George Washington University Athletics
Tuesday, February 27
Washington, DC
7 p.m.
George Washington University
14-14,3-12Atlantic 10
57
vs
69
Massachusetts
18-10,9-7Atlantic 10
1
2
F
Massachusetts
40
29
69
George Washington
21
36
57
Men’s Basketball Loses to UMass, 69-57
2/27/2024 10:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - The GW Revs looked for revenge against UMass after falling in Massachusetts last month, but the Minutemen, who are still in the hunt for an all-important double-bye in next month's Atlantic 10 Championship weren't ready to give GW a chance in a wire-to-wire 69-57 win for the guests in D.C.
Despite finding success inside the arc (7-of-12) in the first half, a 1-of-17 showing from deep waylaid George Washington's chances as the teams hit intermission with UMass holding a 40-21 lead.
Darren Buchanan Jr. competed in the second half, getting 14 of his game-high 21 points in the final 20 minutes, and GW had the game within 16 with just under 4:00 to play, but the climb was too steep in the eventual 12-point game as UMass improved to 9-7 in the conference while dropping GDUB to 3-12.
Fellow first-year Jacoi Hutchinson continued his solid stretch with 14 points and three assists, making four threes in the process.
UMass was just too strong inside for the height-disadvantaged home team, as the Minutemen outdid GW 38-22 in the paint and held a 34-28 edge on the glass, with Matt Cross, who played at Miami during current GW Head Coach Chris Caputo's time on the Hurricanes' bench, leading the way with 17 points and seven rebounds.
GW tries again to get off the schneid Saturday at La Salle, with tip coming in Philly at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
Despite finding success inside the arc (7-of-12) in the first half, a 1-of-17 showing from deep waylaid George Washington's chances as the teams hit intermission with UMass holding a 40-21 lead.
Darren Buchanan Jr. competed in the second half, getting 14 of his game-high 21 points in the final 20 minutes, and GW had the game within 16 with just under 4:00 to play, but the climb was too steep in the eventual 12-point game as UMass improved to 9-7 in the conference while dropping GDUB to 3-12.
Fellow first-year Jacoi Hutchinson continued his solid stretch with 14 points and three assists, making four threes in the process.
UMass was just too strong inside for the height-disadvantaged home team, as the Minutemen outdid GW 38-22 in the paint and held a 34-28 edge on the glass, with Matt Cross, who played at Miami during current GW Head Coach Chris Caputo's time on the Hurricanes' bench, leading the way with 17 points and seven rebounds.
GW tries again to get off the schneid Saturday at La Salle, with tip coming in Philly at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UMass
GWU
FG%
.517
.404
3FG%
.333
.214
FT%
.250
.750
RB
34
28
TO
14
13
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
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