Daily News | Damian Dunn and Khalif Battle are looking to ‘feed off each other’ to get Temple back on track
With the shot clock turned off and one timeout left, Temple head coach Aaron McKie let his team play out the final possession of last Friday’s game against Villanova. Damian Dunn — the Owls’ leading scorer — let the clock wind down before driving into the lane, drawing a foul, and sinking the game-winning free throws.
“We’ve just been around each other for a while,” Dunn said. “It just clicked. And feeding off each other’s energy, I think we do well with that.” The staffer with the most insight on Dunn and Battle, though, is a graduate assistant. As a walk-on that knew he wouldn’t play many minutes for the Owls, Colin Daly told McKie he wanted to get into coaching after his playing career. After spending two seasons on Temple’s bench alongside Dunn and Battle, Daly can now say he has played with and coached the duo.
All of this is imperative for Temple after labeling itself as a “tournament-or-bust” team. Yet they currently sit at 1-2 after home overtime losses to Wagner and Vanderbilt. Against the Commodores, Battle played just 19 minutes and sat out the entire overtime. Meanwhile, Dunn’s 38 points were the most by a Temple player since David Hawkins scored 41 against Massachusetts in 2004.
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