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Big 5 Title on the Line as Men's Basketball Travels to Villanova

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Temple (7-5) will be looking to clinch a share of the Philadelphia Big 5 title and keep tied with the Wildcats for most city-series titles when the Owls travel to #22 Villanova (8-4) for a Wednesday showdown (9 pm/FS1/1210 AM WPHT). Currently the two schools have 27 titles each.

> The Owls enter play with a 2-1 Big 5 record with home wins over La Salle and Penn and a road loss to Saint Joseph's. Villanova is 3-0 in city-series play this year with its closest contest being a 71-56 win over Penn.
> The Owls will be looking for their first win over the Wildcats since Dec.