The George Washington Colonials will travel to EagleBank Arena to take on the George Mason Patriots this Sunday afternoon in College Basketball.
The George Washington Colonials had their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 11-15 on the season after being defeated by the Richmond Spiders, 84-71, this past Tuesday. George Washington struggled on the defensive end against Richmond in the 2nd half and could not fight back after the Spiders took an 82-65 lead with 5:18 left in regulation. George Washington shot 41.3% from the field & 34.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Richmond to shoot 55.6% from the field & 41.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Colonials was Joe Bamisile who had 29 points, 7 rebounds, & 1 assist.
On the season, George Washington is averaging 66.8 ppg on 42.6% shooting from the field. The Colonials are averaging 6.9 three-pointers per game on 32.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Washington has been led by James Bishop (16.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.0 apg), Joe Bamisile (15.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg), Brayon Freeman (9.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 spg), & Ricky Lindo Jr. (7.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg, 1.8 bpg).
Defensively, George Washington is allowing their opponents to average 71.3 ppg on 44.4% shooting from the field. The Colonials have a rebound margin of -5.9 and a turnover margin of 0.5.
The George Mason Patriots lost their 2nd straight game and dropped to 13-13 on the season after being defeated by the VCU Rams, 72-66, this past Wednesday. George Mason led by a 48-42 margin with 12:56 left in the 2nd half, however, the Patriots struggled offensively down the stretch and could not fight back after a 22-2 Rams run gave VCU a 64-50 lead with 4:17 left in regulation. George Mason shot 46.4% from the field & 28.6% from the field while allowing VCU to shoot 46.2% from the field & 26.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Patriots was D’Shawn Schwartz who had 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.
On the season, George Mason is averaging 71.6 ppg on 45.5% shooting from the field. The Patriots are averaging 9.5 three-pointers per game on 36.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Mason has been led by Josh Oduro (18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.7 bpg), D’Shawn Schwartz (15.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.1 apg), DeVon Cooper (11.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.3 apg), Davone Gaines (10.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.7 apg), & Xavier Johnson (8.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.1 spg).
Defensively, George Mason is allowing their opponents to average 68.6 ppg on 42.8% shooting from the field. The Patriots have a rebound margin of 2.7 and a turnover margin of -0.4.
The Colonials are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Patriots are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss & 10-4 ATS in their last 14 home games.
George Mason is 9-3 at home this season an no doubt the better team, however, the Patriots haven’t been overly strong on either end of the court this season, ranking 163rd in scoring offense & 164th in scoring defense, and have lost 6 of their last 8 games. George Washington has been playing some of their better basketball of the season as of late and as the Colonials were able to defeat George Washington by a 77-76 margin at home earlier this season, I think the Colonials do enough with the double-digit points to get us a cover. Good Luck!