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Scott Delaney Saturday winner ... 60-Dime TEMPLE OWLS ... The defense reigns supreme today, as the Owls are going to stymie Rhode Island with ease, while sending the 17th-ranked Owls (27-5) into the finals, as I fully expect them to dominate this Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal game.
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When these two met on Feb. 13 in Philly, Temple won, 78-56, one of 20 times this season the Owls - who rank fourth nationally in scoring defense (58.6 points a game) - held an opponent to 60 or fewer points.
And it doesn't stop there, as the Owls devoured opposing offenses throughout the campaign; nine teams never made it to 50 points, while Bowling Green never even scraped the 40-point mark in a 63-39 sham on Dec. 28.
Temple, which has won its last eight games, is out to impress the Selection Committee with a dominating run through this tournament, and the Rams are just a blip on the radar screen.
The Owls have seemingly perfected their in-your-face brand of defense, something I don't believe the Rams will be able to overcome in this game. In the last 7 meetings, Temple is 5-2 SU and ATS against the Rams. Temple has won and covered three straight in this series.
Temple is on additional ATS runs of 7-0 as a favorite, 7-1 on neutral courts, 5-1 after an ATS win, 40-14 in conference play and 5-0 overall.
Temple rolls into the conference finals today.