YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) -Dionte Christmas scored 17 points for Temple, which beat Eastern Michigan 67-45 Wednesday night.
The Owls ended the first half on a 13-5 run for a 32-23 lead at intermission. The Eagles got as close as 43-38 with nine minutes to play but Temple (7-6) answered with a 15-2 spurt in the next six minutes to put the game away.
Lavoy Allen scored 14 points and Ryan Brooks added 10 for Temple, which snapped a three-game road losing streak and held Eastern Michigan to its lowest offensive output of the season.
Brandon Bowdry fouled out after scoring 16 points for the Eagles (2-12). They dropped their sixth straight and remain winless this season against Division 1 teams.
