Wednesday, February 5
Washington, DC
7 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
George Mason
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Men's Basketball Battles George Mason Wednesday
2/4/2025 4:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - Round two of the Battle of the Georges in 2024-25 comes to the Smith Center on Wednesday night as GW men's basketball hosts George Mason. Tip is set for 7 p.m. with live coverage available on ESPN+.
RECALIBRATING
Gerald Drumgoole Jr. has found his shooting stroke over the last two contests, making 9-of-22 (40.9%) 3-pointers and averaging 19.0 ppg against Richmond and La Salle. In the five games prior, Drumgoole was 2-of-36 from beyond the arc, including an 0-for-10 showing in the first matchup with GM.
Drumgoole has hit multiple 3s in 14 games this year and ranks eighth in the A-10 with 2.36 made 3s per game. He's on pace to make 75 or more 3-pointers for the third straight season at a third different school (79 at Albany in '22-23, 76 at Delaware in '23-24). He currently is tied for third in the league with four games of 5+ 3-pointers, one off the A-10 lead of Gibson Jimerson (Saint Louis) and Bobby Durkin (Davidson).
SHARING THE ROCK
GW dished out 18 assists on 27 made field goals in Saturday's setback, its highest total since 20 helpers on Jan. 8 at Rhode Island. The Buff & Blue are tied for the A-10 lead with 14.9 assists per game in conference play and have 15 or more on five occasions, including three straight.
Saturday's loss at La Salle marked the first time this season that GW had an assist-to-turnover ratio greater than 1.0 and didn't win the game (previously 11-0). The Revolutionaries have assisted on 61% of their field goals during league play, best in the conference, and are at 57% for the season, good for 78th nationally.
HISTORY VS. GEORGE MASON
GW hosts George Mason on Wednesday in the 37th installment of the series with the Buff & Blue holding a 24-12 edge all-time. The first matchup of the season was an instant classic with George Mason pulling out an 80-77 double overtime victory on Jan. 18 in the first OT game in the series history.RECALIBRATING
Gerald Drumgoole Jr. has found his shooting stroke over the last two contests, making 9-of-22 (40.9%) 3-pointers and averaging 19.0 ppg against Richmond and La Salle. In the five games prior, Drumgoole was 2-of-36 from beyond the arc, including an 0-for-10 showing in the first matchup with GM.
Drumgoole has hit multiple 3s in 14 games this year and ranks eighth in the A-10 with 2.36 made 3s per game. He's on pace to make 75 or more 3-pointers for the third straight season at a third different school (79 at Albany in '22-23, 76 at Delaware in '23-24). He currently is tied for third in the league with four games of 5+ 3-pointers, one off the A-10 lead of Gibson Jimerson (Saint Louis) and Bobby Durkin (Davidson).
SHARING THE ROCK
GW dished out 18 assists on 27 made field goals in Saturday's setback, its highest total since 20 helpers on Jan. 8 at Rhode Island. The Buff & Blue are tied for the A-10 lead with 14.9 assists per game in conference play and have 15 or more on five occasions, including three straight.
Saturday's loss at La Salle marked the first time this season that GW had an assist-to-turnover ratio greater than 1.0 and didn't win the game (previously 11-0). The Revolutionaries have assisted on 61% of their field goals during league play, best in the conference, and are at 57% for the season, good for 78th nationally.
HISTORY VS. GEORGE MASON
A GW win on Wednesday would secure a series split for the fourth-consecutive season. GW had won the first meeting in each of the last three years. Mason has won back-to-back games in the series and is looking for its first three-game winning streak since taking four in a row from Feb. 10, 2018 - March 14, 2019. Since Mason joined the A-10 in 2013-14, GW holds a 14-10 record, including an 8-2 mark at Smith Center.
A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
George Mason is riding high atop the A-10 with an 8-1 mark halfway through the conference season. The Patriots have won seven games in a row, including six games decided by eight points or less and a pair of OT triumphs.
Darius Maddox continues to pace Mason with 13.7 ppg and is joined in double figures by Jalen Haynes (12.2 ppg) and Brayden O'Connor (10.1 ppg). Haynes and Maddox scored 17 points apiece in the first meeting between the two squads.
Mason prides itself on the defensive end of the floor, where it ranks second nationally in FG% defense (36.3%) and eighth nationally in scoring defense (62.1 ppg). Per KenPom, the Patriots have the second-best two-point defense in the country, limiting foes to 41.5% and are also second in the NCAA in effective FG percentage defense (43.0%). The net result is the 19th-best defensive efficiency in the country, and best in the A-10.
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