Floyd’s 27 not enough, Owls fall

The unpredictable Owls didn’t show up; Straitpinkie’s POY candidate did. Dionte Christmas had 27 points (on 8-17 FG, 5-11 3ptFG), 6 boards, 3 steals and an assist, but the only other Owl to score in double digits was Ryan Brooks with 12. The Rhode Island Rams took care of business at home, 67-59, and Temple falls to 11-8 (3-2 A-10). Christmas’ next game will be Saturday night, at home, against the Spiders of Richmond.

Naismith Watch: 20.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.6 spg, 45.1 FG%, 76.4 FT%, 39.9 3pt%

Temple real-time RPI: 48 SOS: 48