National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 73, Richmond 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 17, 2011
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Michael Kitts, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 6078

Ramone Moore scored a game-high 24 points and Juan Fernandez had 20 on 9-of-9 shooting as No. 25 Temple took sole possession of second place in the Atlantic 10 with a 73-53 drubbing of visiting Richmond on Thursday.

Scootie Randall added 10 points and five rebounds for the Owls (20-5, 10-2 Atlantic 10), who padded their resume for at least an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament with their seventh straight win.

Kevin Anderson scored 15 points for the Spiders (20-7, 9-3), who needed the victory to improve a strength of schedule that likely won’t impress the selection committee should they fail to win the A-10 tournament.

Moore knocked down three 3-pointers in the first half, including two during a surge over the last eight minutes that gave Temple a 38-29 edge at the break.

The Spiders cut it to 38-33 with baskets on the first two possessions of the second half, but went the next 5:22 without a point as the Owls used a 16-0 run to break the game open. Moore forced a turnover and dunked in transition during the burst and assisted on Fernandez’s 3-pointer to cap the spurt.
Top Game Performances
 
Richmond   Temple
Kevin Anderson 15 Scoring Ramone Moore 24
Kevin Smith 7 Assists Lavoy Allen 4
Justin Harper 5 Rebounds Lavoy Allen 7
Justin Harper 2 Free Throws Made Lavoy Allen 4
Dan Geriot 2 Steals Ramone Moore 2
Dan Geriot 1 Blocks Lavoy Allen 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Richmond 53 39.3 6-18 3-5 12 22 2 4
Temple 73 55.6 7-14 6-9 14 31 5 7