Men's Basketball Battles Nevada in Honolulu

Thursday, December 21

Honolulu, Hawai'i

3:00 P.M.

Temple University

6-5,0-0AAC

Nevada

10-1,0-0Mountain West

Nevada

Temple

Photo by: Paige Wisehaupt

Men's Basketball Battles Nevada in Honolulu

12.21.23 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HONOLULU – The Temple University men's basketball team placed three players in double figure scoring, but the Owls were upended 80-56 by the Nevada Wolfpack in the quarterfinals of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Thursday morning.

BY THE NUMBERS

Hysier Miller led the Owls with 18 in the game. He connected on four threes and added five rebounds and two assists.
Jahlil White scored 13, hitting 9-of-12 at the line. It is the highest free throw total by a Temple player this season and the most since he connected for 10 against Tulane in the final regular season contest last year.
Steve Settle III delivered 11 in the contest with a block and a steal. Sam Hofman netted six with five rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Temple got off to a good start as a three by Miller and a driving layup by White put the Owls on top 5-0 less than two minutes in. Shortly thereafter, Nevada found its footing and TU went cold as the Wolfpack went on a 13-2 run, opening a six-point lead at the 11:55 mark.
Undaunted, the Owls went on a run of their own, connecting on three triples, coming from Settle, Miller and Shane Dezonie, as a 12-4 spurt in a span of less than four minutes put Temple on top 19-17. After some back-and-forth play, the Wolfpack had the next run, scoring eight in a row before a three by Hofman cut into the Nevada advantage. A buzzer beating jumper from Quante Berry pulled the score to a seven-point deficit at the half.
Opening the second stanza, the Owls clawed closer as a steal and score that led to an old fashioned three-point play from Settle made it 35-31. Nevada responded by scoring 10 in a row.
The teams traded baskets through the remainder of the game to create the final score.

UP NEXT
The Owls return to action tomorrow when they face Old Dominion in their second game of the Classic. Tipoff time from the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST with the game being aired on ESPN+.