Men's Basketball Takes Down Roadrunners as Settle Scores 1,000th Career Point

Sunday, February 18

Philadelphia, Pa.

2:00 P.M.

Temple University

9-17,2-11AAC

UTSA

8-18,2-11AAC

UTSA

Temple

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Men's Basketball Takes Down Roadrunners as Settle Scores 1,000th Career Point

2.18.24 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Three players scored 15 or more points as the Temple University men's basketball team claimed a 83-77 win against the UTSA Roadrunners on Sunday afternoon.

BY THE NUMBERS

Hysier Miller led Temple with 20, his seventh game with 20+ points this season. He added a team high four assists and had a pair of blocks.
Steve Settle III netted 16. His first basket of the game, a three-pointer 2:33 into the contest marked the 1,000th point of his career. The Glenarden, Md. native had seven rebounds.
Jahlil White chipped in with 15 points off the bench.
Jordan Riley scored 12. Sam Hofman pulled in seven boards.
The Owls had six turnovers, its third consecutive game with single-digit giveaways.
TU shot 53.1 percent in the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED
A close game throughout, Temple gained a bit of breathing room with five minutes to go. Holding a slim 68-67 lead, the Owls scored seven in a row, including a thunderous alley oop from Miller to White as part of a run that pushed the advantage to eight with 3:46 remaining. UTSA was able to close the gap to four, but a triple from Settle and free throws helped seal the victory.

Riley had the hot hand early on, scoring nine of the first 15 points for the Owls as Temple opened a 15-11 lead eight minutes into the contest. The Roadrunners responded, using a 10-2 run to open a slim 21-17 lead.

Starting with a three from Sam Hofman, Temple went on a 12-2 run of its own, capped by a layup from Settle to go up 31-27 at the 4:46 mark. The half did not end well for TU, however, as a 10-0 run for UTSA allowed the Roadrunners to take a 41-34 lead at the break.

After UTSA scored the first points of the second stanza, it was the Owls turn to go on a run, as Miller and Settle scored five each in a 10-1 spurt for Temple, tying the game at 44-44 with 16:06 to go.

In a game that was dominated to that point by runs, a 7-0 UTSA jaunt was followed by 11 in row for Temple as the Owls went up 55-51 in a span of 2:40. From there, the teams traded baskets for the first time as TU maintained the lead, but it never went past five points in the next five minutes.

UP NEXT
The Owls go on the road for a pair of games, starting with a trip to Wichita State on Sunday, February 25. Tipoff from Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. EST with the game airing on ESPN.