The Temple College men's basketball team lost by one, 83-82, to Ranger College in a hard fought battle at TC Gym. A win would have tied the Leopards with Ranger at the top of the conference. The Leopards won the first half 46-40 but saw their lead slowly slip away throughout the second half. Temple's Kedrian Johnson was the game's leading scorer with 32 points. Bryson Etienne scored 16 points, Sammy Brooks scored 12 points, and Terreon Randolph scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds good for a double-double. Sebastian Karwoski snatched 10 rebounds.
The Leopards are now 23-5 overall and are sitting in second place in conference with a 9-3 conference record. They will be back in action Saturday February 23 at 4:30 p.m. on the road in Terrell at Southwestern Christian College.