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Wing Bowl Line of the Day

And I don't mean El Wingador at 3-to-1. But given that it is Wing Bowl Day, and that we could see a Philly.com record for single-day pageviews today (I have to keep an eye on this stuff as part of my real job), I figured I'd add to the tally with a cheap headline.

Fran Dunphy walked into Rose Hill Gym last night carrying a two-game losing streak in the Bronx. Last year, Temple lost at Fordham on the last day of the season, 80-73, after being tied at halftime. A year before that, Dunphy's final Penn team won the first half by three points but lost the second half by 18.

So maybe it was good karma that Temple trailed at the half yesterday, 26-23. And maybe it was another sign of how far the Owls have come over the last few weeks that they rallied to beat the Rams, 58-50, even though Mark Tyndale and Dionte Christmas combined to shoot 9-for-25 from the field.

A Line of the Day, then, to the guy who stepped up to hit the big shots: Chris Clark.

Name
Min
FG
FT
3pt
OR
DR
TR
A
S
TO
Blk
PF
Eff
Pts
C. Clark
26
6-9
2-2
2-5
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
15
15

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Jonathan Tannenwald is a producer with Philly.com.

I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

In addition to the blog, I host and produce the Inquirer's College HoopsCast. It's a weekly podcast that features all the latest news and analysis from around local and national college basketball. Regular guests include Inquirer writers Mike Jensen, Joe Juliano and Mel Greenberg.

I also occasionally contribute to the Inquirer's women's basketball weblog, Women's Hoops Guru. If you've come here from there, this blog deals mostly with the men's side of things, though I do write about women's basketball and other sports when they fit in.

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