The final was 78-63. And in case you haven't paid close enough attention, the Explorers (15-6, 4-2 Atlantic 10) have matched their victory total from last season.
They're in a six-way scrum for first in the conference in the loss column. And they've won 13 in a row at home, the program's longest such streak since 1968-70. And in case you forget, that 1968-69 team, considered by many to be the best in Big 5 history, was ranked second in the country.
For a program that's mostly wandered in the wilderness these last 2 decades, it's all pretty good stuff.
"I'm not surprised by the success," said coach John Giannini said. "I was surprised by the lack of success the last two seasons. We underachieved. That always bothered me. But I knew these guys could be good.
"I want them to be mean dogs, the kind of dogs that scare you on the street. I want to be intimidating, disrupt the other team, get in their heads a little bit. I'd like us to strike some fear into people."
Junior Ramon Galloway, in his first season at 20th and Olney after transferring from South Carolina back home to Philly, had a career-high 28 points. He missed only once (11-for-12, 6-for-7). And his only attempt in the closing 15 minutes came in the last 30 seconds. OK, so he was the only Explorer to have multiple turnovers, finishing with four. But he also was largely responsible for limiting GW's top scorer, Tony Taylor, to seven points, half his average.
