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Dana O'Neil from ESPN

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Here is her story on the SMU-Temple game.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebask...nger-perfect-but-still-has-plenty-to-play-for

It is mainly from the SMU point of view but just like her days at the Philadelphia Inquirer, she takes her shot at the attendance (after Larry Browns backhanded compliment about the court storming):

“Can you believe Temple stormed the court beating SMU?” Brown said. “Oh my God. The fifth-winningest program in America. Pretty amazing. Never thought that would ever happen.’’

Technically, "court storm" was a bit of an exaggeration.

It was more like an aggressive gathering, thanks to snow-induced crowd-thinning.

This game was originally scheduled to be played Saturday, but a blizzard dumped 30 inches of snow on Philadelphia, pushing the tipoff back to noon Sunday. With the city still digging out and mass transit all but shut down, only a small collection of die-hards showed up. Officially game attendance was listed at 6,096, but then again, officially Moore is listed at 5-foot-9.

And so, the "if a tree falls" question: If an undefeated team loses and no one is really there to see it, did the team really lose?

Alas, for SMU, the answer is yes.
 
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