• Season 9 SuperTicker presented by BLAPP
SEASON 7

Recent Game Recaps

Epilogue, The Ninth: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Memories

So We Meet Again

Rte. 139 - End of the Line

Hanging On

A Championship in Pictures

This Time of Year

Dotson Leads Ducks to the Sweet Sixteen

Grizzlies Overwhelmed by Orangemen

Empire

Challenge 11: Final Four Memories

By George, UConn is Dead

Butler and Us

Donning the Black and Gold

Challenge 10: Tourney Memories

The Madness of the Horizon League

The Rare Ivy League Conference Tournament

MAC Madness

Anything Can Happen in the MAAC

Challenge 9: Shock The Neighborhood

A Youthful Surprise

From Worst to First

Peers and Seers

Game 7-047: Rhode Island at Temple
February 7, 2011 7:59 am ET by Kyle Whelliston

Rhode Island Rams at Temple Owls

February 5, 2011 2:00 pm
The Liacouras Center
BBState Stats/Recap

Hooter's birthday, and fake Zooperstars.

@midmajority Game Tweets

13:48 Game No. 7-047: Rhode Island at Temple. Temple University welcomes you and your family.
13:50 This, friends, is a band. http://img.ly/2VZ5
13:50 RT @BigWestMBB: This is great... RT @SLOcollegebeat: Bloggin' with Scroggin: VIDEO: P.A. darling Drake U'u http://bit.ly/hkGlVR #CalPoly
13:52 We have ESPN2 here today! Bonus of sitting behind the booth is that we get to see the end of CLST-BUTL on a monitor. 60-53 Bulldogs late.
13:53 But more importantly, it's Hooter's birthday today. Stay tuned here for full coverage of the celebratory mascot basketball game.
13:56 Yes: Temple's band is beyond good. Their "7 Nation Army" is stunning. Or maybe that's just leftover sadz from the White Stripes' breakup.
13:57 RT @jenahearn: @midmajority JMU-VCU going down to the wire - JMU has missed 2 consec. layups, but still 64-62 w/ 2:07 remaining, JMU poss. #youareinformed
13:58 We're partial to "My Doorbell" RT @adamamin: @midmajority http://youtu.be/IZGHTkmhxgQ great song? or GREATEST song?
14:04 RT @Dobber_BtB_SBN: They were mind-blowing at the BB&T this year. Sum 41's "Fat Lip" was my fav. RT @midmajority: Yes: Temple's band is beyond good.
14:05 The Atlantic One. http://img.ly/2VZf
14:05 Hooter is wearing a birthday cake hat. Lavoy Allen got a painted basketball for being really good at rebounding. #youareinformed
14:06 The Wild Cherry student section gets announced after the starting lineups here. Not promoting copying, but why don't other schools do that?
14:08 Temple is 16-5, 6-2 in the A-14, #3 in the State of the Other 25. URI is 13-8, 4-3 in league. #youareinformed
14:08 Standing around waiting for TV. Good practice for March. http://img.ly/2VZg
14:09 Ha! Thanks! RT @FuzzDons the more idiot sanctimonious sportswriters from espn, cbs, fox, yahoo, I unfollow, the more @midmajority I follow
14:11 We are underway here on Chaney/Litwack Court. Check your ESPN2 HD for a high-definition peek at @ballybasketball at center court.
14:13 Rhode Island got out to a 6-0 lead with a pair of Akeem Richmond #superhoops. But Temple clawed back w/ two regular baskets. 6-4, 16:36 1H.
14:16 A bunch of mascots just came out and started throwing t-shirts. http://img.ly/2VZm
14:17 THE KING IS HERE http://img.ly/2VZn
14:19 Temple scores 11 straight points to lead 11-6. URI has been up and down, but gets by on minimizing turnovers (14.8% TO rate, best in A-14)
14:19 There's an NBA Sunday Showcase promo coming. That's how close I am to the booth.
14:20 #Bizarrizon play continues. RT @midmajority360: Butler 73 Cleveland State 61 | BUTL 15-9 (7-5) CLST 21-4 (10-3) | http://tmm7.me/a7h
14:20 RT @tourneytrip: @midmajority hey @ballybasketball you're on TV, you're famous.
14:21 RT @mlandes1536: @midmajority Matt Howard doin the dirty work to get #butler back on track. #godawgs!
14:21 Delroy James stops the Temple point streak at 14 with a steal and a #omgdunx. After 7 minutes, Temple leads 14-8.
14:23 What always gets me about Liacouras is how empty the place is five minutes before tip, and how full it is when play begins. #theyservebeer
14:27 Cheerleaders and mascots. Lots of them. Has Temple been scanning my dreams? #phanatinception http://img.ly/2VZx
14:29 Most Philly females would love to tap that ass. http://img.ly/2VZz
14:31 Temple up 22-15 as we begin the second quarter. Scootie Randall up to 4-for-4, all #superhoops. Good day to have two o's in your name.
14:35 Every single MTO has been mascots throwing t-shirts. EVERY MTO EVER SHOULD BE. http://img.ly/2VZH
14:36 One of the mascots is Soul Man, from the arena football team. Did you know that the 50-Yard Indoor War is back?! Billboards all over town.
14:39 Delroy James with a follow drainer at 6:30 1H, URI cuts the lead to 24-20. Rams have but one turnover in 14 minutes, as fits their pattern.
14:45 Hooter gets to blow out the candles on his birthday cake. http://img.ly/2VZU
14:47 RT @rushthecourt: If they were all redheads, I'd believe that. RT @midmajority: Cheerleaders and mascots. Lots of them. Has Temple been scanning my dreams?
14:47 "Now who wants another t-shirt?" #actualquote http://img.ly/2VZW
14:48 Correction: Scootie Randall has actually 5x'ed his scoring avg from last year. 28 vs Xavier. Perfect 6-for-6 tonight, 4 3's.
14:49 Temple only up 30-26, but URI has six extra shots because they don't give the ball up (2 TO's). 2:21 left in 1H.
14:51 You may be witnessing the game of Scootie Randall's life, sports fans! Another #superhoop, 7-for-7, 19 points after 19 minutes. TU 35-27.
14:53 Another guy playing well on TV is Micheal Eric, the 6-11 Nigerian jr. I know TU fans get frustrated with him. 9 pts, huge #omgdunx just now.
14:53 RT @pretzel_logic: Spectacular #omgdunxfail (@midmajority is here after all) by Orion Outerbridge. At the other end Michael Eric shows him how it's done.
14:56 Philly Soul = blue eyed, fuzzy-skinned. RT @noslowallgo: @midmajority I was wondering why Hooter had a Blues Brother at his birthday party.
14:56 We're at halftime here, with Temple up 36-30. Scootie, Scootie, Scootie.
14:56 OMG fake Zooperstars http://img.ly/2W04
14:58 I can't look at the "Inflatamaniacs" site on the Robo-Pad 5000 ("Flash" and all), but they're not off to an endearing start.
15:00 RT @bubbaprog: WHY ARE THEY PEOPLE? SO DISTURBED. RT @midmajority OMG fake Zooperstars http://img.ly/2W04
15:00 RT @HarrySmalleyIII: @midmajority With his shooting today, I think Randall has earned the nickname "The Sharpscooter."
15:01 Look, I KNOW how to f___ing Dougie. Even we old white dudes have had six moths of practice. http://img.ly/2W09
15:03 Mascot basketball. WARNING: COW ON FLOOR http://img.ly/2W0c
15:04 The Phanatic just NAILED a 12-foor jumper.
15:05 RT @dhm: Fake Zooperstars? For shame, Temple! RT @midmajority: OMG fake Zooperstars http://img.ly/2W04
15:10 The Phanatic hit the game-winning shot, then stormed the crowd. http://img.ly/2W0m
15:11 We are back for a second half of non-mascot basketball. Temple begins with possession, because it's Hooter's birthday.
15:11 Scenes from a mascot basketball game. http://img.ly/2W0k http://img.ly/2W0n http://img.ly/2W0o
15:12 Final stat line for the cow in the mascot game: 0 pts on 0-for-0 shooting, 0 assists, 0 rebounds, efficiency rating 0. #cowssuckatbasketball
15:14 I had to look that up. #sorryhockey RT @Dobber_BtB_SBN: @midmajority So, you're telling us he'd be the Phil Kessel of the Mascot ASG?
15:16 Temple with a 5-pt lead after four mins, and Scootie hit another shot. 8-for-8, 21 pts. Might edge into @AsherFusco's perfect night list.
15:17 How Bizarro was my Valley. RT @midmajority360: Northern Iowa 69 Drake 72 | UNI 18-7 (9-4) DRKE 10-14 (5-8) | http://tmm7.me/a7o #MVC
15:19 URI closes the gap to 42-39 at a non-mascot MTO. The only Kessel I know is Barney, as in "Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By."
15:20 RT @FuzzDons: @midmajority The cow didn't take a charge? #cowtipping RT Final stat line for the cow in the mascot game: 0 pts on 0-for-0 fg, 0 asts, 0 reb
15:21 The cow wandered up and down the court, wishing for a #ChiknRiot to distract from his shoddy-ass play. @FuzzDons
15:22 Scootie's perfect night is over (9/10), but he had a demonstrative and-one to put Temple back up seven. 24 points, four off a career high.
15:25 Lavoy Allen with an #omgdunx attempt, Delroy James blox him, foul, arms out in wonderment. DUDE, you deprived us of an awesome highlight.
15:25 Temple up 50-44, but use their extra gear of superior athleticism whenever they need it. Some serious f___ing ballplayers on this team.
15:28 MTO sponsored contest. The JimmyJohnsification of Philadelphia is deep and wide. I thought this was a grassroots sandwich town.
15:29 Cheerleader-only MTO t-shirt toss. All those mascots, and I totally missed the Title R compliance check. #check
15:34 52-44 TU, nearing the end of 3Q. The Scootiesplosion has offset a - afternoon for 6-4 jr leading scorer Ramone Moore, 2 pts in 1H, 9 now.
15:35 This may go down as "Blue Saturday" in the MVC. RT @ValleyHoops: 6:54 left in the first half - Indiana State 25, Missouri State 22 #MVCHoops
15:36 There are two Blues Brothers in the Wild Cherry section. I said Blues Brothers, not Soul Man impersonators. #theAFLisbackbaby
15:37 That extra gear? Yes. The Owls start running and gunning, and all of a sudden the TU lead is 60-45.
15:38 OK, now we have some serious intellectual property theft to report.
15:39 This is Munchie. http://img.ly/2W0Q
15:40 Munchie's act: he comes out on the floor, picks on a guy who's hanging out next to the visitor's bench, then eats him.
15:40 After Munchie eats the guy, a few minutes go by, then the shoes come out, then the guy is spit out wearing his underwear.
15:41 Yes. What I'm saying is that Inflatamaniacs IS COMPLETELY RIPPING OFF the Zooperstars. They aren't even trying to mask the theft.
15:41 So F___ Munchie. Mackerel Jordan rules.
15:43 Unless, of course, the Zooperstars own the Inflatamaniacs. Then it'd be like Enterprise, Alamo and National being owned by the same company.
15:48 RT @dhm: Ronny Turiaf's reaction to the Red Panda Acrobat last night was awesome. http://willdo.me/fRsYst (ATTN: @midmajority)
15:48 Story of my life RT @SethHunt105: @midmajority Trying to spot you but the ESPN ticker is in the way.
15:49 A DISGRUNTLED former employee? RT @bubbaprog: @midmajority The website says that Inflatamaniacs is... run by a former Zooperstars employee.
15:49 RT @pretzel_logic: Ouch. RT @polarscribe: Those costumes are atrociously ugly, too. WTF is "Munchie" even supposed to be, an albino Billiken? @midmajority
15:49 RT @Joe_Pott: That's horse s--t! As a baseball guy, Zooperstars are the best. RT @midmajority: So F___ Munchie. Mackerel Jordan rules.
15:50 So there it is. Both Zooperstars and Saint Louis University should sue Munchie.
15:50 Out on the floor, Temple's mid-half run seems to have locked this in a box. 69-57 at 4:35, and the crowd's competitive juice is on E.
15:52 I want to believe there was a disgruntled former Zooperstar in a labcoat concocting revenge. "*I* was supposed to be Mia Hammster. MEEEE!"
15:52 RT @devyanks90: @midmajority Both are based in Louisville, but have different contact info and Inflatamaniacs say "75% cheaper than most competitors."
15:53 Flash. I can't see it on iPad. #inflatafail RT @kevinheaslip: @midmajority 2 different entities. inflatamaniacs have a much better website.
15:54 71-57. Uh-oh, there are TACOS on the line. Wild Cherry section chanting. Or is that "Gua-cos, gua-cos?"
15:55 Rare ASun #pixelvision RT @midmajority360: [LIVE] Lipscomb at Jacksonville - 3:15 pm #pixelvision | http://www.midmajority.com/pxl/95875
15:58 The birthday boy just ate this dude's head. http://img.ly/2W1c
15:59 I wish Jean Shepherd was still alive. Only he could properly spin the story of the Inflatable Mascot War of 2011.
16:00 Two minutes left, Temple up 72-61. #peopleareleaving Scootie watch: 27 points on 10-for-12. One more bucket for a career high.
16:02 RT @kevinheaslip: @midmajority 90 points got a free double cheeseburger back in the VT A-1? days... At 75 points I always started the double cheese chant!
16:03 Temple burns clock with a minute to go, but gets the ball back on a rare URI turnover. Two more points. They believe that they just won.
16:04 Wow, read between THOSE lines! RT @devyanks90: @midmajority http://www.inflatamaniacs.com/Performers/SGivans.asp describing the formation
16:05 Sportswriters: please vote GMU in your stupid-ass poll RT @midmajority360: Old Dominion 45 George Mason 62 | ODU 18-6 (9-4) GMU 19-5 (11-2)
16:06 Scootie leaves the floor and is rewarded for a wonderful afternoon. 80-67, seven seconds left.
16:07 We have a final here from North Philadelphia: Temple 80, Rhode Island 67. But wait, there's more! Harvard-Penn two-night.
16:08 Key game among division leaders. RT @midmajority360: Buffalo 71 Ball State 72 | BUFF 14-7 (6-3) BSU 14-8 (6-3) | http://tmm7.me/a82 #MAC
16:10 But now, off to P.J. Whelihan's pub/restaurant, where I will attempt to get a free meal by insisting that I'm related to the namesake. GAHN.
16:11 RT @HarrySmalleyIII: Nice to see someone is keeping the tradition of Big 5 DHs alive. RT @midmajority: But wait, there's more! Harvard-Penn two-night.
16:25 RT @midmajority360: Rhode Island 67 Temple 80 | URI 14-9 (5-4) TU 17-5 (7-2) | http://tmm7.me/a84 #A14
16:50 RT @ValleyHoops: 310 left to play: Missouri St 61, Indiana St 61 #MVCHoops

Boxscore

at TEMPLE 80, RHODE ISLAND 67
02/05/2011

RHODE ISLAND 14-9 (5-4) -- M. Jones 7-12 0-0 18; D. James 10-18 7-10 27; A. Richmond 3-8 1-1 9; O. Outerbridge 1-5 0-0 2; J. Wilson 2-5 1-2 5; N. Malesevic 2-6 0-0 4; W. Martell 0-4 2-4 2; B. Eaves 0-1 0-0 0; A. Baskerville 0-0 0-0 0; A. Malhoit 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 11-17 67.
TEMPLE 17-5 (7-2) -- S. Randall 10-13 1-1 27; R. Moore 2-6 7-8 13; L. Allen 5-9 3-4 13; J. Fernandez 0-6 0-0 0; M. Eric 3-5 3-6 9; R. Jefferson 1-1 1-2 3; K. Wyatt 4-7 4-4 14; T. DiLeo 0-0 0-0 0; D. Gaitley 0-0 0-0 0; A. Brown 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 25-47 20-27 80.

Three-point goals: URI 6-16 (D. James 0-2; M. Jones 4-5; A. Richmond 2-7; N. Malesevic 0-2), TU 10-19 (R. Moore 2-3; S. Randall 6-9; J. Fernandez 0-3; K. Wyatt 2-4); Rebounds: URI 23 (N. Malesevic 7), TU 33 (L. Allen 10); Assists: URI 4 (D. James 2), TU 15 (R. Moore 6); Total Fouls -- URI 19, TU 16; Fouled Out: URI-None; TU-L. Allen.