George Washington University Athletics
Saturday, January 4
Washington, DC
12 p.m.
George Washington University
12-3,1-1Atlantic 10
82
vs
62
Dayton
11-4,1-1Atlantic 10
1
2
F
Dayton
27
35
62
George Washington
43
39
82
Men’s Basketball Thrashes League-Leading Dayton, 82-62
1/4/2025 3:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - When the George Washington men's basketball team learned before tip-off that All-Conference Performer Darren Buchanan Jr. would be out for the meeting with league-leading Dayton, the team didn't blink. With Buchanan as the leading cheerleader from the bench, GW took a next-man-up mentality and took it to the Flyers all game.
In a wire-to-wire win in front of a packed Smith Center and national television audience, the Revolutionaries got a career-best performance from redshirt freshman Christian Jones, and another sterling shooting show from grad student Gerald Drumgoole Jr. to remain undefeated at home this season. Jones sank a career-high five three-pointers en route to a career-best 23 points, doing so on only 14 shots from the floor. Drumgoole, for his part, stated his case for Player of the Week honors by putting together yet another superlative show. After scoring 27 points in the second half in George Washington's conference opener, including a career-high seven threes, he's yet to cool off. With another five three-pointers Saturday and 21 more points, he's off to a 24 ppg average with six 3pt. FG made per game in his first two Atlantic 10 games.
GW swung early and raced out to a 28-11 lead less than 10 minutes in, and held tough through the first half taking substantial momentum into the locker room after Drumgoole connected on a buzzer-beating trey for a 43-27 edge at intermission.
Knowing the 2024 NCAA Tournament participants from Dayton would punch back, GW absorbed the early-second-half body blows, as the Flyers chopped that lead to just three at 54-51 with 12:38 to go. Undaunted, George Washington outscored its guests 28-11 the rest of the way, including a game-ending 18-4 surge.
Sophomore Trey Autry was another standout for the GW Revs, playing as close to a perfect game as one can play. With zero misses and zero turnovers, Autry scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting, 3-of-3 from deep and 2-for-2 at the line. Combined with Jones, Drumgoole, a long make from Sean Hansen (starting in place of Buchanan) and Jacoi Hutchinson in a reserve role while Jones got the starting nod, the home team made a season-high 15 three-pointers on 48.4% shooting from behind the arc.
With the win, GW has now downed Dayton in the District in both of the Flyers' last two visits and pulls even in conference play at 1-1. Up next is a road date at Rhode Island, Wednesday at 7pm on ESPN+.
In a wire-to-wire win in front of a packed Smith Center and national television audience, the Revolutionaries got a career-best performance from redshirt freshman Christian Jones, and another sterling shooting show from grad student Gerald Drumgoole Jr. to remain undefeated at home this season. Jones sank a career-high five three-pointers en route to a career-best 23 points, doing so on only 14 shots from the floor. Drumgoole, for his part, stated his case for Player of the Week honors by putting together yet another superlative show. After scoring 27 points in the second half in George Washington's conference opener, including a career-high seven threes, he's yet to cool off. With another five three-pointers Saturday and 21 more points, he's off to a 24 ppg average with six 3pt. FG made per game in his first two Atlantic 10 games.
GW swung early and raced out to a 28-11 lead less than 10 minutes in, and held tough through the first half taking substantial momentum into the locker room after Drumgoole connected on a buzzer-beating trey for a 43-27 edge at intermission.
Knowing the 2024 NCAA Tournament participants from Dayton would punch back, GW absorbed the early-second-half body blows, as the Flyers chopped that lead to just three at 54-51 with 12:38 to go. Undaunted, George Washington outscored its guests 28-11 the rest of the way, including a game-ending 18-4 surge.
Sophomore Trey Autry was another standout for the GW Revs, playing as close to a perfect game as one can play. With zero misses and zero turnovers, Autry scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting, 3-of-3 from deep and 2-for-2 at the line. Combined with Jones, Drumgoole, a long make from Sean Hansen (starting in place of Buchanan) and Jacoi Hutchinson in a reserve role while Jones got the starting nod, the home team made a season-high 15 three-pointers on 48.4% shooting from behind the arc.
With the win, GW has now downed Dayton in the District in both of the Flyers' last two visits and pulls even in conference play at 1-1. Up next is a road date at Rhode Island, Wednesday at 7pm on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UD
GWU
FG%
.350
.459
3FG%
.267
.484
FT%
.800
.733
RB
41
34
TO
12
10
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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