Scores

Final

Temple 75

(9-7, 1-1 A 10)

Massachusetts 79

(7-9, 2-1 A 10)

7:00 PM ET, January 17, 2009

William D. Mullins Center, Amherst, MA

1 2 T
TEM 37 3875
MASS 33 4679

Top Performers

Temple: D. Christmas 26 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Massachusetts: R. Harris 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk

Massachusetts 79, Temple 75

Associated Press

AMHERST, Mass. -- Ricky Harris scored 24 points, leading Massachusetts to a 79-75 win over Temple in an Atlanic 10 Conference game on Saturday.

Anthony Gurley added 16 points, Tony Gaffney scored 14 and Chris Lowe added 13 points, six rebounds and 11 assists as Massachusetts snapped Temple's four-game winning streak.

Massachusetts (7-9, 2-1 Atlantic 10) trailed 37-33 at halftime.

UMass led once in the first half, 30-29 on a hoop by Lowe, with more than three minutes before the break. A three-pointer by Ryan Brooks gave the Owls (9-7, 1-1 A-10) their 37-33 margin at halftime.

Dionte Christmas, the Atlantic 10 scoring leader, led Temple with 28 points and 9 rebounds. Brooks had 17, while Lavoy Allen added 11 points and five assists for the Owls.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TEM
MASS
Points 75 79
FG Made-Attempted 28-66 (.424) 27-56 (.482)
3P Made-Attempted 12-33 (.364) 11-23 (.478)
FT Made-Attempted 7-12 (.583) 14-21 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 11 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 8

Game Leaders

 
TEM
MASS
PointsD. Christmas 26R. Harris 24
ReboundsD. Christmas 9C. Lowe 6
AssistsL. Allen 5C. Lowe 11
StealsL. Allen 1C. Lowe 1
BlocksS. Inge 2T. Gaffney 3
Team Stats: Temple | Massachusetts

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 17, 2009 @MASS 79, TEM 75Recap

Next 5 Games

TEM
MASS
01/22 SLU 8:00pm
01/24 CHAR 6:00pm
01/28 @URI 7:00pm
01/31 RICH 6:30pm
02/05 @XAV 7:00pm
 01/21 @CHAR 7:30pm
01/24 LAS 4:00pm
01/31 @XAV 12:00pm
02/04 RICH 7:00pm
02/08 JOES 3:00pm
Complete Schedule: Temple | Massachusetts

Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Dayton11-526-7
#16 Xavier12-425-7
Rhode Island11-522-10
Temple11-522-11
Duquesne9-721-12
La Salle9-718-13
Saint Louis8-818-14
Richmond9-718-15
Saint Joseph's9-717-15
St. Bonaventure6-1015-15
Massachusetts7-912-18
George Washington4-1210-18
Charlotte5-1111-20
Fordham1-153-25
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