ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Charlotte closed as close as five points in the second half, but never really threatened as Temple led wire-to-wire in a 60-45 Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal victory.

The Owls play Saint Joseph's with an NCAA Tournament bid on the line tomorrow night at 6.

Charlotte held Temple leading scorer Dionte Christmas to just 6 points -- he sat out eight minutes of the first half with 2 fouls -- but Mark Tyndale had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Owls.

Leemire Goldwire, whose three-pointers in the final two minutes beat Rhode Island on Wednesday and UMass last night, had 18 points for Charlotte. Goldwire got a standing ovation as he left the court.

Lamont Mack had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Clark had 13 points for Temple.