PHILADELPHIA – The Temple Owls are three wins away from their fourth straight Atlantic 10 championship.
The No. 24 Owls (24-6) open Friday against La Salle (15-17), a city rival they beat twice this season. The Owls are the No. 2 seed, behind Xavier, and hope this is the year a conference tournament run bleeds into the NCAA tournament.
The Owls have failed to build on their titles and the automatic berth. Temple hasn’t won an NCAA tournament game, in fact, since 2001. And coach Fran Dunphy has lost 11 straight tournament games dating back to his time coaching Penn.
The Owls are down at least one starter in forward Micheal Eric, ruled out for the season in mid-February with a fractured right patella. Guard Scootie Randall, the A-10’s most improved player, hasn’t practiced since he hurt his right foot last month.
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