ST. LOUIS (AP) — Khalif Wyatt scored 22 points Wednesday night and Temple held on to beat Saint Louis 72-67. Ramone Moore had 18 points and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson scored 12 for the Owls (11-4, 1-1 Atlantic 10), who shot 57 percent from the field. Temple led 32-30 at halftime after Moore's basket with 36 seconds left in the half, and held the lead throughout the second half although the Owls never led by more than nine points. Saint Louis (13-4, 1-2) twice got within a point, the last at 62-61 with 2:14 to play. But Aaron Brown's three-point play and Hollis-Jefferson's dunk put Temple back in control. Kwamain Mitchell led the Billikens with 16 points — 13 of them in the second half. Dwayne Evans had 14 points and Brian Conklin and Jordair Jett scored 12 apiece for Saint Louis.
Temple holds off Saint Louis 72-67 in Atlantic 10
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Temple's Khalif Wyatt reacts after hitting a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Saint Louis on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in St. Louis. Wyatt scored 22 points to lead Temple to a 72-67 victory. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Temple's Khalif Wyatt, right, heads to the basket as Saint Louis' Dwayne Evans defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Saint Louis' Brian Conklin, left, is fouled on his way to the basket by Temple's Anthony Lee during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in St. Louis. Temple won 72-67. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Saint Louis' Mike McCall Jr., left, collides with official Gary Prager while trying to catch a ball before it goes out of bounds during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Temple Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Saint Louis' Cody Ellis (24) heads to the basket as Temple's Anthony Lee, left, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Saint Louis' Kyle Cassity, left, and Temple's Ramone Moore fight over a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in St. Louis. Temple won 72-67. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Temple's Khalif Wyatt, left, and Saint Louis' Mike McCall Jr. reach for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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