Temple at St. Joseph's

When: Saturday at 7 p.m.

Where: Hagan Arena, St. Joseph's University

TV: ESPNU

Radio: WIP-AM (610), WPHT-AM (1210)

Records: Temple (22-5,

11-2 Atlantic Ten, first place); St. Joseph's (18-11,

8-6, sixth)

On the web: www.philly.com/owlsinq

www.philly.com/hawkhill

Key players: Temple - Ramone Moore (18.1 ppg.), Khalif Wyatt (17.3 ppg.), Micheal Eric (8.1 rpg.,

2.1 blocks per game); St. Joseph's - C.J. Aiken (3.7 bpg.), Halil Kanacevic (8.1 rpg.), Carl Jones

(16.1 ppg.)

What's at stake: The Owls, winners of 11 straight and coming off an 80-79 win over La Salle at Tom Gola Arena, are headed toward a first-round bye in the Atlantic Ten and possibly a No. 1 seed, with an NCAA bid looking like a certainty. The Hawks, coming off a tough home loss to Richmond, are just a half-game out of a three-way tie for third place. The top four teams get first-round byes in the A-10 tourney. If St. Joseph's doesn't get a bye, it will be looking to host a first-round game by finishing as the eighth seed or higher.

- Gary PotoskyEndText