"I think the New Hampshire game was necessary for us to beat Temple," Mulcahy said.

His efforts brought the Owls a 14-0 lead, but Tulane would ultimately beat Temple with a score of 20-14.

In last year's tournament, Cincinnati beat Temple by 77-71.

In this past regular season Cincinnati beat Temple by 70-49.

Two weeks before they beat Temple at home, the Rams lost on Jan. 12 to the Owls in Philadelphia by 32 points.

I said, 'Two weeks ago we beat Temple, we were 4-4 and people were talking about bowl eligibility.'

Williams is the UMass point guard whose baskets in the final seconds beat Temple twice last season, by 1 point each time.

The Princeton men defeated Massachusetts, 11-6, and the women beat Temple, 14-8.

Maryland beat Temple, 82-74, in the consolation game.

The Scarlet Knights (5-5) lost their fourth in a row and must beat Temple on Saturday to avoid a losing season after starting 5-1.