PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Temple was without its top rebounder Saturday, although you'd never know by looking at the box score.

The Owls (14-4, 7-1 Atlantic 10), despite the absence of 6-foot-9 center Kevin Lyde, rolled to a 81-37 victory over Duquesne and in the process posted a 55-24 rebounding edge.

Quincy Wadley had 17 points for No. 24 Temple, which posted its biggest margin since an 80-35 defeat of Utica in 1981. Lynn Greer added 15 points and reserve Keaton Sanders had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Wayne Smith, Duquesne's leading scorer at 19.4 points a game, was held to nine as the Dukes posted their lowest score since a 34-33 loss to St. Peters in 1980. The Dukes (8-11, 3-5) had no player in double figures.

Lyde has been troubled with back spasms throughout the season.

"He seemed all right just before the game, but all of a sudden he wasn't ready to play. I'm concerned, and we've got to get him looked at some more," Temple coach John Chaney said.

Leading 35-16 at halftime, Temple went on an 18-2 run at the start of the second half for a 53-18 lead, then boosted the advantage to 60-19 on a 3-pointer by Alex Wesby with 8:59 to play.

The game started raggedly, with the Owls turning the ball over on their first five possessions and Duquesne missing its first six shots.

The Owls finally took a 20-8 lead on Wadley's 3-pointer. Temple took its biggest lead at 33-9 on a 3-pointer by Mark Karcher with three minutes to go.

Duquesne made only 11 of 46 shots in the game for 24 percent, stymied by Temple's matchup zone defense.

"Defense has always been a constant with us, and any time you're making your shots you are going to look even better," Chaney said.

"When good shooting happens it's like gravy, but when you just rely on shooting it's like using bad fuel to fill your tank," the coach said. "Duquesne has always been a good-shooting team. They have five or six guys that can shoot 3s and Smith's a great shooter."

On Saturday, however, Duquesne was 4-of-23 from beyond the arc.

"We didn't do anything new today," Wadley said. "Our big guys just got me the ball when I was open. We had some much better looks. Pepe Sanchez (seven assists) did a great job of getting me the ball."

Duquesne coach Darelle Porter credited a "great team."

"They showed why they were ranked so high early in the season. They had some injuries but they are really coming together now," Porter said of Temple, adding that the Owls' zone defense troubled the Dukes.

"We haven't played very well against zones all season. We have a lot of young guys and some new guys who are not used to seeing a zone like that," he said.

Duquesne had a 109-57 loss to George Washington last season, but Porter said Saturday's loss was worse.

"In that game we played pretty good. We shot 50 percent in the first half but were still down 20," Porter said. "Sometimes it just goes that way."