Temple Women’s Basketball coasted by Xavier 66-51 Saturday night in the Raising the B.A.R Invitational. Temple guard Tiarra East achieved history by scoring her 1,000 career point in the game. The Owls had consistently started slow on offense all season but changed that narrative against Xavier. Temple jumped out to an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter behind 10 points from guard Tarriyonna Gary. The Owls continued their strong play into the second quarter and entered halftime with a 38-24 lead. Once the second half opened up, East took control of the game and kept Temple in the driver’s seat. She poured in 13 points in the third quarter, nearly outscoring Xavier herself. The Owls never let the Musketeers close the gap to within 10 and cruised to the victory. East led the way with 20 points and Gary had 18. “[Tiarra East] has been playing well this year and she's our go-to player,” Richardson said. “She really performed last night, knocking down a couple of threes. ...