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Late Run Lifts Penn State over Temple in NIT First Round, 63-57

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Temple men's basketball led most of the game and still by six points with four minutes remaining, but Penn State (22-13) closed out with a 15-3 run to beat the Owls 63-57 in the NIT First Round. Temple's free throw shooting and foul trouble cost the Owls in the end, as they finish the season at 17-16 overall.

Keys to the Game
> Penn State attempted more than twice as many free throws as Temple, going 20-for-30 from the stripe, while the Owls shot just 35.7 percent from the line (5-of-14), their second-worst outing of the season.