The Owls held Virginia Tech to 29.8 percent shooting last night at the P in a Philly Hoop Group Classic game. It’s starting to look like a trend, really: Opponents are shooting just 37.0 percent this season against Temple, and only one of them — Siena, which had 69 — has scored more than 56 points. If the Owls can find a consistent scorer, the Owls could be trouble. Especially since we know how much they’ve improved over the course of the year the last two seasons.

By all indications, of course, Virginia Tech (3-1) has no one who can score other than guard Malcolm Delaney, who had 64 percent of the Hokies’ points in Temple’s 61-50 win. And according to the Daily News, Delaney had 28 of those points after halftime. He’s the leading returning scorer in the ACC, and he might be the best player in that league no one’s ever heard of.

Lavoy Allen had a dominant game for the Owls: 18 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks. He played all 40 minutes and made 8 of 9 shots. Nobody else scored more than eight points, but with that defense, it again wasn’t necessary.

The Daily News said Micheal Eric missed the game with an injured ankle. We’ll try to get more on his status tonight. That’s right: tonight. Temple (4-1) plays unbeaten St. John’s (4-0) at the P in the finale of the Philly Hoop Group Classic, with tipoff slated for 8:30. The Johnnies beat Siena, 77-68, last night as part of the Hoop Group. The Redmen Red Storm were picked to finish 11th in the Big East this season. They’ve also beaten Long Island (83-70), St. Bonaventure (69-68) and Brown (79-76).

Link: Temple cruises past Virginia Tech [Daily News]