Horne, Rachal, Igbanu help Tulsa romp past Temple 70-44

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Jeriah Horne scored 23 points, Brandon Rachal added 19 and Martins Igbanu 14 as Tulsa clobbered Temple 70-44 Friday night to win its American Athletic Conference opener.

Horne, Rachal and Igbanu combined to make 21 of the Golden Hurricanes 27 field goals as Tulsa (9-5, 1-0) shot 51% from the floor (27-for-53) with eight 3-pointers, 13 steals and five blocked shots.

Temple (9-4, 1-1) trailed 35-17 at the break, a season-low halftime score, shooting just 19% (7-for-36) in the first half, improving slightly to 28% (18-for-65) for the game. The Owls are winless in Tulsa in six tries.

Quinton Rose led Temple with 12 points and Alani Moore II added nine.

Tulsa plays Cincinnati on the road on Wednesday. Temple faces Houston at home on Tuesday.