Temple downs George Washington to grab share of A-10 title

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03/06/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Micheal Eric led the way with 18 points, as 20th-ranked Temple defeated George Washington, 70-57, in Atlantic 10 action from the Liacouras Center.

Ryan Brooks posted 14 points for the Owls (26-5, 14-2 A-10), who captured a share of the conference title and will be the top seed in the league tournament. Lavoy Allen added 12 points in the win.

Joseph Katuka netted 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Colonials (16-13, 6-10), who have dropped two straight. Lasan Kromah added 12 points and Damian Hollis had 10 in the loss.

The Owls led by one, 30-29, at the break but used a strong second half to pull away. Temple scored the first 10 points of the stanza, including an Allen layup, a layup and a dunk by Brooks, and an Eric layup before Allen's dunk capped the surge.

The TU lead remained at 10 when Allen's bucket from in close made it 49-39 with just under 13 minutes remaining in regulation.

The visitors closed the gap to eight, 58-50, following Kromah's three-pointer, but six straight points by the Owls put the hosts on top by a 64-50 margin. Layups by Allen and Ramone Moore preceded Brooks' jumper which gave the Owls the aformentioned 14-point edge.

Temple was too much down the stretch and never looked back, as contributions from Allen and Moore along with a basket by Juan Fernandez in the closing minutes allowed the Owls to cruise to victory.

Game Notes

Temple ended with a miserable 3-for-13 effort from beyond the arc, while GW was not much better with a 4-of-14 mark from three-point range...The Colonials won the battle on the glass, 32-28...The last time Temple won a game in the NCAA Tournament was 2001...At halftime, the Owls honored former head coach John Chaney was well as guard Marc Macon...Temple shot 53.7 from the field.

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Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.

El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.

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