PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Khalif Wyatt scored 25 points, including a clinching free throw in the closing seconds, to lead Temple to an 89-88 victory over Charlotte on Wednesday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference game.
The Owls (15-7, 4-4), who got a personal season-high 22 points from Jake O'Brien, led by as many as 13 points in the first half before Charlotte (17-5, 5-3) rallied to tie it at 41-all at halftime.
Wyatt hit a jumper to open the second-half scoring for Temple, which led by as many as 10 points after the break. Later, his two free throws with 1:42 remaining gave Temple an 86-78 lead. But the 49ers drew within 88-85 on Denzel Ingram's 3-pointer with 0:28 left.
The teams exchanged turnovers before Wyatt sank another foul shot with 8.3 seconds for an 89-85 lead. Pierria Henry's 3-point basket at the buzzer left Charlotte a point short.
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| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Charlotte (17-5) | 41 | 47 | 88 |
| Temple (15-7) « | 41 | 48 | 89 |
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Braswell, F | 27 | 7-11 | 9-10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| W. Clayton, F | 15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| P. Henry, G | 36 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| D. Ingram, G | 32 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| E. Nickerson, G | 24 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Williams | 23 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| D. Clark | 19 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| J. Thompson | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Benkovic | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Thorne | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32-53 | 17-22 | 29 | 17 | 22 | 88 | |
| 60.4% | 77.3% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Lee, F | 20 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| R. Hollis-Jefferson, F | 16 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| K. Wyatt, G | 37 | 7-12 | 10-13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| S. Randall, G | 36 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| W. Cummings, G | 25 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. O'Brien | 28 | 8-10 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| D. Pepper | 18 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| T. DiLeo | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. DeCosey | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 31-58 | 20-28 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 89 | |
| 53.4% | 71.4% | ||||||
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