By Harvey Hoffman
Nate Pierre-Louis posted his third straight double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds as visiting Temple beat La Salle 70-65.
Quinton Rose had 18 points for Temple (3-0). J.P. Moorman II added seven rebounds and six assists.
The Owls were up 36-22 at the break but La Salle charged back to close to 69-65 after trailing 67-57 with 27 seconds left. Ed Croswell had a layup and Sherif Kenney and Scott Spencer drained 3’s to cut the deficit to four with :02 remaining.
David Beatty and Kenney had 13 points apiece for the Explorers (1-2). Saul Phiri had 11 points.
