Temple scored on its first two possessions.
Temple scored 65.
Two days earlier, however, Temple scored 4 fewer points and had won against Oklahoma.
West Virginia called time out with 3:11 left, but did not return to the court after the warning buzzer, so Temple scored an uncontested layup.
Temple scored when Baker and Drayton hooked up again, this time for 74 yards.
Temple had scored what appeared to be the winning basket, but the points were nullified after officials agreed with Calipari on a rules interpretation.
But Temple scored the final 7 points of the half for a 41-29 bulge and gradually increased the margin to as much as 33 points.
But Temple scored 7 straight to tie at 37-37, and then outscored the Rams by 19-6 for a 56-48 advantage with 9 minutes 40 seconds left in the game.
But Temple would score 29 straight points including 2 touchdown runs by Brown to pull away from the Black Knights.
Temple, which had its highest point total of the season, scored twice in the first 2 minutes 23 seconds of the game on short runs by Hale.