Dionte Christmas scored 20 points and defending champion Temple held No. 19 Xavier to season lows in points and field-goal percentage in a 55-53 victory in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament Friday night.
Lavoy Allen added 10 points and 11 rebounds as the fourth-seeded Owls (21-11) moved within game of becoming the first team to win consecutive conference tournament titles since they did it in 2000-01.
Xavier (25-7) will have to settle for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament Sunday.
Temple will play the winner of the Dayton-Duquesne game on Saturday night for an automatic berth to the tournament.
Derrick Brown had …
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