The Owls head west this weekend looking to secure one of the final spots in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

Temple sits at 6-5 in the conference, in a three-way tie with Duquesne and George Washington. If the season ended today, they would be the fifth seed.

The Owls take on Saint Louis (8-17, 3-8 in A-10) to kick off the weekend. A win would knock out the Billikens, who need to win their final three contests and hope Temple loses all of theirs in order to have a shot at the final seed.

A Temple victory also keeps them two games ahead of Fordham (with the head-to-head tiebreaker) and a game ahead of Rhode Island, who both stand at 5-6.

Temple hasn’t made the tournament since 2009 under former coach Bob Bertucci. Bertucci’s final season in 2010 snapped a streak of 14 consecutive seasons in the conference playoffs.

The match against Saint Louis starts at 8 p.m.

-Jake Adams