National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 57, George Washington 41
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: # Eric Anderson, # Ken Clark, # Joe Demayo
Attendance: 3532
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Lavoy Allen collected 19 points and 16 rebounds as No. 24 Temple overcame a poor first half to take out host George Washington, 57-41, on Saturday.

Khalif Wyatt added 14 points off the bench for the Owls (22-6, 12-2 Atlantic 10), who have won nine straight conference games and remain in second place behind Xavier with two games left in the regular season.

Temple struggled from the field in the first half, shooting 24.2 percent (8 of 33). The Colonials led by as much as 22-10 before the Owls came back, ending the period with a 13-4 surge to pull within three points, 26-23 at the break. Allen scored 10 points and added seven rebounds to help keep Temple close.

The Owls dominated the second half, using a 10-0 burst early to grab the lead and then fighting off a last charge by George Washington before closing with a 19-2 run to turn it into an easy victory.

Dwayne Smith recorded 12 points and seven rebounds for the Colonials (15-13, 8-6).
Top Game Performances
 
Temple   George Washington
Lavoy Allen 19 Scoring Dwayne Smith 12
Ramone Moore 5 Assists Nemanja Mikic 2
Lavoy Allen 16 Rebounds Jabari Edwards 7
Khalif Wyatt 6 Free Throws Made Dwayne Smith 2
T.J. DiLeo 1 Steals Bryan Bynes 2
Lavoy Allen 3 Blocks Jabari Edwards 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Temple 57 35.8 6-16 13-17 13 38 6 2
George Washington 41 30.5 1-11 4-11 8 38 7 4