Savage was 7 of 10 from the field and 4 of 4 from the line
while also adding six rebounds and three of George Washington's
11 steals. Patricio Garino had 12 of the 15 bench points for the
Colonials (12-2), who are now 7-0 at home.
Cameron Forte scored 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting to lead
Georgia (6-6), which fell to 0-2 on the road. The Bulldogs shot
only 1 of 10 from 3-point range and committed 20 turnovers in
losing for the second straight game following a five-game
winning streak.
George Washington led 28-23 following an ugly first half in
which Georgia had only one more field goal (10) than turnovers
(nine) and the teams combined for 1-for-16 3-point shooting,
including an 0-of-8 effort by the Colonials. Savage had 10
points to lead all scorers at the break.
The Colonials scored eight of the first 10 points of the second
half, including two foul shots and a layup by Savage, and led by
double digits the final 16-plus minutes of the game. The 55
points were the fewest allowed by George Washington since a
60-53 triumph versus Creighton on Dec. 1.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia's only lead came at 7-6 and it lasted for
less than 30 seconds before Creek's jumper put George Washington
ahead to stay. ... The Bulldogs did not have a player reach
double figures until Forte's layup with under four minutes
remaining gave him 10 points. ... Creek was 1-of-7 from behind
the arc and George Washington was 3-of-15 from long range as a
team.
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