PHILADELPHIA — Nick Jourdain hit the winning layup with 1 second remaining as Temple knocked off UCF 57-55 on Thursday night.
Damian Dunn scored 11 points and also contributed 6 rebounds for the Owls (16-14, 10-7 AAC). Jourdain scored 10 points and added 9 rebounds. Zach Hicks was 3 of 13 shooting (2-for-10 from 3) to finish with 10 points.
The Knights (16-13, 7-10), who have lost 4 of their last 5 games, were led by CJ Kelly, who recorded 19 points. Taylor Hendricks added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals for UCF. Michael Durr also had 11 points.
Temple went into halftime ahead of UCF 22-20. Hysier Miller scored 6 points in the half. Dunn scored 11 second-half points for Temple.
Both teams play again on Sunday. Temple visits Tulane and UCF hosts East Carolina.