Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
The George Washington Colonials and Fordham Rams play Saturday at Rose Hill Gymnasium. Tip-off from the Bronx, NY, is at 2:00 p.m. ET.
George Washington, 11-9 SU and 10-9 ATS, defeated St. Joe's in overtime on Wednesday. The Colonials are 4-1 in their past five and 5-2 in Atlantic-10 conference play. Fordham, 16-4 SU and 12-8 ATS, defeated Saint Bonaventure on Wednesday. The Rams are 4-1 in their past five and 4-3 in conference play.
Fordham and George Washington split their two meetings last season. The Colonials are 30-10 all-time versus the Rams.
Winners of three straight, the Colonials are now just 1.5 games behind Atlantic-10 conference leader VCU. With only 11 games remaining, can they make a push for the A-10 regular season title?
George Washington outlasted St. Joe's in overtime in its last game, shooting 27-for-64 from the field, including 11-for-26 (42.3%) from distance. The Colonials outrebounded the Hawks 43-40 and recorded 15 assists on 27 made field goals. Senior guard Brendan Adams paced George Washington in scoring with 32 points on 11-of-22 shooting, including 7-for-12 from three.
.@BAuno0 had himself a day last night. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/EFaiAxc24O
— GW Men's Basketball (@GW_MBB) January 26, 2023
The Colonials score 76.4 points per game (76th) on 47.2 percent shooting (47th), including 32.5 percent from three-point range (267th). They convert 75.4 percent of their free throw attempts (36th) and average 31.8 rebounds (201st) with a +0.2 rebounding margin. GW is 82nd in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
Senior guard James Bishop IV paces the Colonials in scoring, averaging 22.0 points per game, sixth-most in the NCAA. Other players to watch are Adams (17.5 PPG and 4.7 RPG), guard Maximus Edwards (10.8 PPG and 6.0 RPG), and forward Ricky Lindo Jr. (9.6 PPG and 7.0 RPG).
The Colonials surrender 73.7 points per game (296th) on 44.6 percent shooting (261st), including 34.0 percent from long range (219th). They're 287th in schedule-adjusted defensive efficiency and 145th in assist-per-turnover ratio (1.03).