The Temple Owls will look to win their eighth consecutive game tonight as they face off against conference rival, the Xavier Musketeers, who trail the Owls by only a half game in the Atlatnic 10 standings. The game will be played at the Liacouras Center, where the Owls have only lost one game all season.
Xavier is coming off a home victory over the Rhode Island Rams. They're led in scoring by guards, Tu Holloway, who averages 16.3 per contest, and Mark Lyons, who averages 15.9. The Musketeers are 5-4 on the road this season.
Game Date/Time: Saturday, February 11, 9 p.m. ET
Location: Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA
TV: ESPN2 and ESPN3
Radio: 1210 AM WPHT
Spread: Temple is a five point favorite; the over/under is 140.5 points
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