penn State Nittany Lions	L 64–65	Bryce Jordan Center
1998-12-05	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 62–63	Assembly Hall
1998-12-09	vs Wisconsin Badgers	L 56–63	The Apollo of Temple
1998-12-14	vs Florida State Seminoles	W 75–66	The Apollo of Temple
1998-12-19	at Rutgers Scarlet Knights	W 56–38	Louis Brown Athletic Center
1998-12-29	neutral Stanford Cardinal	L 50–57
1998-12-31	at Fresno State Bulldogs	L 63–66	Selland Arena
1999-01-03	at La Salle Explorers	W 82–45	Tom Gola Arena
1999-01-06	vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies	W 70–54	The Apollo of Temple
1999-01-09	at Fordham Rams	W 75–65	Rose Hill Gymnasium
1999-01-14	vs Saint Joseph's Hawks	W 62–47	The Apollo of Temple
1999-01-16	vs Rhode Island Rams	W 76–63	The Apollo of Temple
1999-01-19	at Duquesne Dukes	W 75–52	A.J. Palumbo Center
1999-01-23	vs Massachusetts Minutemen	W 65–57	The Apollo of Temple
1999-01-30	at St. Bonaventure Bonnies	L 59–74	Reilly Center
1999-02-04	vs Dayton Flyers	W 67–54	The Apollo of Temple
1999-02-06	at Rhode Island Rams	W 72–63	Keaney Gymnasium
1999-02-09	at Saint Joseph's Hawks	W 85–78	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
1999-02-14	at Xavier Musketeers	L 60–62	Cincinnati Gardens
1999-02-16	vs Virginia Tech Hokies	W 78–48	The Apollo of Temple
1999-02-20	vs George Washington Revolutionaries	W 72–56	The Apollo of Temple
1999-02-24	vs Fordham Rams	W 71–49	The Apollo of Temple
1999-02-28	at Massachusetts Minutemen	L 49–57	Mullins Center
1999-03-04	neutral Virginia Tech Hokies	W 64–51	The Spectrum
1999-03-05	neutral Xavier Musketeers	W 76–64	The Spectrum
1999-03-06	neutral Rhode Island Rams	L 59–62	The Spectrum
1999-03-12	neutral Kent State Golden Flashes	W 61–54	TD Garden
1999-03-14	neutral Cincinnati Bearcats	W 64–54	TD Garden
1999-03-19	neutral Purdue Boilermakers	W 77–55	Continental Airlines Arena
1999-03-21	neutral Duke Blue Devils	L 64–85	Continental Airlines Arena

Game recaps

1998-12-01: Penn State survived Temple Owls 65–64 as Crispin, Joe scored a team-high 18. Brokenborough, R. had 13 for Temple Owls.

1998-12-14: Behind Karcher's 25 points, Temple defeated Florida State Seminoles 75–66. Crawford had 25 for Florida State Seminoles.

1999-02-14: Behind POSEY, James's 21 points, Xavier Musketeers held off Temple Owls 62–60. BROKENBOROUGH, Rashd g had 13 for Temple Owls.

1999-02-16: Behind KARCHER, Mark's 17 points, Temple Owls rolled past Virginia Tech 78–48. DUNLOP, Brendan had 17 for Virginia Tech.

1999-03-05: Temple Owls beat Xavier 76–64 as BROKENBOROUGH, R. scored a team-high 22. LUMPKIN, Gary had 19 for Xavier.

1999-03-06: Rhode Island edged Temple Owls 62–59. ODOM, Lamar led the winners with 21 points. BARNES, Lamont had 19 for Temple Owls.

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