College basketball roundup | Temple escapes upset minded La Salle - Sports

PHILADELPHIA -- Ramone Moore scored five of his 18 points in overtime to help No. 22 Temple beat La Salle 80-79 on Wednesday night, the Owls’ 11th straight win.

Khalif Wyatt scored 25 points and Michael Eric had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Temple (22-5, 11-2 Atlantic 10), which moved into the Top 25 this week for the first time this season.

Earl Pettis had a career-high 33 points, including the last seven in regulation, for La Salle (18-10, 7-6).

SEC

• (At) Tennessee 73, Mississippi 60 | Jeronne Maymon scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help Tennessee overcome a slow start and beat Mississippi.

• Georgia at LSU, 8 |

State

• (At) The Citadel 62, Appalachian State 51 | Mike Groselle scored 18 points and Bo Holston had a double-double to lead The Citadel over Appalachian State, giving the Bulldogs their second straight win after an 11-game losing streak.

Top 25

• (At) No. 2 Syracuse 56, South Florida 48 | Scoop Jardine scored 15 points to help Syracuse overcome a 13-point first-half deficit and beat South Florida.

• No. 10 Marquette vs. Rutgers, 8 p.m.

• No. 19 Wichita State 68, (at) Illinois State 55 | Joe Ragland scored 14 points to lead Wichita State to a victory over Illinois State to clinch the Missouri Valley Conference championship.

• (At) No. 20 Notre Dame 71, West Virginia 44 | Jerian Grant scored 20 points and Notre Dame extended its winning streak to nine games with a rout of West Virginia.

• (At) No. 23 Indiana 75, N.C. Central 56 | Cody Zeller had 17 points and seven rebounds and Victor Oladipo scored 16 points, leading Indiana past North Carolina Central.

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