Saturday, November 25
Nassau, Bahamas
7 p.m.
George Washington University
5-1,0-0Atlantic 10
79
vs
89
UIC
5-1,0-0MVC
1
2
F
George Washington
37
42
79
UIC
46
43
89
Men's Basketball Suffers First Setback to UIC, 89-79
11/25/2023 9:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NASSAU, Bahamas - Coming off a thrilling double-overtime victory on Friday night, GW men's basketball was unable to keep up with the firepower of UIC on Saturday in the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship semifinals, falling 89-79. The Buff & Blue will take on Delaware at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in the third-place game.
UIC caught fire early, drilling 10 of its first 15 shots, including five triples, to race out to a 25-11 lead less than seven minutes into the game. The Buff & Blue ended up settling in and whittled the deficit down to six, 41-35, on a James Bishop IV layup with just under four minutes remaining in the opening stanza.
The six-point deficit unfortunately became a common theme for GW as the Buff & Blue drew that close four times in the second half but saw the Flames have an answer nearly every time.
A layup from Darren Buchanan Jr. with 1:49 left finally got GW within four, 80-76, but Toby Okani answered on the other end for UIC with a challenging layup to bump the lead right back up to six. The Flames then hit enough free throws to seal the game.
Bishop led GW with 22 points and six assists and has now posted 50 points and 11 assists in the first two games of the championship. Buchanan Jr. added 14 points and five boards while Maximus Edwards and Garrett Johnson chipped in 12 apiece.
UIC shot 51% for the game and canned 13 3-pointers at a 41% rate. Isaiah Rivera paced the Flames with 23 and CJ Jones tallied 22 with seven assists and five rebounds.
UIC caught fire early, drilling 10 of its first 15 shots, including five triples, to race out to a 25-11 lead less than seven minutes into the game. The Buff & Blue ended up settling in and whittled the deficit down to six, 41-35, on a James Bishop IV layup with just under four minutes remaining in the opening stanza.
The six-point deficit unfortunately became a common theme for GW as the Buff & Blue drew that close four times in the second half but saw the Flames have an answer nearly every time.
A layup from Darren Buchanan Jr. with 1:49 left finally got GW within four, 80-76, but Toby Okani answered on the other end for UIC with a challenging layup to bump the lead right back up to six. The Flames then hit enough free throws to seal the game.
Bishop led GW with 22 points and six assists and has now posted 50 points and 11 assists in the first two games of the championship. Buchanan Jr. added 14 points and five boards while Maximus Edwards and Garrett Johnson chipped in 12 apiece.
UIC shot 51% for the game and canned 13 3-pointers at a 41% rate. Isaiah Rivera paced the Flames with 23 and CJ Jones tallied 22 with seven assists and five rebounds.
Team Stats
GWU
UIC
FG%
.409
.508
3FG%
.308
.406
FT%
.739
.571
RB
37
37
TO
12
12
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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