George Washington just barely got past Temple in a well-matched game that won the Colonials the A-Ten title (and made me wish I'd seen more A-Ten ball).

Temple looked more athletic, and controlled the boards. "It just seemed like every time the shot went up all five of them were already in the paint," said GW scorer Sarah Jo Lawrence.

GW, though, took better care of the ball, contained Owls shooter Kamesha Hairston throughout, and executed better towards the end. "They always kept the defender there," Hairston said.

GW also got good minutes from both Adair sisters, and smart work at the end from Kimberly Beck.

Greenberg thinks the close match should give his home team Temple an at-large NCAA bid-- and GW a three or four seed, should they win the A-Ten tournament too.

The only bad news for Colonials fans: Lawrence may have hurt her arm at the end. We'll see if the injury is serious after the conference tourney begins: GW's title gives them a first-round bye.