Jan. 28, 2006

Final Stats

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mardy Collins scored 25 points, Dustin Salisbery had 23 and Temple used a 17-2 run late in the game to beat No. 18 Maryland 91-85 on Saturday.

The win wasn't too much of an upset considering the Owls are 7-1 at home and have won five of six overall.

Nik Caner-Medley led Maryland (14-5) with 30 points and 10 rebounds, and Mike Jones had 23 points ,including a school-record tying seven three-pointers. Coach Gary Williams remained tied with Lefty Driesell on the team's career win list with 348.

Jones and Caner-Medley hit consecutive 3s for a 63-61 lead.

Travis Garrison's 3 and a driving layup by Caner-Medley made it 67-64 with 6:22 remaining and that was the last basket the Terps would score until James made a 3 with 1:18 left in the game.

The Owls' offense started clicking late. Marshall, the 6-foot-11, 285-pound center who missed the first eight games because of dizzy spells, was left open on the block and scored two straight baskets for a 68-67 lead.

Salisbery hit a 3 - one of 12 for the Owls - and the season-high crowd of 10,025 erupted. Robinson added a 3 and Collins stopped on a drive and hit a little bank shot to give the Owls a 78-67 lead. When Mark Tyndale made one of two free throws, the Owls capped their run and went up 81-69. Tyndale had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Caner-Medley temporarily hushed the crowd when he made two straight 3-pointers that made it 90-83 with just under 10 seconds left. It didn't matter, as the Owls hung and beat their second ranked team of the season.