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3/10/2006 2:29:00 PM
Poster: Balto

At this point, I had a flashback to 1994. Yinka Dare was a sophomore, and the Colonials had been in the Top 25 early in the season before inconsistent play had landed them squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble going into the conference tournament. GW had advanced to the Sweet 16 the year before, so epectations were high, and the prospect of not even making the Big Dance was disheartening. After a quarterfinal win over Rhode Island, GW met Temple in the semis. I was the director of marketing, and I sat net to my boss, the assistant athletic director. Our nervous energy turned to ecitement as GW built a 24-16 halftime lead over an Owl team that featured Eddie Jones, Aaron McKie and Rick Brunson, all of whom would later play in the NBA. At halftime, I bumped into an A-10 administrator. "You guys are definitely in the tournament now," he said.

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3/10/2006 2:29:00 PM
Poster: Alumnus

Balto, I didn't see yesterday's game, but reading about it last night I had the same uncomfortable flashback to the 54-34 debacle. I remember that I could only get the Temple broadcast on the radio for that game. At halftime, the Temple announcers were crowing that although GW had the lead, it was all jumpshots, and that running around trying to get open shots against the Temple zone would tire the GW players out so much, Temple would win. Yeah, sure, I yelled at the radio. Then, a stunning collapse and the rest is history. Of course, Jones, McKie and Brunson were way more talented than the current Temple crew, but when Chaney's zone is working, it's a pretty tough thing to beat.

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