George Washington University Athletics
Saturday, October 18
Washington, DC
6 p.m.
George Washington University
0-0,0-0Atlantic 10
64
vs
73
Georgetown
0-0,0-0Big East
1
2
F
Georgetown
38
35
73
George Washington
32
32
64
Men’s Basketball Battles Hoyas in High-Intensity Exhibition; Falls 73-64
10/18/2025 9:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - The exhibition matchup local hoops fans were waiting all offseason to see proved to be every bit worth the wait, as George Washington and Georgetown reunited on the hardwood 44 years after they last met, in front of a sold-out Smith Center and the largest crowd GW has seen since 2016.
The D.C., matchup was everything a rivalry should be: hard-fought, intense, physical and even somewhat testy from the jump. GW took its upper-tier A-10 roster to the test against the Big East foe, and fought end-to-end for 40 minutes in the 73-64 setback.
All A-10 big man Rafael Castro, who played for Georgetown Head Coach Ed Cooley at Providence, showed his big-time bonafides with an all-around stat-stuffing effort with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four blocks and two steals.
All A-10 sophomore guard Christian Jones finished with a team-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while transfer swingman Bubu Benjamin had 11 points in 27:55 of court time in a reserve role, leading Cooley to remark to the GW faithful that "y'all have a good team."
The standing room-only student crowd saw George Washington go 10 deep, with nine players playing at least nine minutes. The game also marked the return of Garrett Johnson, who missed all of last season after tearing an ACL.
With both coaches identifying the special atmosphere created by the neighbor schools, both teams got what they wanted on what GW Head Coach Chris Caputo called "a great night for D.C. basketball."
The D.C., matchup was everything a rivalry should be: hard-fought, intense, physical and even somewhat testy from the jump. GW took its upper-tier A-10 roster to the test against the Big East foe, and fought end-to-end for 40 minutes in the 73-64 setback.
All A-10 big man Rafael Castro, who played for Georgetown Head Coach Ed Cooley at Providence, showed his big-time bonafides with an all-around stat-stuffing effort with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four blocks and two steals.
All A-10 sophomore guard Christian Jones finished with a team-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while transfer swingman Bubu Benjamin had 11 points in 27:55 of court time in a reserve role, leading Cooley to remark to the GW faithful that "y'all have a good team."
The standing room-only student crowd saw George Washington go 10 deep, with nine players playing at least nine minutes. The game also marked the return of Garrett Johnson, who missed all of last season after tearing an ACL.
With both coaches identifying the special atmosphere created by the neighbor schools, both teams got what they wanted on what GW Head Coach Chris Caputo called "a great night for D.C. basketball."
Team Stats
GTown
GWU
FG%
.443
.413
3FG%
.360
.281
FT%
.526
.600
RB
40
35
TO
14
17
STL
13
8
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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