Owls Comeback Falls Just Short

Saturday, November 18

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 P.M.

Temple University

3-1,0-0AAC

Columbia

3-2,0-0Ivy League

Columbia

Temple

Photo by: Jesse Garber

Owls Comeback Falls Just Short

11.18.23 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Hysier Miller scored a career-best 29 points, but a late Temple comeback fell just short as the Owls fell to Columbia 78-73 on Saturday afternoon.

BY THE NUMBERS

Miller also delivered six assists and had four rebounds.
Jahlil White added 11 points and six rebounds.
Matteo Picarelli scored 18. Zion Stanford provided a spark off the bench with seven.
Sam Hofman led the Owls with eight rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Temple got off to a good start from the floor, hitting three of its first six shots in the opening five minutes. Miller was key in the stretch, connecting for seven before the initial media timeout. As the half continued, the Owls maintained the lead, but the Lions stayed close, shooting well from distance.
The final four minutes of the half told a different story as TU went cold and Columbia remained hot from three-point range, hitting eight treys in the opening 20 minutes and ending the half on a 13-0 run as the Owls trailed 44-37 into intermission.
In the opening moments of the second half, it looked like the Lions would run away with the game, pushing their lead to 56-42 with 13:31 to go before a 7-0 run for Temple cut the advantage to 56-49 in a matter of 75 seconds.
Trailing by nine with just less than four minutes remaining, Picarelli delivered a trio of free throws followed by a trey and layup by Miller, sparking an 8-3 run that chopped the lead to 71-67 at the 2:04 mark. TU brought the lead down to two on a three-pointer by Picarelli with 13 seconds left, but the Lions closed the game at the line.

UP NEXT
The Owls remain home for the second of three contests in a row at the Liacouras Center, taking on Ole Miss on Wednesday, November 22. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.