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| Joe McDonald scored 7 points with 5 boards & 4 dimes |
Dwayne Smith scored a season-high 18 points in just 12 minutes, helping the George Washington Colonials snap a three-game losing streak by topping VMI 76-67 before 1,753 at Charles E. Smith Center. The win improved GW's record to 5-6 with two non-conference games remaining before starting their A-10 schedule on January 9th (versus St. Bonaventure.)
After scoring four points in the first half, Smith scored a whopping 14 in eight minutes. Smith shot 8-11 for the game, and chipped in three rebounds, a block and a trey. Talk about making the most of your time! Senior transfer Isaiah Armwood tied Smith for top scoring honors, and also led the Colonials with nine rebounds... part of a 48-33 advantage on the boards for GW. Freshmen center Kevin Larsen had a promising showing, grabbing seven rebounds to go with six points and a block in 23 minutes.
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| Isaiah Armwood (l) led GW with 18 points and 9 rebounds |
VMI's Stan Okoye led all scorers with 19 points (and a game-high 10 rebounds) but shot just 5-16 from the field. Both teams shot under 41% for the game, but the Colonials went an impressive 19-22 (86.4%) from the foul line, their best mark of this young season. GW returns to Smith Center on December 30th to host Sacred Heart before traveling to Athens for a big matchup with SEC power Georgia on January 9.
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