Saturday, February 1
Richmond, VA
6:00 PM
George Washington University
at
Richmond
Men's Basketball Visits Richmond on Saturday
1/31/2020 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TIPPING OFF: Coming off a historic quadruple overtime win against Davidson on Wednesday, GW men's basketball travels to Richmond on Saturday at 6 p.m. for a chance to move above .500 in A-10 play. The game will be live on ESPN+, NBC Sports Washington+ and the TuneIn radio app.
LAST TIME OUT: It took 60 minutes of basketball to determine a winner on Wednesday night, and in the end, the good guys prevailed, 107-104. After leading 42-40 at the half, the final 20 minutes of regulation saw a nip and tuck battle to the end. Trailing 73-69, Maceo Jack knocked down a 3-pointer with :40 remaining to help push the game into overtime.
Davidson had a chance to win the game at the buzzer of the first OT, but Amir Harris rejected a jumper by Jon Axel Gudmundsson to extend to an extra session. The Wildcats jumped out to a six-point edge, 86-80 in the second overtime, but Arnaldo Toro's entrance to the game re-energized the squad as he dropped six points in two minutes, including a layup that tied the score with 15 seconds left.
Once again, GW needed to score in the final seconds of the third overtime to extend play, and thanks to a Jameer Nelson Jr. layup with :19 left, fans would be treated to what is now the longest game in Smith Center history, a four-overtime classic. In those final five minutes, Nelson and Battle splashed back-to-back 3-pointers to push GW ahead for good.
CAREER NIGHT FOR MR. JACK: Jack had his best collegiate basketball performance with 35 points against Davidson. Jack's previous high was 28 points against St. Bonaventure on Mar. 2, 2019. He also set a new career-high in made 3-pointers with seven, and minutes played with 57.
25 LIVE: Battle set a new season-high with 25 points and extended his made 3-pointer streak to 21 games after hitting four treys vs. Davidson. Battle was also the best free throw shooter on the night knocking down a personal-best nine free chances.
MOST MINUTES PLAYED SINCE…: Battle's 59 minutes of action is the most minutes logged by a D1 player since Edward Townsel of Arkansas State on Mar. 14, 2014. In the last 10 years, only four players in the NCAA have played more minutes of basketball: Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure), Justin Graham (San Jose State), Eric Atkins (Notre Dame) and Townsel.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: After securing his first collegiate double-double last Saturday against Saint Joseph's, Paar doubled-down with his second double-double — 13 points and 16 rebounds — in 43 minutes vs. Davidson.
FOUR OVERTIME FUN: Wednesday's quadruple overtime contest is not the first time the Colonials logged 60 minutes of game action. The last time was on Jan. 3, 1968, against East Carolina, a 71-68 win for the Pirates.
SERIES HISTORY: GW leads the all-time season series over Richmond, 63-39. The Colonials own a 27-22 record on the road against the Spiders. Richmond swept the Colonials last season, taking a 76-56 win at the Smith Center and an 89-63 victory at the Robins Center.
SCOUTING RICHMOND: The Spiders had a strong non-conference season, finishing with a 5-3 mark that included wins over Vanderbilt, Wisconsin and Old Dominion.
Richmond opened the A-10 slate winning five of the first six games before losses to No. 7 Dayton (87-79) and VCU (87-68).
Jacob Gilyard is one of three active scorers in double figures at 14.5 points per game, and he also leads the squad with 5.5 assists per game. Last Saturday, Gilyard scored a season-high 29 points at Dayton. Richmond's leading scorer Blake Francis (17.6 ppg) is out of action and will miss a significant amount of time.
LAST TIME OUT: It took 60 minutes of basketball to determine a winner on Wednesday night, and in the end, the good guys prevailed, 107-104. After leading 42-40 at the half, the final 20 minutes of regulation saw a nip and tuck battle to the end. Trailing 73-69, Maceo Jack knocked down a 3-pointer with :40 remaining to help push the game into overtime.
Davidson had a chance to win the game at the buzzer of the first OT, but Amir Harris rejected a jumper by Jon Axel Gudmundsson to extend to an extra session. The Wildcats jumped out to a six-point edge, 86-80 in the second overtime, but Arnaldo Toro's entrance to the game re-energized the squad as he dropped six points in two minutes, including a layup that tied the score with 15 seconds left.
Once again, GW needed to score in the final seconds of the third overtime to extend play, and thanks to a Jameer Nelson Jr. layup with :19 left, fans would be treated to what is now the longest game in Smith Center history, a four-overtime classic. In those final five minutes, Nelson and Battle splashed back-to-back 3-pointers to push GW ahead for good.
CAREER NIGHT FOR MR. JACK: Jack had his best collegiate basketball performance with 35 points against Davidson. Jack's previous high was 28 points against St. Bonaventure on Mar. 2, 2019. He also set a new career-high in made 3-pointers with seven, and minutes played with 57.
25 LIVE: Battle set a new season-high with 25 points and extended his made 3-pointer streak to 21 games after hitting four treys vs. Davidson. Battle was also the best free throw shooter on the night knocking down a personal-best nine free chances.
MOST MINUTES PLAYED SINCE…: Battle's 59 minutes of action is the most minutes logged by a D1 player since Edward Townsel of Arkansas State on Mar. 14, 2014. In the last 10 years, only four players in the NCAA have played more minutes of basketball: Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure), Justin Graham (San Jose State), Eric Atkins (Notre Dame) and Townsel.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: After securing his first collegiate double-double last Saturday against Saint Joseph's, Paar doubled-down with his second double-double — 13 points and 16 rebounds — in 43 minutes vs. Davidson.
FOUR OVERTIME FUN: Wednesday's quadruple overtime contest is not the first time the Colonials logged 60 minutes of game action. The last time was on Jan. 3, 1968, against East Carolina, a 71-68 win for the Pirates.
SERIES HISTORY: GW leads the all-time season series over Richmond, 63-39. The Colonials own a 27-22 record on the road against the Spiders. Richmond swept the Colonials last season, taking a 76-56 win at the Smith Center and an 89-63 victory at the Robins Center.
SCOUTING RICHMOND: The Spiders had a strong non-conference season, finishing with a 5-3 mark that included wins over Vanderbilt, Wisconsin and Old Dominion.
Richmond opened the A-10 slate winning five of the first six games before losses to No. 7 Dayton (87-79) and VCU (87-68).
Jacob Gilyard is one of three active scorers in double figures at 14.5 points per game, and he also leads the squad with 5.5 assists per game. Last Saturday, Gilyard scored a season-high 29 points at Dayton. Richmond's leading scorer Blake Francis (17.6 ppg) is out of action and will miss a significant amount of time.
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