University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, January 7
Washington, D.C
2 PM
University of Massachusetts
10-5,1-2Atlantic 10
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81
George Washington
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Massachusetts
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47
73
George Washington
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81
UMass Comeback Falls Short At George Washington, 81-73
January 07, 2023 | Men's Basketball
RJ Luis finished with career-high marks in rebounds with eight and assists with five to go along with 13 points.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team fell at George Washington on Saturday afternoon in the Charles E. Smith Center, 81-73. The Minutemen (10-5 Overall, 1-2 Atlantic 10) stormed back to pull within five points late on a Keon Thompson 3-pointer but could not complete the comeback.
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UMass held a 14-11 advantage with 12:29 left in the first after a 3-pointer from RJ Luis followed by a layup for Isaac Kante. Luis scored eight in the first half on 3-of-5 from the field with a pair of shots from deep and finished the game with career-high marks in rebounds with eight and assists with five to go along with 13 points.
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The Colonials (8-8 Overall, 2-1 Atlantic 10) responded with eight unanswered points to take a lead that they held for the remainder of the afternoon. The run continued for over nine minutes as part of a 24-5 scoring run that saw the home team take a 35-19 advantage. GW built its lead to as many as 19 with two minutes to go in the half before a 5-0 scoring run from the Minutemen ended the half. The Colonials shot 80-percent from the line in the first half on 12-of-15 while the Minutemen attempted just one free throw in the opening 20 minutes.
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UMass' run continued into the break and ended at 14-4 as the Minutemen came within single digits at 44-35 with 17:11 to go. The Minutemen once again got within single digits after falling behind by as many as 16 with 10:12 to go.
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Luis helped spark a 10-0 UMass run to make it a six-point contest with 6:24 remaining. The freshman started the run with a three-point play before a slam followed by an alley-oop to Dyondre Dominguez brought the score to 64-58. T.J. Weeks Jr. knocked down a 3-pointer during the run and finished the game 3-of-6 from deep as part of 13 points.
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After the Colonials pushed their lead to 13 points, the Minutemen rattled off eight unanswered points to get within five with just over a minute to go. GW answered with a dunk and a 3-pointer to go back up by 10 with 13-seconsd to play. James Bishop led the Colonials with 26 points while Hunter Dean and Ricky Lindo Jr. each posted double-doubles.
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Noah Fernandes added 13 points and a team-leading six assists while Kante posted 12 points with seven boards.
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The Minutemen return home to the Mullins Center for their next two games beginning with La Salle on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
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For complete coverage of the UMass men's basketball team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter at @UMassMBB, on Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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UMass held a 14-11 advantage with 12:29 left in the first after a 3-pointer from RJ Luis followed by a layup for Isaac Kante. Luis scored eight in the first half on 3-of-5 from the field with a pair of shots from deep and finished the game with career-high marks in rebounds with eight and assists with five to go along with 13 points.
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The Colonials (8-8 Overall, 2-1 Atlantic 10) responded with eight unanswered points to take a lead that they held for the remainder of the afternoon. The run continued for over nine minutes as part of a 24-5 scoring run that saw the home team take a 35-19 advantage. GW built its lead to as many as 19 with two minutes to go in the half before a 5-0 scoring run from the Minutemen ended the half. The Colonials shot 80-percent from the line in the first half on 12-of-15 while the Minutemen attempted just one free throw in the opening 20 minutes.
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UMass' run continued into the break and ended at 14-4 as the Minutemen came within single digits at 44-35 with 17:11 to go. The Minutemen once again got within single digits after falling behind by as many as 16 with 10:12 to go.
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Luis helped spark a 10-0 UMass run to make it a six-point contest with 6:24 remaining. The freshman started the run with a three-point play before a slam followed by an alley-oop to Dyondre Dominguez brought the score to 64-58. T.J. Weeks Jr. knocked down a 3-pointer during the run and finished the game 3-of-6 from deep as part of 13 points.
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After the Colonials pushed their lead to 13 points, the Minutemen rattled off eight unanswered points to get within five with just over a minute to go. GW answered with a dunk and a 3-pointer to go back up by 10 with 13-seconsd to play. James Bishop led the Colonials with 26 points while Hunter Dean and Ricky Lindo Jr. each posted double-doubles.
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Noah Fernandes added 13 points and a team-leading six assists while Kante posted 12 points with seven boards.
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The Minutemen return home to the Mullins Center for their next two games beginning with La Salle on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
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For complete coverage of the UMass men's basketball team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter at @UMassMBB, on Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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Team Stats
UMass
GWU
FG%
.439
.474
3FG%
.409
.304
FT%
.667
.800
RB
35
37
TO
16
14
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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