After looking sluggish for much of the first half the Owls went on a 16-2 run that gave them an eight point cushion heading into the intermission. The Rams scored just two points in the last seven minutes of the half.
Juan Fernandez led all scorers with 10 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He is shooting just 2 for 7 from beyond the arc. Lavoy Allen has eight points and two rebounds while Micheal Eric added six points and four rebounds, three of which were of the offensive variety.
Brenton Butler and Brandon Frazier both have eight points for the Rams. Star sophomore forward Chris Gaston has four points and four rebounds.
As a team, Fordham is shooting 11 of 23 (42.3 percent) overall and 4 of 8 (50 percent) from three-point land.
Temple is shooting 15 of 35 (42.9 percent) overall and 3 of 12 (25 percent) from deep.