1 | 2 | T | |
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VCU | 27 | 29 | 56 |
GW | 45 | 35 | 80 |
Watanabe, Nolan pace George Washington past VCU 80-56
WASHINGTON -- Yuta Watanabe scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds, Terry Nolan Jr. matched his career high with 18 points and George Washington clobbered VCU 80-56 on Saturday.
Bo Zeigler added 12 points and Arnaldo Toro 11 for George Washington, which shot 53 percent (30 of 57) and forced 17 VCU turnovers, 11 after halftime. The Colonials (12-15, 5-9 Atlantic 10) outscored VCU 40-32 in the paint and 8-0 on the fast break.
George Washington has won three of its last four games and avenged an 87-63 loss to VCU on Jan. 20.
Justin Tillman scored 11 points with 13 rebounds and De'Riante Jenkins scored 10 for VCU (15-12, 7-7), which has lost a second straight game and four of the last five.
The Colonials took the lead for good when Nolan hit a 3-pointer a little more than four minutes into the game, and pushed it to 45-22 just before halftime.
Game Information
- Referees:
- A.J. Desai
- Nathan Farrell
- Olandis Poole
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Davidson | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Dayton | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
George Mason | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
George Washington | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
La Salle | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Loyola Chicago | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Massachusetts | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Rhode Island | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Richmond | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Saint Joseph's | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
St. Bonaventure | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
VCU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Duquesne | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Fordham | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Saint Louis | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |