Temple edges Duquesne to win Atlantic 10 title

Published Mar. 15, 2009 3:28 a.m. ET

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Temple is back on the map in college basketball, on the road to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.

Dionte Christmas scored 29 points and the fourth-seeded Owls (22-11) became the first team to win consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference tournaments in eight years with a 69-64 victory over Duquesne on Saturday night.