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George Washington trailed Richmond at halftime by one-point, but the Colonials were able to rally back late and beat Richmond 69-67.
The George Washington Colonials headed into the Robins Center to take on the Richmond Spiders in the hopes of sweeping the regular season series between the two schools. At halftime however, the Spiders hold a slight 28-27 lead over George Washington. Despite shooting very poorly in the first half, Richmond holds the slight lead and has out rebounded the Colonials and turned the ball over less.
George Washington held Richmond to under 40 percent shooting from the field and under 30 percent from the three-point line. The Colonials just haven't been able to put enough points on the board however, with Dwayne Smith leading the team in scoring with eight points. The Spiders have shot the ball 15 more times at the basket than George Washington, but due to the balls just not going in the Colonials are still in the game at the half.
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The George Washington Colonials (8-16, 3-7 A-10) head down I-95 on Saturday to the Robins Center, looking for their first season sweep of the Richmond Spiders (13-12, 4-6) since 2007.
On Wednesday night, the Colonials led first-place Temple by 10 points with just under five minutes to play, but surrendered a 22-5 run to end the game in a 79-72 loss to the Owls. Richmond took down second-place LaSalle Wednesday, 78-76, jumping the Spiders over the Colonials in the Atlantic 10 standings.
George Washington crushed Richmond 83-65 in their first meeting on the year on January 18th. Lasan Kromah scored 25 points in the game, and senior guard Tony Taylor chipped in 21 points.
Tipoff is at 5:00 P.M. ET and the game can be seen on ESPNU and ESPN3.
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George Washington Vs. Richmond Final Score: Colonials Rally Back Late To Win, 69-67
The George Washington Colonials trailed the Richmond Spiders 28-27 at halftime as George Washington was looking for a way to sweep the regular season series with their A10 opponent. Thanks to a late rally in the second half by the Colonials, George Washington was able to overtake Richmond to win the game, 69-67. Derrick Williams kept Richmond in the game, thanks to his 21 points with 3 rebounds, hitting on 11 of 11 of his free throw shots.
For George Washington, David Pellom was a big part of the late rally picking up 16 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. Dwayne Smith finished the game picking up 14 points and 3 rebounds while Lasan Kromah picked up 11 points with 4 rebounds and 3 steals. With the late comeback win, George Washington gets one game closer to double-digit wins on the season.
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Feb 11 7:14p by Alfie Crow