National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 78, Villanova 67
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Clarence Armstrong, # Robert Riley, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 10206

Ramone Moore scored 23 of his career-high 32 points in the second half to lead Temple to a 78-67 victory over visiting Villanova in a Philadelphia Big 5 matchup on Saturday.

Khalif Wyatt added 13 points and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson chipped 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Owls (6-2), who have won three straight and moved to 2-0 in the Big 5.

The Wildcats loss was just the second in their last 15 meetings with Big 5 schools. Villanova had previously beaten La Salle and Pennsylvania in Big 5 play this season.

Villanova trailed by as many as eight points in the first half but came back to take a 36-35 lead at the break.

Temple started to make its move with 8:25 left in the game, when T.J. DiLeo’s layup sparked a 10-0 run. Moore had six points during the burst as the Owls opened up a 64-54 lead.

The Wildcats went over four minutes without a field goal.

Moore and Aaron Brown combined for eight points in the final 2:02 to seal in.

Maalik Wayns finished with 23 points and seven assists to lead Villanova (5-4), which has dropped four of five.
Top Game Performances
 
Villanova   Temple
Maalik Wayns 23 Scoring Ramone Moore 32
Maalik Wayns 7 Assists Juan Fernandez 4
Mouphtaou Yarou 8 Rebounds Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson 14
Maalik Wayns 9 Free Throws Made Ramone Moore 14
Markus Kennedy 2 Steals Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson 2
James Bell 1 Blocks Anthony Lee 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Villanova 67 40.7 3-20 16-24 9 34 3 3
Temple 78 43.8 4-17 18-24 11 36 2 4