Temple University Athletics
Temple Moves Past GW, 98-67
3.4.00 | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON (AP) -- No. 5 Temple, one of the nation's top defensive teams, held SirValiant Brown to his first single-digit scoring game and shot a season-high
60 percent from the field to beat George Washington 98-67 Saturday.
In the Atlantic 10 regular season finale for both teams, the Owls (23-5, 14-2) held the run-and-gun Colonials (15-14, 9-7) without a field goal for the first 5:20 of
the game and the first 5:42 of the second half.
Brown, bidding to become the first true freshman to lead the nation in scoring, had the worst game of his young career.
Averaging 24.9 points entering the game, Brown made just 3 of 13 shots and finished with nine points. His previous low was 15 points against Xavier.
The Temple offense just as formidable as the defense. Quincy Wadley scored 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting - including 6-for-7 from 3-point range - and Lynn
Greer had 19.
The 98 points was easily a season high for Temple, and Pepe Sanchez had a career-high 14 assists. The 67 points allowed by the Owls, whose 13-game winning
streak was broken by St. Joseph's earlier this week, was the most they allowed in a conference game this season.
Temple made 11 of 17 3-pointers, including a pair by Greer and Wesby that put the lead over 20 early in the second half and ended the upset hopes early.
Temple played without starting center Kevin Lyde, who was suspended for the game while the university investigates possible NCAA rules violations
Chris Monroe led George Washington with 19 points. The 31-point loss tied the worst ever at home in a conference game for the Colonials.
Temple had already clinched the top seed in next week's Atlantic 10 tournament in Philadelphia. George Washington, finished second in the West Division and will
have a first-round bye.
