March 8, 2006

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CINCINNATI (AP) - Antywane Robinson scored 23 points, one shy of his career high, and Temple made a season-high 13 3-pointers in beating Rhode Island 74-45 Wednesday in the first round of the Atlantic-10 Tournament.

Mark Tyndale added 19 points and Dustin Salisbery scored 15 to lead Temple (16-13) into a second-round matchup Thursday against top-seeded and No. 6 George Washington. The Owls ended the regular season with a three-game losing streak.

Robinson, who scored 14 points in Temple's loss at Rhode Island on March 1, made 11 points in the first half as the Owls opened a 10-point lead with 7:31 left. He then hit two straight 3-pointers during a 21-0 run that gave Temple a 63-33 lead midway through the second half.

Tyndale capped the run with back-to-back dunks.

Will Daniels and Jimmy Baron each scored 12 points to lead the Rams (14-14), who won their last two regular-season games after a four-game losing streak.

Mardy Collins, Temple's leading scorer with an average of 17.1 points per game, was limited to a season-low six points. He had 10 assists.