George Washington University Athletics
GW Men's Basketball Looks for Revenge at Richmond
2/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| George Washington (20-7, 9-5 A-10) at Richmond (14-12, 6-8 A-10) | |
| Date, Time | Wednesday, Feb. 24 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Robins Center | Richmond, Va. |
| Coverage | ASN, MASN2 | Where to Watch | Listen Live | Live Stats |
| Additional Information | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Notes |
| Pregame Tailgate | 5 p.m. at Jepson Hall in Richmond |
RICHMOND, Va. -- GW travels to Richmond for its penultimate road game of the regular season Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in a game which will be televised by ASN, shown locally on MASN2.
The Colonials picked up their 20th win of the season with a 90-50 demolition of La Salle on Sunday, their largest margin of victory this season. GW set season highs in field goal percentage (.580), three-point field goal percentage (.700), three-pointers made (14), and free throw percentage (.947), all while holding the Explorers to .322 shooting which marked a season-low for a GW opponent.
Tyler Cavanaugh recorded his sixth 20-point effort of the season with a game-high 22 and was perfect from three-point range (3-3). Patricio Garino (19 points) didn't miss from the floor, going 7-of-7 overall and 4-of-4 from three-point territory to increase his season percentage from long distance to .482, which continues to lead the A-10.
In addition to its 14 three-pointers made, which was just two off the school record, GW connected on 18-of-19 at the free throw line and in the last two games the Colonials have hit 40-of-45 (.889). On the year, GW ranks 13th nationally with a .759 mark at the charity stripe. Cavanaugh is leading the effort with .876 (127-145) accuracy which ranks 20th nationally including fourth among forwards.
On Wednesday, the Colonials will be looking for revenge after the Spiders prevailed in a double-overtime thriller, 98-90, on Jan. 28th at the Smith Center. In that game, Paul Jorgensen sent the game to overtime with a banked-in buzzer-beating three at the end of regulation after GW fought back from a 13-point second half deficit.
After regulation ended knotted at 74-74, the Colonials and Spiders didn't budge in the first overtime session, as Richmond forced the next overtime session with a three-point play to tie the game at 85-85 with less than 20 seconds to go.
The Spiders then pulled away in the second overtime frame to hand GW its first home loss of the season.
All five GW starters scored in double figures in the contest, paced by Garino's and Kevin Larsen's 17 apiece. Larsen also had 10 boards for a double-double and a game-high tying five assists without committing a turnover. Cavanaugh recorded a 16-point, 14-rebound double-double, while Yuta Watanabe (14) and Joe McDonald (13) rounded out the 77 points GW got from its starting five.
Notes
- The Colonials are ranked 52nd in the NCAA's official RPI while Richmond is No. 124.
- The Colonials had a season-best plus-22 rebound margin vs. La Salle and rank second in the A-10, and 32nd nationally, in rebounding margin (+6.3), while leading the league in rebounding defense (32.4/game). GW also leads the A-10 in offensive rebounding percentage (.347).
- GW is looking to improve to 7-4 on the road, which would match its most victories on opponents' floors since the 2010-11 season.
- Jorgensen set a career-high with seven assists against zero turnovers in 21 minutes off the bench vs. La Salle, and the sophomore now leads the team with 68 assists this season.
- GW has won 20-plus games in three straight seasons for just the second time in school history (also 2004-07).
