National Basketball Association
George Washington 73, South Florida 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 19, 2015
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Alfred Smith, # Mike Stuart, # Nick Meyer
Attendance:
2790
By The Sports Xchange
Patricio Garino scored 18 points and George Washington won its third game during the opening week of the season, topping South Florida 73-67 on Thursday night in Tampa, Fla.
The Colonials, who knocked off No. 6 Virginia early in the week, moved to 3-0.
Garino, a 6-foot-6 senior guard, has scored at least 17 points in each win. He was 6-of-12 from the field against South Florida.
George Washington also got 16 points off the bench from sophomore guard Paul Jorgensen. Senior guard Joe McDonald added a game-high 13 rebounds and nine points and junior forward Tyler Cavanaugh chipped in with 10 points.
South Florida lost its third home game to fall to 0-3 for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The Bulls started 3-0 each of the last two seasons.
Freshman guard Jahmal McMurray led the Bulls with 17 points off the bench but was just 6-of-19 from the field. Sophomore guard Roddy Peters added 12 points and junior forward Chris Perry had 11.
South Florida shot just 35.4 percent from the floor.
Top Game Performances
| George Washington |
|
South Florida |
|
Patricio Garino 18 |
Scoring |
Jahmal McMurray 17 |
|
Yuta Watanabe 4 |
Assists |
Nehemias Morillo 4 |
|
Joe McDonald 13 |
Rebounds |
Jaleel Cousins 11 |
|
Alex Mitola 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Perry 5 |
|
Patricio Garino 2 |
Steals |
Roddy Peters 2 |
|
Patricio Garino 1 |
Blocks |
Jaleel Cousins 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| George Washington
|
73 |
41.8 |
6-20 |
21-30 |
11 |
31 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
| South Florida
|
67 |
35.4 |
6-22 |
15-25 |
9 |
46 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
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