George Washington University Athletics
Wednesday, January 14
Washington, DC
7 p.m.
George Washington University
12-6,3-2Atlantic 10
79
vs
84
Davidson
11-6,3-2Atlantic 10
1
2
F
Davidson
36
48
84
George Washington
28
51
79
Men’s Basketball Outshot By Davidson, 84-79
1/14/2026 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - The Davidson Wildcats visited Foggy Bottom Wednesday night and escaped with an 84-79 win after outshooting George Washington in an A-10 nail-biter.
GW had its chances as Davidson struggled to put the game away, allowing the Revolutionaries to whittle a 17-point second half deficit to three in the closing minute. But the Wildcats second-half prowess from the floor, when they hit at a .630 mark from the floor (17-of-27) and 70% clip from three (7-of-10) allowed Davidson to secure the road win.
Despite hoisting 18 more shots than the guests, GW wasn't able to find the bucket with the same efficiency. The slower paced Wildcats took their possessions deep into the shot clock and found success within their ball control offense, assisting on 20 of 28 made field goals.
GW answered the halftime bell and outscored Davidson 51-48 after trailing 36-28 at halftime, and only turned the ball over five times, staying close with a 17-8 edge in points off turnovers.
Rafael Castro led GW with 23 points and 16 rebounds, while Garrett Johnson netted 18 and Christian Jones tossed in 16.
Next for GW comes an MLK Day Monday clash at George Mason, live nationally on CBS Sports Network at 5 p.m.
GW had its chances as Davidson struggled to put the game away, allowing the Revolutionaries to whittle a 17-point second half deficit to three in the closing minute. But the Wildcats second-half prowess from the floor, when they hit at a .630 mark from the floor (17-of-27) and 70% clip from three (7-of-10) allowed Davidson to secure the road win.
Despite hoisting 18 more shots than the guests, GW wasn't able to find the bucket with the same efficiency. The slower paced Wildcats took their possessions deep into the shot clock and found success within their ball control offense, assisting on 20 of 28 made field goals.
GW answered the halftime bell and outscored Davidson 51-48 after trailing 36-28 at halftime, and only turned the ball over five times, staying close with a 17-8 edge in points off turnovers.
Rafael Castro led GW with 23 points and 16 rebounds, while Garrett Johnson netted 18 and Christian Jones tossed in 16.
Next for GW comes an MLK Day Monday clash at George Mason, live nationally on CBS Sports Network at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
DC
GWU
FG%
.519
.403
3FG%
.560
.281
FT%
.519
.571
RB
40
39
TO
11
5
STL
3
4
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
C
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