Stories from the February 12, 2007, Print Edition
A lot has happened in the 770 days since the GW men's basketball team last lost at the Smith Center. Karl Hobbs, in his first job as head coach, architected the resurgence of a mid-major program and made this campus rock.
With the college basketball season more than half over, February is considered a time for teams to come together and make a run in preparation for the NCAA tournament. GW's men's basketball game against Xavier saw two teams going in different directions: the Musketeers have won five of their last six games, while the Colonials have lost three straight for first time since December 2003.
With his team down 42 points to the GW women's basketball team Sunday, all St. Bonaventure head coach Jim Crowley could do was shake his head. Crowley watched his team give up 21 turnovers and shoot below 25 percent as No. 8/9 GW (AP, ESPN/USA Today) won its 14th straight game 75-41, the sixth-longest streak in the nation and fourth-longest in program history, and continued its undefeated tear through the Atlantic 10.
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