Temple falls to Akron in NIT.

Chaney skipped Temple's 80-73 overtime loss to Akron in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday night because of his wife's health issues, and missed star guard Mardy Collins leaving his final game on a stretcher.

Chaney retired Monday after 24 seasons at Temple, ending a 34-year coaching career that reached 741 wins but never the Final Four. Chaney was not on the bench because his wife underwent a procedure for an undisclosed health problem. Assistant Dan Leibovitz took his place.

"Mardy and I have a special relationship, it's a tough moment," Leibovitz said. "It was very tough. The emotion of this week has been overwhelming. It's like losing someone in your family."

There was quite a serious scare when Collins, a projected NBA first-round pick and one of Chaney's favorite players, crashed hard on a driving layup attempt with about 30 seconds left in the game and lay face down for several minutes.

With his pregnant fiancee looking on from behind the basket, Collins was turned over and tended to by Temple's medical staff for about 20 minutes before he was fitted for a neck brace and left on a stretcher.

Collins, the leading scorer for Temple (17-15) with 16.6 points per game, finished with 22 points and eight rebounds.

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