No. 6 George Washington Falls to Temple
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CINCINNATI — Temple’s stingy defense got back to what it does best -- breaking down opponents and creating havoc in tournament brackets.
The Owls’ zone defense stopped George Washington’s offense Thursday, setting up a 68-53 victory over the sixth-ranked Colonials in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals.
The Colonials (26-2) never figured they’d be done so soon. George Washington entered the game as the only one-loss team in Division I, riding an 18-game winning streak.
Against Temple, those lofty numbers became a burden. And the loss could cost them a high NCAA seeding.
“Temple played a fantastic game,” George Washington Coach Karl Hobbs said.
Temple (17-13) will play St. Joseph’s in the semifinals today. The teams split their season series. Antywane Robinson led Temple with 19 points. Carl Elliott led the Colonials with 18 points.
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