When you carry around an 800-pound gorilla, he’s not so easy to discard. Temple came to Dayton bearing the burden of recent tournament failure, and though the Owls led by as many as 18, they escaped with a 76-72 win over North Carolina State on Friday. The Owls, the East Region’s ninth seed, will play the winner of Indiana/James Madison on Sunday. Senior Khalif Wyatt just refused to end his career with another first-round exit. He scored 31 points and Jake O’Brien added 18 for the Owls.