Scores

Final

Temple 61

(4-1, 1-1 away)

Virginia Tech 50

(3-1, 2-0 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 27, 2009

Palestra, Philadelphia, PA

1 2 T
TEM 27 3461
VT 17 3350

Top Performers

Temple: L. Allen 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Virginia Tech: M. Delaney 32 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl

Temple 61, Virginia Tech 50

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA -- Lavoy Allen scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Temple to a 61-50 win over Virginia Tech on Friday night in a matchup of unbeaten teams.

The Owls (4-1), who are off to their best start since the 2000-01 season, fell behind 13-8 with 9:46 left in the first half. Temple then outscored the Hokies 19-4 the rest of the half to take a 27-17 lead at the break in the Philly Hoop Group Classic.

Malcolm Delaney scored 28 of his 32 points in the second half, helping Virginia Tech (3-1) pull within 30-28 with 15:24 left. Temple used a 16-4 run to pull away and extended the lead to as many as 19 points with 5:04 left.

The Owls shot 42.9 percent (24-for-56) for the game while the Hokies shot 29.8 percent (17-for-57).

Allen was 8-for-9 from the floor and 2-for-3 from the free throw line for Temple, which leads the series against Virginia Tech 10-1.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TEM
VT
Points 61 50
FG Made-Attempted 24-56 (.429) 17-57 (.298)
3P Made-Attempted 4-18 (.222) 3-15 (.200)
FT Made-Attempted 9-17 (.529) 13-17 (.765)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 17 0

Game Leaders

 
TEM
VT
PointsL. Allen 18M. Delaney 32
ReboundsL. Allen 10J. Allen 9
AssistsJ. Fernandez 6T. Bell 2
StealsL. Allen 1J. Allen 2
BlocksL. Allen 2J. Thompson 2
Team Stats: Temple | Virginia Tech

2009-10 Season

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Next 5 Games

TEM
VT
11/28 SJU 8:30pm
12/01 @WMU 7:00pm
12/05 PSU 4:00pm
12/08 @M-OH 7:00pm
12/13 VILL 3:00pm
 11/28 @DEL 6:15pm
12/01 @IOWA 9:30pm
12/06 UGA 3:30pm
12/09 VMI 7:30pm
12/12 @PSU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Temple | Virginia Tech