George Washington (15-13, 9-6 Atlantic 10)
No. 5 Temple (22-5, 13-2 A-10)

Saturday, March 4, Noon
Smith Center
TV: ESPN (broadcasters: Dave Sims and Jimmy Dykes)
Radio: WAGE 1200 AM (available on the Internet at Broadcast.com)
Campus radio: WRGW 540 AM (available on GWTV Channel 22; available on Internet at www.gwradio.com)
TotalCast live statistical updates: Available at www.gwsports.comRankings: Temple is No. 5 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll; Temple is 11th in the unofficial Ratings Percentage Index (Strength of Schedule is 37); GW is 105th in the RPI (SOS is 87)
Standings: Temple has clinched first in the A-10 East and the top overall seed in the A-10 Tournament; GW is second in the West
Temple’s last game: Lost 62-59 to St. Joseph’s at the Palestra Tuesday night
Temple’s current streaks: Have won 13 of 14 and five straight on the road
GW’s current streaks: Has won two in a row, nine of 11, and seven straight at home
Temple on the road in 1999-2000: 8-3 (5-1 A-10)
GW at home in 1999-2000: 8-3 (6-1 A-10)
Temple vs. A-10 West in 1999-2000: 5-0
GW vs. A-10 East in 1999-2000: 4-1
All-time series: Temple leads 39-11 (1916-present)
All-time series at the Smith Center: Temple leads 14-1
Last meeting: Temple 72, GW 56 at The Forum at the Apollo of Temple (Feb. 1999)
Last meeting at Smith Center: Temple 56, No. 25 GW 49 (Feb. 1998)
Temple’s leading scorer: Junior forward Mark Karcher (15.5 points per game)
Temple’s coach: John Chaney (18th year)
Chaney’s record at Temple: 402-165 (235-66 A-10)
Chaney vs. GW: 29-5
Tom Penders vs. Temple: 2-7
Game notes: Temple founded in 1884; enrollment of 30,000; GW is 10th in the nation in scoring offense (81.5 points per game) while Temple is second in scoring defense (55.0 points per game allowed); no A-10 team has scored more than 62 points on Temple; senior guard Juan Pepe Sanchez is averaging eight assists per game; Temple has beaten No. 1 Cincinnati on the road but lost at St. Bonaventure.