Xavier beat Temple 88-77 on Saturday in a battle of the two teams that shared the Atlantic 10 title last season.

Xavier won its 35th straight A-10 home game, moving the school one ahead of Temple for the league record.

The Owls won 34 in a row from 1987-91.

Tu Holloway scored 21 points and Mark Lyons added 19 for the Musketeers, who shot 52.5 percent from the field.