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NEW YORK -- Little had gone right for the Temple Owls before they gathered around coach Fran Dunphy during a timeout. It would have been easy for them to lament their woes.Instead, as Shizz Alston Jr. recalled, their message to each other was cloaked in defiance.Were on a big stage, were not going out like this, Alston said, a few minutes after Temple completed its 89-86 win over No. 25 Florida State on Thursday in the first game of the 2016 NIT Season Tip-Off. We want to fight back.Quinton Rose scored a game-high 26 points, including two free throws with 2 seconds left, Alston Jr. added 22 points and Obi Enechionyia finished with 16 points and eight rebounds for the Owls, who improved to 3-2 with their second straight win.The win was also Temples third in four all-time meetings with Florida State.Despite having four players in double-figure scoring, Florida State (4-1) lost for the first time this season.Dwayne Bacon had 22 points for the Seminoles. Jonathan Issac tallied 19 points. Xavier Rathan-Mayes chipped in with 11 while Terance Mann had 10.Theyre so deep, Dunphy said about Florida State. So athletic. They can make shots, too.Trailing by 12 with 9:26 left in the game, Temple went on a 15-2 run to take a 73-72 lead. The stretch began when Shawn Alston made a 3. That was followed by Roses putback, Enechionyias lay-in, two made free throws by Alston, and consecutive 3s from Alston and Damion Moore.The Owls were able to extend their advantage to 85-80 after Enechionyias made 3 with 3:18 left. But Trent Forrests lay-in with 77 seconds cut the deficit to one, 87-86.They spread the floor, Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said of Temples offensive approach in the second half. They were shooting the 3s and they spread the floor, did a great job of taking us off the dribble when they got to the foul line.Give them credit: They did what they had to do.Florida State had a chance to win, but Isaac air-balled a layup attempt with four seconds left. Roses two free throws sealed the win.We started making every shot we took, Dunphy said.Traditionally one of the nations stingiest teams, Florida State had developed an offensive potency to augment its taut defense. Entering the game, the Seminoles led the Athletic Coast Conference with a 96.8 points per game scoring average. Florida State had scored 100 or more points in four of its first six games, including exhibitions.At the half, the Seminoles enjoyed a 41-31 advantage because of their efficient offensive attack. Florida State made 15 of 29 shots from the field in the first half, a 51.7 percent clip. For the game, the Seminoles made 33 of 60 shots from the field.Temple was strong offensively in its own right, as the Owls shot 46.8 percent from the field for the game.I thought their offensive execution was better than our defensive execution, Hamilton said.NOTABLETemple: The 2016 National Invitation Tournament Tip-Off marks the sixth time in program history that the Owls participated in the early season event. Temples six appearances are tied with St. Johns for second most in tournament history; Arizona and Duke have made seven appearances apiece.Florida State: The first of two 2016 NIT Tip-Off games marked the first time since the third round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament that the Seminoles were a nationally ranked team. Following a 62-56 loss to Cincinnati in the third round, the Seminoles finished the season ranked 10th in the nation.QUOTABLEI think you can come up with a philosophical theory if you want to, but they just had a great night. They did a very good job. Im sure theyre hoping they shoot the ball that well for the remainder of the year. Im hoping we dont defend as poorly as we did tonight and I dont think we will, Florida States Leonard Hamilton, in response to a question regarding his concern about the Seminoles defense.UP NEXTTemple: Will meet the winner of the West Virginia/Illinois game in the NIT Championship game Friday.Florida State: Will meet the loser of the West Virginia/Illinois game in the NIT Consolation game Friday.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25Jose de Jesus Corona Jersey . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Eduardo Herrera Jersey . Their 38th instalment is arguably their biggest fight card to date, including three-title fights and a main event which was selected by the fans. 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Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum.Glasgow got their European Champions Cup campaign off to a flying start as three tries in eight first-half minutes set them on their way to a thumping bonus-point win over Leicester.Leonardo Sarto, Fraser Brown and Henry Pyrgos all crossed before the break as Gregor Townsends side bounced back from Adam Thompstones early try to secure a 42-13 victory.Leicester, who received two of the games three yellow cards, were overwhelmed by their hosts tempo and relentless pressure on the recently-laid artificial surface at Scotstoun Stadium during the crucial period of the game.Tigers failed to get on the scoreboard in the second half and Mark Bennett and Sarto each broke away in the final 11 minutes to round off a memorable night for the Scots.Owen Williams had opened the scoring for the visitors with a penalty before the first major flashpoint in the 14th minute when Matt Toomua tipped Rory Hughes over in a tackle which sparked a melee.The French referee gave a far more considered response, slowly moving towards the big screen and taking several looks at the replay before showing the yellow card. The fact the Glasgow wing initially fell on his shoulder saved the Australian centre from a harsher sentence on his Tigers debut.Stuart Hogg dispensed his own punishment by converting the penalty from just inside his own half.Glasgow failed to build on their advantage and they were decidedly on the backfoot when Ryan Wilson joined Toomua in the sinbin in the 19th minute for not retreating 10 yards.Leicester were quick to punish, kicking for a lineout and then driving over with Thompstone eventually credited.But 14-a-side ultimately suiteed Warriors as their quick ball blew their English visitors away.dddddddddddd Gaps were opening up in the Tigers defence and Sarto picked the ball up to cross after Finn Russell had been thwarted in the 25th minute.Russell converted as Toomua re-entered the fray but Glasgow maintained their drive and Brown soon burst through the middle of two pairs of Leicester players to touch down.Sarto, Tim Swinson and Hogg soon had attempts to breach the Leicester lines before scrum-half Pyrgos sneaked round the outside of several bodies to add another try.Russell missed the chance for a third conversion and Williams reduced the deficit to 22-13 with a 30-metre penalty.Leicester responded well after the interval but Glasgow kept them at arms length and showed they could grind out some crucial points when Russell bagged a long-range penalty.The Scotland stand-off soon sparked an electric counter-attack when he took a quick penalty inside his 22. Sarto produced a thrilling crossfield run before the hosts worked it out to Hughes, who was stopped almost on the try line.Glasgow kept the pressure on and Logovii Mulipola received a 57th-minute yellow card moments after coming off the bench.Warriors could not immediately capitalise and then settled for an extra three points as Russell kicked over.But they got their bonus point when Bennett, a last-minute replacement for the ill Alex Dunbar, intercepted a pass on his own 22 and sprinted all the way home, before Sarto scored a near identical try seven minutes later. ' ' '