Buffalo Rallies to Top Temple

Buffalo 83, Temple 73

AMHERST, N.Y. -- Calvin Betts led Buffalo with 18 points as the Bulls rallied for an 83-73 win over Temple Saturday.

Betts  lay-up gave the Bulls a 64-62 lead with 4:41 left to play and sparked a late game-clinching 14-4 run for Buffalo.

Betts also had seven rebounds, while Greg Gamble scored 15 points. Max Boudreau scored 9 of his 11 points in the second half comeback.

Andy Robinson -- who scored 13 points and grabbed four rebounds -- gave Buffalo (3-2) its first lead with a slam dunk with 9:49 left after trailing by as many as 14.

Temple's (3-2) Dionte Christmas scored a game-high 25 points and had six rebounds and five assists.

Ryan Brooks scored another 13 points for Temple, and center Sergio Olmos, making his first start after being sidelined with an ankle injury, played 27 minutes and scored 12 points.

Temple led 39-33 at halftime. The Owls shot 29-55 for the game, but went just 8-of-22 on three-point attempts.

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