GW’s shooting seems to have fallen off in the latter part of the second half, as the Colonials now trail Temple by 5, 31-26. Lawrence still paces GW on the scoreboard with nine points, but GW’s halftime focus has got to be rebounding. The Owls brought in 21 rebounds compared to GW’s 10 in the first half, and even had more offensive rebounds (8) than the Colonials did (7).

The halftime antics here at the Liacouras Center are a bit more creative than Smith Center’s ordinary half-court shot. So far a young girl has dressed in an extra-large Temple uniform and size 18 shoes and made a layup, another girl has been spun around and then asked to make a basket all while wearing a blindfold, and we’ve seen a Soulja boy dance contest. Needless to say, it’s been comical. Just something for the Smith Center marketing crew to think about.