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No. 23 Temple
No. 23 Temple Tops Spiders
02/17/2011 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 17, 2011
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - No. 23 Temple shot 51.7 percent from the field in the first half and 60 percent in the second half of a 73-53 win over Richmond Thursday night.
The Spiders lost to a ranked team for just the second time in the last seven games, but both have come to Temple. The No. 17 ranked Owls defeated Richmond 56-52 in the Atlantic 10 title game last March. Richmond did defeat No. 17 ranked Temple by 17 last February in the Robins Center.
The Owls (20-6, 10-2 Atlantic 10) moved into sole possession of second place in the league by snapping the Spiders' eight-game road winning streak.
Ramone Moore made 10-of-15 field goals, including 4-of-5 three-pointers on his way to a game-high 24 points. Juan Fernandez made 9-of-10 field goals, including 2-of-3 three-pointers for 20 points.
Scootie Randall had 10 points and Lavoy Allen had eight points and seven rebounds for the Owls, who finished the game shooting 55.6 percent from the field.
Kevin Anderson led Richmond with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-5 three-pointers. Justin Harper had 14 points and Dan Geriot had 11.
The Spiders return home to host St. Bonaventure on Sunday at 3 p.m. Senior Day will be celebrated on Sunday as the Richmond students will be on Spring Break for the last home against Duquesne.
