The Associated Press

Philadelphia • Earl Pettis hit one big shot after another until his last one.

Ramone Moore scored five of his 18 points in overtime to help No. 22 Temple overcome a spectacular effort by Pettis and win its 11th straight game, 80-79 over La Salle on Wednesday night.

At a glance

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Wednesday’s scores

» No. 2 Syracuse 56, South Florida 48

» No. 4 Kansas 66, Texas A&M 58

» No. 6 Michigan State 66, Minnesota 61

» No. 10 Marquette 82, Rutgers 65

» No. 19 Wichita State 68, Illinois State 55

» No. 20 Notre Dame 71, West Virginia 44

» No. 21 UNLV 75, Boise State 58

» No. 22 Temple 80, La Salle 79 (OT)

» No. 23 Indiana 75, N.C. Central 56

» No. 24 San Diego St. 67, Wyoming 58 (OT)

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"We should be able to manage the game better," Owls coach Fran Dunphy said after his team blew a 10-point lead with 2:47 left in regulation.

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.

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

Pettis hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring in overtime before Temple scored the next nine points. Moore hit a 3-pointer and then his jumper gave the Owls a 76-74 lead they didn’t relinquish.

After four free throws by Temple, Tyreek Duren’s 3-pointer got La Salle within 80-77. Pettis hit a bank shot to cut it to 80-79. After Juan Fernandez missed a layup, the Explorers set up the last shot, but Pettis and Sam Mills missed 3-point attempts before the buzzer sounded.

"It felt good, but it just didn’t fall," Pettis said.