George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
Maryland Eastern Shore
Colonials March Past Maryland-Eastern Shore, 78-39
12/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 5, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Maureece Rice had 18 points and Wynton Witherspoon added 11 to help George Washington end a three-game skid with a 78-39 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday night.
Rob Diggs had 10 rebounds for the Colonials (3-3).
Marc Davis scored 10 points off the bench to lead the Hawks (1-8), who missed their first seven shots from the field and lost its seventh game in a row.
George Washington forced 10 turnovers in the first half, and UMES shot just 21 percent for the game.
George Washington led 39-16 at halftime after Witherspoon hit a 3-pointer and Rice's scored a basket to cap a 9-0 run. A dunk by Witherspoon stretched George Washington's lead 59-22 with 8:37 to play, and it grew to 40 points with just over two minutes to go.
