TEMPLE, Texas (Interstat) — The Temple Leopards defeated the Southwestern Christian Rams 86-73 in a men’s junior college basketball game Monday. Temple used a high-powered first half, scoring 46 points in the opening quarter and 40 in the second, to build a commanding lead. Southwestern Christian kept pace early with 44 points in the first quarter but was outscored from there. The win improved Temple’s season record to 5-9. Southwestern Christian fell to 8-11 with the loss. The teams are scheduled to meet again Feb. 25 at Southwestern Christian.