George Washington University Athletics
Saturday, January 31
Washington, DC
2 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
Fordham
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Men's Basketball Closes Out January vs. Fordham
1/30/2026 12:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - GW men's basketball wraps up the first half of Atlantic 10 play as it welcomes Fordham to the Smith Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. Coverage is available on Monumental Sports Network 2 and ESPN+. Saturday is Greek Games at Smith and the first 300 fans will receive a free koozie.
BENCH BOSSES
Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s 15 points on Tuesday at Saint Louis marked the 11th time in 21 games, and second-straight time, this season that GW's leading scorer has come off the bench.
GW's bench has scored 30 or more points in 12 games this season, including a trio of 50+ performances against American (54), McNeese (53) and Tuesday vs. Dayton (51). The Revolutionaries are 22nd nationally (5th A-10) with 32.8 bench points per game and 32 of the 86 double-digit performances (37%) have come from reserves.
DEFENSE ROUNDING INTO FORM
Tuesday at Saint Louis marked the third straight game where GW has held its opponent significantly below their season scoring average. The Billikens' high-flying offense (91.5 ppg) was limited to 79 points, just their sixth game with less than 80 this year. Over the last three games, GW is holding its opponents to 11.2 ppg less than their season average entering the game.
GW ranks fifth in the A-10 during league games in defensive efficiency (106.1) and has forced turnovers at the fourth-best rate in the league (17.7%). The Buff & Blue, who led the league with 8.9 steals per game last year, are up to third now this year with 7.9 swipes per contest.
A LOOK AT THE RAMS
Fordham is in its first year under new head coach Mike Magpayo, who made his way to the Bronx after five years at UC Riverside. The Rams are 11-10 on the year and 2-6 in league play, but have seen seven of their eight league games decided by single digits.
Iona transfer Dejour Reaves leads the A-10 with 17.4 ppg, having made the second-most shots (139) on the most field goal attempts (296) in the league. Christian Henry (11.3 ppg) is second in the A-10 with 5.3 assists per game and Rikus Schulte (10.8 ppg) is second in the circuit with 9.6 rebounds per game to round out Fordham's big three.
The Rams pride themselves on defense, leading the A-10 and ranking 17th nationally by allowing just 65.0 ppg. Fordham is also second in rebound margin (+9.2) and leads the league in offensive rebounds (13.3 per game).
BENCH BOSSES
Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s 15 points on Tuesday at Saint Louis marked the 11th time in 21 games, and second-straight time, this season that GW's leading scorer has come off the bench.
GW's bench has scored 30 or more points in 12 games this season, including a trio of 50+ performances against American (54), McNeese (53) and Tuesday vs. Dayton (51). The Revolutionaries are 22nd nationally (5th A-10) with 32.8 bench points per game and 32 of the 86 double-digit performances (37%) have come from reserves.
DEFENSE ROUNDING INTO FORM
Tuesday at Saint Louis marked the third straight game where GW has held its opponent significantly below their season scoring average. The Billikens' high-flying offense (91.5 ppg) was limited to 79 points, just their sixth game with less than 80 this year. Over the last three games, GW is holding its opponents to 11.2 ppg less than their season average entering the game.
GW ranks fifth in the A-10 during league games in defensive efficiency (106.1) and has forced turnovers at the fourth-best rate in the league (17.7%). The Buff & Blue, who led the league with 8.9 steals per game last year, are up to third now this year with 7.9 swipes per contest.
A LOOK AT THE RAMS
Fordham is in its first year under new head coach Mike Magpayo, who made his way to the Bronx after five years at UC Riverside. The Rams are 11-10 on the year and 2-6 in league play, but have seen seven of their eight league games decided by single digits.
Iona transfer Dejour Reaves leads the A-10 with 17.4 ppg, having made the second-most shots (139) on the most field goal attempts (296) in the league. Christian Henry (11.3 ppg) is second in the A-10 with 5.3 assists per game and Rikus Schulte (10.8 ppg) is second in the circuit with 9.6 rebounds per game to round out Fordham's big three.
The Rams pride themselves on defense, leading the A-10 and ranking 17th nationally by allowing just 65.0 ppg. Fordham is also second in rebound margin (+9.2) and leads the league in offensive rebounds (13.3 per game).
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