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Temple Vs St. Bonaventure: Owls Look To Maintain Lead In Atlantic 10

Temple looks for its ninth straight victory on Wednesday night at St. Bonaventure.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 10:  Ramone Moore #10 of the Temple Owls looks on against the Villanova Wildcats at the Liacouras Center on December 10, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 10: Ramone Moore #10 of the Temple Owls looks on against the Villanova Wildcats at the Liacouras Center on December 10, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images)
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The Temple Owls look to extend their eight game winning streak and maintain their lead atop the Atlantic 10 Conference on Wednesday night when they visit the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.

Temple has not lost since Jan. 14, rattling off a long streak of eight consecutive wins, six of them by double digits. The Owls ousted Xavier on Saturday night in a nationally televised game behind Ramone Moore's 30-point effort. Khalif Wyatt added 18 points and Micheal Eric notched his fourth career double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds as Temple improved to 19-5 overall and 8-2 in league play.


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St. Bonaventure has lost two out of three, but own a 9-1 home record. The Bonnies hammered Duquesne 69-48 on Saturday behind the fierce play of Andrew Nicholson, who had a monster night of 21 points and 23 rebounds. Chris Johnson added 15 points off the bench in the win.

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