Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 4:58 PM | 7 comments |
 

Temple downs St. Joe's to reach A-10 semifinal
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ATLANTIC CITY --  Despite one field goal from Dionte Christmas and a hobbled Lavoy Allen, Temple pinned its third defeat of the season on Saint Josephs with a 79-65 victory in a quarterfinal game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

The only field goal for Christmas came with a little less than 6 minutes left on a driving layup that gave the Owls a 65-48 lead.

Allen, who finished with nine points and 12 rebounds points, entered Boardwalk Hall before the game with a boot on his right ankle. He showed no sign of injury, though, during the game.

“He showed a lot of toughness playing today,” said Temple coach Fran Dunphy. “I know a lot of kids who wouldn’t have played.”

With Christmas struggling and Allen hurt, Sergio Olmos (14), Ryan Brooks (19) and Semaj Inge (12) combined for 45 points

With the win, Temple improves to 24-2 all-time in A-10 quarterfinal games.

Seniors Ahmad Nivins and Tasheed Carr led the Hawks with 23 and 21 points, respectively. When coach Phil Martelli pulled them late in the game, both were overcome with emotion while on the bench during the final few seconds.

Fourth-seeded Temple (20-11) will now play top-seeded Xavier on Friday night at 6:30 in the first semifinal.

St. Joe’s (17-15) will now hope for an invitation to play in a postseason tournament.
 
Posted by Bob Cooney @ 4:58 PM  Permalink | File Under: St. Joes | | Temple | 7 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:28 PM, 03/12/2009
    So, did they reach the final, as the headline indicates, or the semi, as the body of the text indicates?
    — bobcitydoc
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:29 PM, 03/12/2009
    T for Temple U-University. Go Temple!!!!
    — lynnterese
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:47 PM, 03/12/2009
    Xavier is tough........Maybe it is back against the wall optimism but I feel good about this game all of a sudden. TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FOR TEMPLE UUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH ILUVPHILLYCITYOFWINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    — ILUVPHILLYCITYOFLOSERS
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:55 PM, 03/12/2009
    st. joe's was really bad this year.. at least against temple.
    — bobbyd24
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:09 AM, 03/13/2009
    I smell dead hawk
    — readyourmind


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