Massachusetts basketball (9-11, 4-3 A-10) notched a 74-61 victory over George Washington (13-6, 2-6) on Wednesday night at the Mullins Center. The performance marks the third straight Atlantic 10 victory for the Minutemen, who have now claimed four of their last five.
Jaylen Curry's 19 points helped UMass defeat George Washington 74-61 on Wednesday night. Curry had six assists for the Minutemen (9-11, 4-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rahsool Diggins scored 19 points while going 7 of 15 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and added four steals.
With 16:05 left in the second half, Castro brought the Revolutionaries to within one point of the Minutemen with an and-one on a putback layup. This topped off a 6-0 George Washington run as they took advantage of a slow UMass start to the half.
George Mason visits the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies after the Patriots took down the George Washington Revolutionaries 80-77 in overtime.
If St. Louis University is to cement itself in the upper tier of the Atlantic 10 standings, winning games like Saturday's trip to George Washington will be crucial.
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George Washington will try to stop its four-game skid when the Revolutionaries play VCU. Wednesday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.
Maximus Edwards scored 22 points off of the bench to help lead Duquesne past George Washington 73-65 on Wednesday night.
BOTTOM LINE: UMass takes on George Washington after Jaylen Curry scored 22 points in UMass' 82-60 win over the La Salle Explorers. The Minutemen have gone 6-4 at home. UMass is sixth in the A-10 scoring 76.4 points while shooting 42.0% from the field.
Senior Jared Billups comes off the bench to hit big shots and grab 16 rebounds as the Patriots prevail, 80-77, and stay in first place in the Atlantic 10.
Jalen Haynes scored 17 points and Jared Billups added six points in the second overtime as George Mason took down George Washington 80-77 on Saturday.