PHILADELPHIA — Quincy Wadley scored 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting as Temple defeated Dayton 76-63 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Thursday.

        Lynn Greer added 22 points and seven assists and David Hawkins had 14 points for Temple (19-12, 13-4).

        Temple has won five straight and eight of the last 10 games.

        Dayton (19-12, 9-8) was dogged by poor shooting and turnovers, but Temple shot 54 percent (26-of-48). The Flyers were held to a dismal 38 percent (21-of-56).

        Dayton (19-12, 9-8) — Green 3-5 5-7 11, Hall 3-13 0-0 9, Waleskowski 2-5 0-0 4, Stanley 5-16 4-4 17, Morris 1-3 0-0 2, Marshall 5-10 2-3 15, Holland 2-4 1-4 5, Finn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 12-18 63.

        Temple (19-12, 13-4) — Wesby 3-6 2-4 9, Hawkins 5-11 3-4 14, Lyde 4-7 0-1 8, Greer 6-12 7-8 22, Wadley 8-12 4-4 23, Rollerson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-48 16-21 76.

        Halftime—Temple 41, Dayton 28. 3-Point goals—Dayton 9-26 (Hall 3-11, Stanley 3-9, Morris 0-1, Marshall 3-5), Temple 8-14 (Wesby 1-4, Hawkins 1-3, Greer 3-3, Wadley 3-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Dayton 37 (Waleskowski 8, Stanley 8), Temple 25 (Lyde 10). Assists—Dayton 17 (Hall 6), Temple 18 (Greer 7). Total fouls—Dayton 19, Temple 17. A—na.

        • St. Joseph's 82, LaSalle 74 — Jameer Nelson set ca reer highs with 23 points and 11 rebounds. “Career highs are great, but the win makes me feel better,” Nelson said.

        St. Joseph's (25-5) will play Massachusetts at 7p.m. today.

        LASALLE (12-17) — Thomas 8-16 3-6 19, Wilson 1-1 2-2 4, Bragg 1-1 0-0 2, Blanks 3-11 5-5 12, Butler 11-25 4-5 28, Quadri 1-6 2-2 4, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Wright 1-1 0-0 3, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 16-20 74.

        ST. JOSEPH'S (25-5) — Wilkins 2-4 0-1 4, Phillips 2-7 2-2 6, Reid 3-6 9-12 15, O'Connor 6-16 2-6 16, Nelson 6-8 8-8 23, Farrelly 0-0 2-2 2, Martelli 0-0 0-0 0, Barley 0-1 0-0 0, Crenshaw 4-10 2-2 13, Woods 0-0 0-0 0, Sazonov 0-2 3-4 3. Totals 23-54 28-37 82.

        Halftime—St. Joseph's 34-29. 3-Point goals—La Salle 4-18 (Butler 2-11, Wright 1-1, Blanks 1-5, Quadri 0-1), St. Joseph's 8-20 (Nelson 3-4, Crenshaw 3-5, O'Connor 2-7, Wilkins 0-1, Phillips 0-2, Barley 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—La Salle 34 (Thomas 10), St. Joseph's 41 (Nelson 11). Assists—La Salle 15 (Bragg 6), St. Joseph's 19 (Nelson 8). Total fouls—La Salle 22, St. Joseph's 19. Technical—Crenshaw. A—NA.

        • Massachusetts 79, St.Bonaventure 58 — Monty Mack scored 29 points, including 5-for-5 3-point shooting in the second half, as Massachusetts defeated St.Bonaventure to advance to the semifinals.

        UMass (14-14) snapped a four-game losing streak to the Bonnies (18-11).

        ST. BONAVENTURE (18-11) — Massiah 2-8 0-0 5, Houston 5-16 6-9 18, Habeeb 1-2 0-0 2, Bremer 6-11 4-8 17, Hayden 0-0 1-2 1, Green 1-7 4-4 6, Cheeks 0-0 0-0 0, Prato 2-5 0-0 5, Siegrist 0-0 0-0 0, Ruddock 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 18-50 17-27 58.

        MASSACHUSETTS (14-14) - Crooks 1-4 2-4 5, Brand 6-7 3-3 15, Rhymer 2-3 7-8 11, DePina 2-9 1-2 6, Mack 9-13 3-5 29, Rogers 3-4 0-0 6, Blizzard 0-0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-4 1-2 1, Williams 1-1 2-2 4, Pugh 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 25-47 19-26 79.

        Halftime—Massachusetts 30-22. 3-Point goals—St. Bonaventure 5-24 (Houston 2-8, Massiah 1-4, Prato 1-4, Bremer 1-6, Green 0-2), Massachusetts 10-19 (Mack 8-10, Crooks 1-3, DePina 1-6). Fouled out—Massiah, Habeeb. Rebounds—St. Bonaventure 28 (Houston 5), Massachusetts 39 (Brand, Rhymer 9). Assists—St. Bonaventure 7 (Bremer 4), Massachusetts 22 (DePina 7). Total fouls—St. Bonaventure 25, Massachusetts 21. Technicals—None. A—7,121.

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