Saint Joseph’s Wins From Long Distance

Saint Joseph’s found the perfect way to beat Temple’s vaunted matchup zone: The Hawks just kept making their three-point shots.

Jameer Nelson and Delonte West each had 21 points, and No. 3 Saint Joseph’s set an Atlantic 10 record with 20 three-point baskets to remain unbeaten with an 83-71 victory over Temple on Saturday at Philadelphia.

Pat Carroll had 20 points for the Hawks (18-0, 8-0), who extended their school-record winning streak to 18.

“I shot a lot more today,” Carroll said. “We knew, with their zone, that threes would be available.”

The previous conference record for three-point baskets in a game was 19, accomplished three times since the Atlantic 10 was formed in 1976. The Owls had 19 twice.

Carroll, who entered the game having made 13 of his last 16 three-point attempts, was five for 10 from beyond the arc. The Hawks had only four two-point baskets.

David Hawkins tied a career-high with 36 points for Temple (7-10, 2-5), the 12th consecutive game he had scored at least 20 points. The Owls had a late 20-3 run to make the final score respectable.

OTHER GAMES

Ramod Marshall made an off-balance, 10-foot jump shot in the final minute, leading Dayton to a 74-67 victory over Xavier at Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers (17-3, 7-0 Atlantic 10) moved five games ahead of the Musketeers (10-9, 2-5) in the West Division.... Logan Lee made two free throws with 56 seconds left to give Hawaii a 73-71 Western Athletic Conference victory over Tulsa (7-11, 3-6) in double overtime at Tulsa. The Warriors (15-4, 7-2) are tied for first place in the WAC with Rice (15-5, 7-2), which defeated San Jose State (5-14, 0-9), 82-49, at Houston.

Taylor Coppenrath scored 34 points to lead Vermont (13-5) to an 84-59 victory over Maryland Baltimore County at Burlington, Vt. The Catamounts, who have won 10 in a row, are unbeaten (9-0) in the America East Conference.

Utah (16-5, 4-2 Mountain West) battled back from a 17-point deficit and beat Brigham Young, 64-56, in the Utes’ first game without ailing Coach Rick Majerus. It was Utah’s 10th consecutive home victory over the rival Cougars (12-7, 2-4)....Gerald Riley scored 35 points, including seven in overtime, to lead Georgetown (12-5, 3-4 Big East) to an 87-80 overtime victory over Miami (13-8, 3-4). Riley scored the most points against the Hurricanes since Georgetown’s Allen Iverson scored 38 on March 7, 1996.... Keydren Clark scored 31 points, including a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference record-tying nine three-point baskets, to lead St. Peter’s (12-7, 8-2) to a 76-61 victory over Loyola, Md. (1-19, 1-10), which ended a 31-game losing streak Thursday night with a 61-57 victory over Marist.

Air Force added to its school record with its 13th consecutive victory, beating San Diego State, 57-43, at San Diego. The Falcons (15-2) are 5-0 in the Mountain West Conference for the first time, and with the victory they have guaranteed their first winning season since 1977-78. The Aztecs (11-9, 2-3) have lost three in a row.

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Streaking

The longest active winning streaks in men’s Division I:

*--* Team Wins Saint Joseph’s 18 Stanford 18 Duke 15 Utah State 14 Air Force 13 Georgia Southern 12 Gonzaga 10 Vermont 10 Austin Peay 9 East Tenn. State 9 Wisconsin Milwaukee 9 Southern Illinois 8 Dayton 7

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