The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team fell at Big 5 rival Temple, 108-61, on Tuesday evening at the Liacouras Center.

How It Happened
• After a slow offensive start at both ends that saw Saint Joseph's down just 5-4, Temple used a 9-0 run to pull ahead, 14-4.
• A three-pointer by Myles Douglas brought the Hawks back to within six, 18-12.
• The Owls scored the next 13 points to push their lead to 31-12, and took a 55-30 advantage into halftime.
• Temple carried momentum into the second half as the Owls opened with a 15-0 run and never allowed the Hawks to gain any momentum.

Inside The Boxscore
• In the first half, the Hawks hit 11-of-35 field goals for 31.4 percent, while Temple knocked down 21-of-31 for 67.7 percent.
• Temple continued its hot shooting in the second half as it hit 21-of-36 for 58.3 percent, and finished the game 42-of-67 for 62.7 percent.
• Saint Joseph's finished the game going 21-of-67 from the field for 31.3 percent and went 7-of-10 from the foul line.
• From outside, the Hawks connected on 12-of-42, one shy of the program record for attempts (43) set against Boston College on March 15, 1997.
• Temple went 8-of-15 from three-point range for 53.3 percent.
• The Owls outscored the Hawks 66-14 in the paint.
• Douglas led the Hawks with 14 points.
• Ryan Daly grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and finished with three assists and two points.
• Toliver Freeman scored a career-high 12 points, going 4-of-6 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the line.
• Greg Smith added the first two points of his career.

NEXT UP
The Hawks (2-9, 0-2 Big 5) return to action December 19 as they host William & Mary at 7 p.m. 

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