Wildcats sophomore forward Jermaine Samuels and senior guard Joe Cremo combined for 26 points in Villanova’s 69-59 win against Temple on Wednesday at the Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
Junior guard Quinton Rose scored 23 points to help Temple defeat the University of California, Berkeley, 76-59, on Tuesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Temple led in the final five minutes after trailing by as many as 17 points in its 57-51 loss to Virginia Commonwealth University on Monday in Brooklyn.