By Canadian Press on December 22, 2025.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Mason scored 16 points as Temple beat Princeton 65-61 on Monday night. Mason went 7 of 16 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Owls (8-5). Aiden Tobiason scored 12 points and Babatunde Durodola finished with 11. Malik Abdullahi finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Tigers (3-11). Princeton also got 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from Jackson Hicke. Jack Stanton had 10 points. The loss is the eighth in a row for the Tigers. Mason scored seven points in the first half but Temple trailed 35-33 at the break. Temple used a 10-0 run to erase a four-point deficit and take the lead at 43-37 with 14:36 remaining in the half. Mason scored nine second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 9