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Jeremiah Williams Scores 22 Points as the Temple Owls Top the Elon Phoenix, 75-58

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Jeremiah Williams scored a career-high 22 points and Khalif Battle had a game and season-high 28 to lead Temple to a 75-58 win over Elon in the seventh-place game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic Sunday morning at TD Arena.

Williams nearly had a triple-double as he had a game-high eight assists and tied Battle and Sage Tolbert III for game-high honors with eight rebounds. He came into the game making only one-of-11 from the free throw line but drained 13-of-14 to help seal the victory.

Recapping the Game

First Half
• The first half was a game of mini runs by each team.
• Elon took advantage of three Temple turnovers over a four-minute stretch to go on an 8-2 run in taking a 16-9 lead at the midway point of the half.
• The Owls answered with their own 8-2 run, started by a steal and dunk by Jahlil White and capped with a Williams three-pointer, cutting the deficit to 18-17.
• The Phoenix went on another 8-2 run, ignited by five points from Hunter McIntosh, to extend the margin back to seven, 26-19, with 5:02 on the clock.
• The teams traded baskets for the remainder of the half with Elon holding a 33-26 lead at the break.

Second Half
• Temple came out strong to start the second half with Tolbert pulling down an offensive rebound and finding Battle for a three-pointer. Jake Forrester then slammed home a miss by Tolbert to cut the deficit to 33-31 and forcing an Elon timeout at the 18:40 mark.
• The Owls would tie the game at 33 following the timeout, but Michael Graham ended the Temple run with a layup to put the Phoenix back on top.
• After going back and forth, the Owls would score 10 straight to take their first lead of the contest, 48-40, with just under 14 to play.
• After the Phoenix cut it to five, 53-48, the Owls turned up the heat to close out the game on a 22-10 run. Williams scored 11 in the stretch of the drive, making nine-of-10 from the line.

Statistically Speaking
• Battle was nine-of-17 from the floor and five-of-11 from three-point range.
• Williams, who had struggled the previous two games with turnovers, had no miscues in his 35 minutes of action.
• Temple held Elon to 30 percent shooting in the second half and outrebounded them 29-9 in the period.
• McIntosh led the Phoenix with 16 points.

Next Up
• Temple returns home to the friendly confines of the Liacouras Center to host Delaware on Saturday, Nov. 27 (7 pm/ESPN+/1210 AM WPJHT).