National Basketball Association
Temple 96, La Salle 76
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, March 11, 2011
Where: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Officials:
# D.J. Carstensen, # Donnie Eppley, # David Walker
Attendance:
4271
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 25 Temple took the first step toward its fourth straight Atlantic 10 title by whipping La Salle 96-76 in a quarterfinal Friday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
The second-seeded Owls (25-6) will play Richmond in Saturday’s semifinals.
Junior guard Ramone Moore led five Owls in double figures with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Senior Lavoy Allen had 14 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks. Temple shot 52 percent and forced 22 turnovers.
Temple, which has won four straight and 12 of 13, led 42-32 at halftime.
Aaric Murray paced the Explorers (15-18) with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| La Salle |
|
Temple |
|
Aaric Murray 22 |
Scoring |
Ramone Moore 23 |
|
Tyreek Duren 3 |
Assists |
Lavoy Allen 6 |
|
Aaric Murray 11 |
Rebounds |
Lavoy Allen 12 |
|
Aaric Murray 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Juan Fernandez 5 |
|
Tyreek Duren 1 |
Steals |
Lavoy Allen 3 |
|
Aaric Murray 3 |
Blocks |
Lavoy Allen 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| La Salle
|
76 |
53.4 |
8-16 |
6-11 |
8 |
31 |
3 |
2 |
|
| Temple
|
96 |
52.2 |
10-19 |
16-18 |
17 |
26 |
3 |
10 |
|