Jordan Hall scored 26 points, Ejike Obinna added 14 more, and Taylor Funk matched his career-high with 13 rebounds as Saint Joseph's cruised past Temple, 68-49, at Hagan Arena on Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened
• Temple had an early lead, but a bucket by Obinna with 17:10 to go in the first put SJU ahead for the first time.
• A three-pointer by Funk at the 14:05 mark capped off a 17-2 run that gave the Hawks a 19-6 lead.
• After a bucket by the Owls, SJU went on another 11-2 spurt, including going 7-for-7 from the line, to make it 30-12 with six minutes to play in the half.
• The Hawks nearly pushed the lead past 20, but the Owls hit four free throws to cut the margin to 37-22 at the break.
• Temple scored the first four points of the second half, but Obinna scored six in a row for the Hawks to push the lead to 43-28 with 15:01 to go.
• The Owls went on a mini-run of their own, outscoring the Hawks 11-3 over the next five minutes to cut it to a seven-point game at 46-39.  However, a technical foul to Temple's Damian Dunn led to six consecutive points for the Hawks and a 52-39 lead with 9:30 to play.
• The run would eventually reach 22-5, with Hall scoring all 13 of his second-half points, including three three-pointers, as SJU went into the under-4 timeout with a 65-44 lead.
• Dahmir Bishop would add a three before the Owls scored the final five points of the game.

Inside The Boxscore
• Hall followed up his career-high performance against Penn on Wednesday night with 26 in the win over the Owls, scoring 13 in each half.  He went 4-of-6 from outside and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
• As a team, SJU shot 18-of-26 from the line while Temple made just seven out of 18 attempts.
• The Hawks held the Owls to just 10% shooting from three-point range as Temple went 2-of-20.  The Owls missed their first 13 three-point attempts.
• Hall added five assists and eight rebounds, while Funk and Cameron Brown chipped in with four helpers apiece.
• SJU tallied 16 assists on 21 field goals, while Jeremiah Williams' four assists were the only assists the visitors notched on their 20 converted baskets.
• The Hawks held a 48-38 advantage on the glass.
• Dunn and Williams led the Owls with 12 points apiece, while Dunn was Temple's leading rebounder with seven.

Up Next
The Hawks (6-4, 2-1 Big 5) are back in action next Saturday, December 18, at Bradley.

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