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SYRACUSE, New York (Ticker) -- Syracuse put aside a week of off-field distractions and beat Temple, 27-10, in a Big East Conference game. Troy Nunes and Madei Williams combined to complete 15-of-26 passes for 135 yards and the Orangemen (6-3, 3-2 Big East) allowed just 105 total yards in defeating the Owls (2-7, 2-3) for the 14th straight time. Syracuse has not lost to Temple since 1983 and leads the all-time series, 22-8-1. Following last weekend's 24-23 loss to Boston College, three Syracuse players were involved in a stabbing incident early Sunday morning at a downtown bar. Senior defensive back David Byrd was the most seriously injured but is expected to make a full recovery. Perhaps drained by the emotional week, the Orangemen botched a punt snap midway through the first quarter that gave Temple possession at the Syracuse 5-yard line. The Owls needed just one play to take advantage as Devin Scott hit Sean Dillard for the game's first touchdown. Scott was 21-of-32 for 93 yards and two interceptions. Jason McKie was Temple's leading rusher with 22 yards on just three carries. The Orangemen answered right back as James Mungro capped an eight-play march with a one-yard TD plunge that tied it. Mungro and Dee Brown combined for 113 yards on 28 carries. Williams, who completed 6-of-13 passes for 56 yards with one interception, put Syracuse on top for good with a four-yard touchdown run 4:54 into the second quarter. Nunes was 6-of-13 for 79 yards and Quinton Spotwood had one of his best games of the season, catching five passes for 45 yards. Spotwood missed half of the 1998 campaign after suffering a knee injury and Nunes and Williams have not been able to get him the ball this year. Cap Poklemba's 33-yard field goal just over six minutes into the third quarter brought Temple within 14-10, but the Orangemen scored the game's final 13 points on field goals of 30 and 26 yards from Trout and LaTroy Oliver's 25-yard interception return. Oliver, a sophomore from Hartford, Connecticut, played a key role in filling the void left by Byrd's injuries.
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