Heading down to Foggy Bottom to see the game? Tonic at Quigley’s Market is the place to be for a quick meal and/or beverages before the game. It’s an easy walk to Smith Center from there.
This is the 2nd matchup of the year. We beat GW 80-77 in double overtime at EBA on January 18. We outscored them 11-8 in the second OT to pull out the win. Darius Maddox and Janel Haynes led us with 17 each. KD Johnson had 15 and Brayden O’Connor chipped in 10. Jared Billups was a monster on defense and on the glass clearing 16 rebounds. Five Revolutionaries scored in double figures led by Christian Jones with 16. There were 12 ties and 7 lead changes over the course of the game.
Box Score from Game 1: https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/george-mason/boxscore/14775
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 58% chance of winning.
GMU - 72
GW - 123
NET:
GMU - 71
GW - 128
We are 12-24 (.333) against GW all-time.
GW is currently 15-7 on the season and 4-5 in A10 play. They are 11-1 at home, 2-5 on the road, and 2-1 at neutral sites. The Revolutionaries are 0-1 against Quad 1 teams, 2-1 against Quad 2, 2-4 against Quad 3, and10-1 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Mercyhurst (76-59), Hampton (82-54), North Carolina A&T (85-80), NJIT (84-64), Louisiana (83-74), Illinois St. (72-64), VMI (77-64), ODU (78-70), Army (75-60), Lafayette (82-62), UVA Wise (102-62), Dayton (82-62), Rhode Island (75-67), St. Louis (67-61), Richmond (75-66)
Losses: Kansas St. (83-71), American (81-71 OT), Richmond (66-61), Duquesne (73-65), GMU (80-77), UMass (74-61), La Salle (73-67)
Probable Starters:
6’5” Gerald Drumgoole Jr. - 13.1 ppg - Grad Student
6’11” Rafael Castro - 12.8 ppg & 9.2 reb - Junior
6’4” Trey Autry - 9.5 ppg - Sophomore
6’9” Sean Hansen - 4.3 ppg - Grad Student
6’2” Christian Jones - 8.8 ppg - Freshman
Reserves averaging double digit minutes:
6’7” Darren Buchanan Jr - 12.9 ppg & 6.9 reb - Sophomore
6’3” Jacoi Hutchinson - 6.8 ppg - Sophomore
6’3” Trey Moss - 6.8 ppg - Junior - has 15 starts
Roster: https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
GW averages 76.2 points per game (4th in the A10) while giving up 67.9 (5th in the A10).
The Revolutionaries shoot 44.6% from the floor (9th in the A10) and 31.5% from 3 (13th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 40.1% from the field and 29.5% from 3.
They shoot 70.5% from the free throw line (10th in the A10).
The Revolutionaries have out rebounded opponents by 1.2 boards per game and average 12.2 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://gwsports.com/documents/2024/11/5/2024-25_Stats_Part1.pdf
Thoughts: They have played very well at home. This is not going to be easy by any stretch of the imagination. Can we continue our road success?
Discuss.
This is the 2nd matchup of the year. We beat GW 80-77 in double overtime at EBA on January 18. We outscored them 11-8 in the second OT to pull out the win. Darius Maddox and Janel Haynes led us with 17 each. KD Johnson had 15 and Brayden O’Connor chipped in 10. Jared Billups was a monster on defense and on the glass clearing 16 rebounds. Five Revolutionaries scored in double figures led by Christian Jones with 16. There were 12 ties and 7 lead changes over the course of the game.
Box Score from Game 1: https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/george-mason/boxscore/14775
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 58% chance of winning.
GMU - 72
GW - 123
NET:
GMU - 71
GW - 128
We are 12-24 (.333) against GW all-time.
GW is currently 15-7 on the season and 4-5 in A10 play. They are 11-1 at home, 2-5 on the road, and 2-1 at neutral sites. The Revolutionaries are 0-1 against Quad 1 teams, 2-1 against Quad 2, 2-4 against Quad 3, and10-1 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Mercyhurst (76-59), Hampton (82-54), North Carolina A&T (85-80), NJIT (84-64), Louisiana (83-74), Illinois St. (72-64), VMI (77-64), ODU (78-70), Army (75-60), Lafayette (82-62), UVA Wise (102-62), Dayton (82-62), Rhode Island (75-67), St. Louis (67-61), Richmond (75-66)
Losses: Kansas St. (83-71), American (81-71 OT), Richmond (66-61), Duquesne (73-65), GMU (80-77), UMass (74-61), La Salle (73-67)
Probable Starters:
6’5” Gerald Drumgoole Jr. - 13.1 ppg - Grad Student
6’11” Rafael Castro - 12.8 ppg & 9.2 reb - Junior
6’4” Trey Autry - 9.5 ppg - Sophomore
6’9” Sean Hansen - 4.3 ppg - Grad Student
6’2” Christian Jones - 8.8 ppg - Freshman
Reserves averaging double digit minutes:
6’7” Darren Buchanan Jr - 12.9 ppg & 6.9 reb - Sophomore
6’3” Jacoi Hutchinson - 6.8 ppg - Sophomore
6’3” Trey Moss - 6.8 ppg - Junior - has 15 starts
Roster: https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
GW averages 76.2 points per game (4th in the A10) while giving up 67.9 (5th in the A10).
The Revolutionaries shoot 44.6% from the floor (9th in the A10) and 31.5% from 3 (13th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 40.1% from the field and 29.5% from 3.
They shoot 70.5% from the free throw line (10th in the A10).
The Revolutionaries have out rebounded opponents by 1.2 boards per game and average 12.2 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://gwsports.com/documents/2024/11/5/2024-25_Stats_Part1.pdf
Thoughts: They have played very well at home. This is not going to be easy by any stretch of the imagination. Can we continue our road success?
Discuss.
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