National Basketball Association
Temple 66, St. Joseph's 52
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 20, 2011
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Brian O'Connell, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
10206
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Ramone Moore scored 17 points and Lavoy Allen collected 14 points and 12 rebounds as No. 25 Temple toppled visiting Big 5-rival St. Joseph’s, 66-52, on Sunday.
Juan Fernandez added 12 points and six assists for the Owls (21-5, 11-2 Atlantic 10), who have won eight straight to move one-half game behind Xavier for first place in the Atlantic 10.
Temple could solidify its case for an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday when it steps out of conference to visit No. 5 Duke.
The Owls took a two-point advantage and opened it up right before the half, closing with a 13-3 burst to seize a 35-23 lead into the locker room.
Moore and Fernandez each drained 3-pointers in the first two minutes of the second half to keep the double-digit edge. The Hawks did not get closer than eight points the rest of the way. Moore’s jumper with 4:48 left pushed it to 62-44 and put the game away.
Langston Galloway scored 17 points for St. Joe’s (7-19, 2-10).
Top Game Performances
| St. Joseph's |
|
Temple |
|
Langston Galloway 17 |
Scoring |
Ramone Moore 17 |
|
Carl Jones 4 |
Assists |
Juan Fernandez 6 |
|
Charoy Bentley 5 |
Rebounds |
Lavoy Allen 12 |
|
Langston Galloway 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Rahlir Jefferson 5 |
|
Langston Galloway 1 |
Steals |
Ramone Moore 2 |
|
C.J. Aiken 1 |
Blocks |
Rahlir Jefferson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. Joseph's
|
52 |
41.7 |
5-18 |
7-8 |
13 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
|
| Temple
|
66 |
44.2 |
8-23 |
12-15 |
19 |
27 |
5 |
5 |
|
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