No. 19 Temple 74, St. Bonaventure 65
1/15/2006 4:50 PM
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Candice Dupree scored 18 points to lead No. 19 Temple to a 74-65 win over St. Bonaventure on Sunday.
Kamesha Hairston had 15 points and Jennifer Owens added 13 for Temple (12-4, 4-1 Atlantic 10), which defeated the Bonnies for the eighth straight time.
The Owls built a quick double-digit lead in the first half and extended it to 17 when Fatima Maddox hit a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer for a 42-25 advantage.
Audrey Latendresse led the Bonnies (7-9, 1-4) with 19 points, while Ashley Edwards added 15 points and 14 rebounds. Priscilla Edwards had 14.
Temple extended its lead to 54-33 on a basket by Hairston with 14:22 remaining. St. Bonaventure cut the lead to eight points twice in the final 1:08.
The lead whittled to 71-63, Temple's Khadija Bowens then hit 1-of-2 free throws and added a steal and layup.
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