George Washington University Athletics
Wednesday, January 3
Washington, DC
7 p.m.
George Washington University
11-3,0-1Atlantic 10
113
vs
119
Fordham
7-7,1-0Atlantic 10
1
2
OT 1
OT 2
OT 3
F
Fordham
48
37
8
9
17
119
George Washington
44
41
8
9
11
113
Men's Basketball Slips to Fordham in A-10 Opening 3OT Thriller, 119-113
1/3/2024 10:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - With a perfect home record in 2023-24, but having lost two-straight to Fordham entering Wednesday night's A-10 opener at Smith Center, something had to give for the GW men's basketball team. It took three overtime sessions to sort it all out. Plus there was GW's perfect record (6-0) in OT contests under Chris Caputo on the line, including 2-0 in the extra, extra session. A third OT at GW in the Caputo era was unprecedented and ultimately spelled doom for the Buff & Blue.
55 minutes after it started, Fordham's streak continued while GW will have to start anew. The Rams pulled away to take a seven-point lead in the third OT, the largest advantage either side had since the first half, as the game's final 35 minutes were played with the teams within two possessions.
Perhaps the biggest differentiator at the end was the depth of the visitors, as despite two players having fouled out, Fordham came five-deep off the bench and saw its reserves outscore GW's bench 43-2. The Revolutionaries saw four players log 50+ minutes, topped by first-year Darren Buchanan Jr., who was sensational in a career-best, 38-point outing.
GW survived Fordham possessions both at the end of regulation and again at the end of the first five-minute overtime, only to play the role of equalizer at the end of the second OT. In his career night, Buchanan's biggest bucket of his 25 points that came after halftime was a slam with 0.9 left in double OT after he ducked in underneath the rim to send the affair to its third additional stanza. The play was setup after James Bishop IV intentionally missed a free throw try down two, allowing GW to gain possession for the game-tying set-up.
Babatunde Akingbola checked in with his first career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds), while Maximus Edwards equaled the double-double feat with 13 and 11. If it wasn't for Buchanan's night, James Bishop IV would've had his name in the headline. The reigning A-10 scoring champ poured in an efficient 32 points on 21 shots, while dishing a game-high tying six dimes and slapping three blocks on the other end.
Fordham made its mark from distance, canning 19-of-42 threes for a .452 clip, better than its success rate inside the arc, with Japhet Medor (24 points), Antrell Charlton (22) and Elijah Gray (22 off the bench), combining for 12-of-24 triples.
Up next for the GW Revs is a nationally-televised clash with perennial A-10 powerhouse and 2023 conference champion VCU in Richmond, Saturday at 4 p.m. on USA Network.
55 minutes after it started, Fordham's streak continued while GW will have to start anew. The Rams pulled away to take a seven-point lead in the third OT, the largest advantage either side had since the first half, as the game's final 35 minutes were played with the teams within two possessions.
Perhaps the biggest differentiator at the end was the depth of the visitors, as despite two players having fouled out, Fordham came five-deep off the bench and saw its reserves outscore GW's bench 43-2. The Revolutionaries saw four players log 50+ minutes, topped by first-year Darren Buchanan Jr., who was sensational in a career-best, 38-point outing.
GW survived Fordham possessions both at the end of regulation and again at the end of the first five-minute overtime, only to play the role of equalizer at the end of the second OT. In his career night, Buchanan's biggest bucket of his 25 points that came after halftime was a slam with 0.9 left in double OT after he ducked in underneath the rim to send the affair to its third additional stanza. The play was setup after James Bishop IV intentionally missed a free throw try down two, allowing GW to gain possession for the game-tying set-up.
Babatunde Akingbola checked in with his first career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds), while Maximus Edwards equaled the double-double feat with 13 and 11. If it wasn't for Buchanan's night, James Bishop IV would've had his name in the headline. The reigning A-10 scoring champ poured in an efficient 32 points on 21 shots, while dishing a game-high tying six dimes and slapping three blocks on the other end.
Fordham made its mark from distance, canning 19-of-42 threes for a .452 clip, better than its success rate inside the arc, with Japhet Medor (24 points), Antrell Charlton (22) and Elijah Gray (22 off the bench), combining for 12-of-24 triples.
Up next for the GW Revs is a nationally-televised clash with perennial A-10 powerhouse and 2023 conference champion VCU in Richmond, Saturday at 4 p.m. on USA Network.
Team Stats
FU
GWU
FG%
.438
.506
3FG%
.452
.444
FT%
.759
.833
RB
48
46
TO
12
16
STL
11
7
Game Leaders
Pts
38
FGM
15
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
32
FGM
11
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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