National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duquesne 78, Temple 66
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 15, 2011
Where: A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: #75 John Gwynn, # Matt Lee, # Todd Williams
Attendance: 3506

Duquesne proved it's a contender in the Atlantic 10 with a convincing 78-66 rout of No. 23 Temple on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

The host Dukes shot out to a 22-2 lead in the first 10 minutes, led by 17 at half and answered each of Temple's mini-runs in the second half.

The Owls (12-4, 3-1 Atlantic 10), who just rejoined the coaches' top-25 this week, never recovered from the slow start and saw their three-game win streak snapped. Temple shot a dismal 30.9 percent, was outrebounded by six and was never able to get the deficit under double digits after falling behind early.

Duquesne (11-5, 3-0 Atlantic 10) won its sixth straight game, thanks to big performances from its two senior stars. Leading-scorer Bill Clark had a game-high 22 points, despite being saddled with four fouls for most of the second half. All-conference forward Damian Saunders had 10 points, nine rebounds and a highlight-reel slam that capped the Dukes' impressive upset.

Temple point guard Juan Fernandez returned after missing the last two games with a bruised knee, but was rusty. Fernandez went 2 of 9 from the field, finishing with eight points.

Ramone Moore led the Owls with 18 points. He was the only Temple player to reach double figures.
Top Game Performances
 
Temple   Duquesne
Ramone Moore 18 Scoring Bill Clark 22
Lavoy Allen 3 Assists T.J. McConnell 4
Aaron Brown 6 Rebounds B.J. Monteiro 10
Aaron Brown 5 Free Throws Made Bill Clark 10
Scootie Randall 2 Steals Damian Saunders 2
Lavoy Allen 2 Blocks Damian Saunders 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Temple 66 30.9 6-24 26-37 11 29 5 7
Duquesne 78 47.7 6-16 30-41 13 35 6 3