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Owls lead La Salle at half

13 March 2008

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Temple men’s basketball team took advantage of La Salle’s slow start and established a 43-35 lead over the Explorers at halftime of their Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinals match-up. The

Xavier wins, Burrell clarifies remarks

13 March 2008

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Stanley Burrell helped Xavier take care of its business on the court Thursday, scoring 13 points as the Musketeers topped Dayton, 74-65, in the Atlantic Ten Tournament second round at Boardwalk

Defense leads St. Joe’s to win

13 March 2008

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Exactly one week ago, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks shut down then-No. 8-ranked Xavier in the final game played at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse before that decades-old arena is closed for renovations next

Christmas runs through March

13 March 2008

Dionte Christmas had an unceremonious end to an otherwise spectacular sophomore season. After leading the Atlantic Ten Conference in scoring last season at 20 points per game, Christmas was held to just seven points in

La Salle-Duquesne gets Owls Thursday

12 March 2008

The men’s basketball team won’t know its opponent for Thursday’s Atlantic Ten Conference second-round game until Wednesday night, but the Owls do know their foe will own a high-scoring offense. Seventh-seeded La Salle and No.

A significant leap

12 March 2008

In a season where the competition level in the Atlantic Ten Conference increased seemingly overnight, no one could’ve expected Temple to finish as the second-best team in the 14-team league. Especially not after a 12-18

Owls Lock up No. 2 Seed, Big 5 Win

08 March 2008

Senior guard Chris Clark is familiar with winning decisive games at La Salle’s Tom Gola Arena. Four years ago, he registered 25 points in the 84-61 Saint Joe’s Prep victory over Cardinal Dougherty for the

Juniors shine on Senior Night

05 March 2008

Juniors Dionte Christmas and Sergio Olmos won’t feel the full impact of what Mark Tyndale, Chris Clark and Orlando Miller felt Wednesday night until next March. While that trio of seniors had to cope with

Duquesne on tap for seniors’ home finale

03 March 2008

Coming off a one-point win Sunday over its Big 5 rival, Saint Joseph’s, the last thing the men’s basketball team needs is a non-game related distraction, even if it may be a positive one. The

Professor Dunphy teaches lessons off the court

03 March 2008

Nestled deep within the halls on the third floor of 1300 residence hall on Cecil B. Moore, Temple men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy’s voice could be heard as half-asleep students made their way to class