George Washington University
Providence
GW Falls At Providence
11/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 26, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)-Maureece Rice paced five George Washington players in double figures with 15 points and Carl Elliott added 11 points before fouling out with 7:47 left as GW suffered its first loss of the season, 86-67, to Providence.
PC's Sharaud Curry had a career-high 27 points and Herbert Hill added 20 points and 20 rebounds to spark Providence.
Providence (3-1) had split with George Washington (4-1) twice in their only other meetings. The Friars ended the Colonials 22-game regular-season winning streak, the longest in the nation. GW's last regular-season loss came on Dec. 30, 2005 at No. 19 NC State.
Neither team led by more than five points until midway through the second half when Providence surged ahead, 66-57 after a 15-0 run in three minutes, fueled by Ray Hall's four straight hoops. The Friars continued to expand the lead until the end. Providence held the Colonials to just 10-of-30 field-goal shooting in the second half, including only 3-of-11 from three-point territory.
The Colonials had a 41-40 halftime lead after five ties and eight lead changes. The Colonials made 9 of 13 three-point attempts and scored 16 points off 13 Friar turnovers. Curry scored 14 and Hill added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Friars, who stayed close the first 20 minutes by outrebounding the visitors 26-13.
The Friars also outscored the Colonials 44-22 in the paint and outrebounded their Atlantic 10 opponent, 51-27.
