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Temple defeats Florida Atlantic 74-73 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 16, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Hysier Miller had 21 points in No. 11 seed Temple Owls's 74-73 victory against second-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday night in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

Temple, which has won a season-best five games in a row and eight of its last 10, plays No. 4 seed UAB in the championship game on Sunday. The Blazers won 100-72 at Temple in the only regular season meeting between the teams.

Miller added four steals for the Owls (16-19). Joran Riley added 16 points while going 5 of 10 and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and grabbed 10 rebounds. Shane Dezonie had nine points and shot 3 of 6 from the field and 3 for 6 from the foul line.

The Owls (25-8) were led in scoring by Vladislav Goldin, who finished with 23 points and two blocks. Johnell Davis added 18 points and seven rebounds for Florida Atlantic. Brandon Weatherspoon had seven points.

Riley scored nine points in the first half and Temple went into the break trailing 33-25. Miller scored 18 points in the second half to help lead Temple to a one-point victory.

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1st Half
TEMP
Owls
25
FAU
Owls
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Steve Settle III vs. Vladislav Goldin (Matteo Picarelli gains possession)
19:43		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
19:41		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
19:21		Sam Hofman personal foul
19:14	+2	Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point driving layup	0-2
18:49	+3	Jordan Riley makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:25		Vladislav Goldin misses two point hook shot
18:23		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
18:02		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
18:00		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
17:56		Vladislav Goldin turnover (bad pass) (Steve Settle III steals)
17:54	+3	Matteo Picarelli makes three point jump shot (Steve Settle III assists)	6-2
17:25	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Brandon Weatherspoon assists)	6-5
16:52		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
16:50		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
16:39		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
16:37		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
16:32		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
16:30		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
16:25		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
16:23		Matteo Picarelli defensive rebound
15:54		Sam Hofman misses two point jump shot
15:52		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
15:45		Alijah Martin turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
15:22		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
15:20		Owls defensive rebound
15:20		TV timeout
14:55		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
14:53		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
14:36		Zion Stanford misses two point layup
14:34		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
14:15	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup	6-7
13:51		Giancarlo Rosado blocks Shane Dezonie's two point layup
13:49		Owls offensive rebound
13:45		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
13:43		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
13:35		Zion Stanford shooting foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-8
13:35	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-9
13:09	+2	Jahlil White makes two point jump shot	8-9
13:09		Giancarlo Rosado shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-9
12:43	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	9-11
12:18		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
12:16		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
12:12		Bryan Greenlee turnover (bad pass)
12:08		Vladislav Goldin blocks Quante Berry's two point jump shot
12:06		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
11:54		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
11:52		Shane Dezonie defensive rebound
11:25		Quante Berry misses three point jump shot
11:23		Owls defensive rebound
11:23		TV timeout
11:07	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	9-13
10:43		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
10:41		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
10:32		Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot
10:30		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
10:17		Zion Stanford misses two point jump shot
10:15		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot	9-15
9:43		Hysier Miller turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weatherspoon steals)
9:36	+2	Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point dunk (Nick Boyd assists)	9-17
9:29		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
9:27		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
9:24		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
9:22		Owls offensive rebound
9:20		Sam Hofman personal foul
9:07		Jalen Gaffney turnover (out of bounds)
8:51		Hysier Miller misses two point jump shot
8:49		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
8:43		Hysier Miller personal foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
8:30	+2	Jalen Gaffney makes two point pullup jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	9-19
8:04		Steve Settle III turnover (bad pass)
7:42	+2	Jalen Gaffney makes two point driving layup	9-21
7:24		Bryan Greenlee personal foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
7:24		TV timeout
7:20		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Shane Dezonie draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Shane Dezonie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-21
7:20		Shane Dezonie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
6:52		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
6:50		Jahlil White defensive rebound
6:42		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
6:40		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
6:26		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
6:24		Shane Dezonie defensive rebound
6:16		Bryan Greenlee personal foul
6:02		Shane Dezonie turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
5:59		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (bad pass) (Steve Settle III steals)
5:55	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup (Quante Berry assists)	12-21
5:35		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
5:33		Jahlil White defensive rebound
5:17		Quante Berry misses three point jump shot
5:15		Jahlil White offensive rebound
5:11	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	14-21
5:09		Owls 30 second timeout
4:57		Jahlil White personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
4:51	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot	14-23
4:51		Jahlil White shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-24
4:28		Shane Dezonie misses two point jump shot
4:26		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
4:13	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point hook shot	14-26
3:58	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point pullup jump shot	17-26
3:48		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Hysier Miller steals)
3:43	+3	Jordan Riley makes three point jump shot (Steve Settle III assists)	20-26
3:16		TV timeout
3:09	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	20-28
2:55		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
2:53		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
2:46		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
2:44		Shane Dezonie defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point driving layup	22-28
2:12		Brandon Weatherspoon turnover (lost ball) (Shane Dezonie steals)
2:07		Shane Dezonie offensive foul
2:07		Shane Dezonie turnover (offensive foul)
1:40		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
1:38		Emmanuel Okpomo defensive rebound
1:38		Giancarlo Rosado personal foul
1:24		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals)
1:19		Jordan Riley personal foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-29
1:19		Brenen Lorient misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
0:55		Brenen Lorient blocks Shane Dezonie's two point jump shot
0:53		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point dunk	22-31
0:49		Owls 30 second timeout
0:23	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point driving layup	24-31
0:23		Brenen Lorient shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-31
0:01		Jordan Riley shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-32
0:01	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TEMP
Owls
49
FAU
Owls
40

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot	25-35
19:23	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot	28-35
19:07	+3	Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot	28-38
18:44	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot (Sam Hofman assists)	31-38
18:30	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point alley-oop layup (Jalen Gaffney assists)	31-40
18:16	+3	Sam Hofman makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	34-40
17:59		Jalen Gaffney turnover (bad pass)
17:32		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
17:30		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
17:19	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point dunk (Brandon Weatherspoon assists)	34-42
16:52		Steve Settle III misses two point jump shot
16:50		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
16:42		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
16:40		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
16:35	+3	Matteo Picarelli makes three point jump shot	37-42
16:35		Vladislav Goldin flagrant 1 (Matteo Picarelli draws the foul)
16:35		Vladislav Goldin turnover (offensive foul)
16:35	+1	Matteo Picarelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-42
16:35	+1	Matteo Picarelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-42
16:29		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
16:27		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
16:24	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	41-42
16:18		Sam Hofman shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
16:18	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-43
16:18	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-44
16:03	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point driving layup	43-44
15:42	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot	43-46
15:16	+3	Steve Settle III makes three point jump shot	46-46
14:57		Johnell Davis offensive foul (Matteo Picarelli draws the foul)
14:57		Johnell Davis turnover (offensive foul)
14:57		TV timeout
14:34		Steve Settle III turnover (lost ball) (Giancarlo Rosado steals)
14:29	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists)	46-48
14:08		Brenen Lorient blocks Jahlil White's two point jump shot
14:06		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
14:01		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
13:59		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
13:54		Bryan Greenlee shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-48
13:54		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:54		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
13:31		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
13:29		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point driving layup	49-48
12:59		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
12:57		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
12:50		Brenen Lorient blocks Jahlil White's two point layup
12:48		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
12:38		Jahlil White shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
12:38		Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:38	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-49
12:15	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point pullup jump shot	51-49
11:58		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
11:56		Owls offensive rebound
11:56		Jahlil White personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:50		Hysier Miller shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
11:50		Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:50	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-50
11:27		Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul)
11:27		Steve Settle III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:27	+1	Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-50
10:56		Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup
10:54		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
10:33		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
10:30		Owls defensive rebound
10:06		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
10:04		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
9:39	+3	Sam Hofman makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)	55-50
9:28		Steve Settle III personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
9:26		Sam Hofman personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
9:13		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
9:11		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
8:56		Vladislav Goldin blocks Hysier Miller's two point layup
8:54		Owls offensive rebound
8:49		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
8:47		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
8:37		Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot
8:35		Steve Settle III defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point layup	57-50
8:21		Owls 30 second timeout
8:21		TV timeout
8:12		Steve Settle III shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
8:12		Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:12	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-51
7:51	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point driving reverse layup	59-51
7:41		Emmanuel Okpomo shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
7:41		TV timeout
7:41	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-52
7:41	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
7:26		Emmanuel Okpomo offensive foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
7:26		Emmanuel Okpomo turnover (offensive foul)
7:07	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot	59-55
6:48	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point stepback jump shot	62-55
6:38		Bryan Greenlee turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Okpomo steals)
6:09		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
5:58	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point driving layup	62-57
5:36		Hysier Miller misses two point jump shot
5:34		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
5:32		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Hysier Miller steals)
5:04		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
5:02		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
4:56		Nick Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Hysier Miller steals)
4:50	+2	Steve Settle III makes two point layup (Hysier Miller assists)	64-57
4:34	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	64-60
4:10		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
4:08		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
3:53	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup	64-62
3:52		Owls 30 second timeout
3:52		TV timeout
3:25		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
3:23		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point driving layup	64-64
2:33	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point pullup jump shot	66-64
2:21		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
2:19		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
1:59		Alijah Martin shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-64
1:59	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-64
1:44	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot	68-66
1:23	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot (Sam Hofman assists)	71-66
1:14		Jordan Riley shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
1:14		Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:14		Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:14		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
0:50		Nick Boyd personal foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
0:45		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-66
0:45		Steve Settle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:45		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
0:36	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	72-68
0:34		Alijah Martin personal foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
0:34		Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:34		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
0:29		Jordan Riley shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	72-69
0:29	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	72-70
0:29	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	72-71
0:27		Jump ball. Steve Settle III vs. Alijah Martin (Owls gains possession)
0:27		Owls 60 second timeout
0:14		Bryan Greenlee personal foul (Shane Dezonie draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Shane Dezonie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-71
0:14	+1	Shane Dezonie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-71
0:10		Steve Settle III shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-72
0:10	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-73
0:07		Johnell Davis personal foul (Shane Dezonie draws the foul)
0:07		Shane Dezonie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07		Shane Dezonie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:07		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
0:01		Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Hysier Miller steals)
0:00		End of period

Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Hysier Miller steals)