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Wildcats tame Lions for berth

Coming off last Friday's disappointing loss at Georgetown, the 11th-ranked Temple boys basketball team was determined to bounce back with a little style on Tuesday night against Waco. But when the Wildcats found themselves getting a little too cute and facing a third-quarter deficit, they scrapped style for substance. David President ignited the Wildcats with a steal and breakaway slam dunk in the closing seconds of the third, and then poured in 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.The result was an up-and-down, but sweet 59-50 Temple victory that clinched the Wildcats' second consecutive playoff berth following a six-year postseason absence from 1994-99. The night turned even sweeter for the Wildcats when they learned that Copperas Cove upset 10th-ranked Georgetown, 77-63, giving Temple sole possession of first place in District 13-5A. Temple (25-4, 7-1 in district) now owns a one-game lead over Georgetown (6-2) and a two-game edge over third-place Killeen Ellison (5-3), which was upset by Killeen, 62-57, on Tuesday. Remaining on the schedule for the Wildcats is a 7:30 p.m. match-up with Ellison on Friday at Wildcat Gym and a road contest at Killeen next Tuesday. by Tom Day
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