And so it’s come to this.

Big 5-rivals, Temple and Saint Joseph’s, will vie for the Atlantic Ten Conference Championship at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. tonight at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.

During the regular season, visiting St. Joe’s won the first round, beating the Owls by a point at the Liacouras Center.

Temple countered by defeating the Hawks by a point at the Palestra in the second meeting.

This time, the winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

It’s all on the line.

Tonight.

Check out Temple-News.com for complete coverage of the Temple-St. Joe’s game after the final buzzer sounds tonight. Read all of TTN’s A-10 Men’s Tournament coverage here.

Also check out Broad & Cecil for audio and a photo slideshow that – hopefully – will be up and ready for consumption by tomorrow morning.