Final Result: GW’s get back on winning track with 69-57 win over Towson.

GW started with a new lineup of Andrews, Calisto, Diala, Planes Fortuny, and Sims. With the new faces, the offense started out well, with good ball movement leading to 5 inside buckets. The defense failed to stop the Towson 3-point game and the Tigers took a 12-10 lead with 3:13 to go. After the timeout, Reynolds and Lewis hit 3-pointers to help stake GW to a 16-all tie into the 2nd quarter. Semaya Turner had 6 points for Towson in the quarter, while Andrews led GW with 6 points. GW started the 2nd quarter hot, and a 13-4 run forced a Towson timeout. Towson recovered a bit after a few moments of sloppy play by GW, but the Revs managed to take a 36-28 lead into the locker room at the half. GW hit 48.4% from the field in the half, but was just 3-9 from distance. Andrews led GW with 10 points and Reynolds followed with 8 points. Bristol had 9 points for the Tigers and Turner followed with 8 points. Towson’s press rattled the Revs to open the 2nd half and let them cut the lead down to 42-39. GW regained their composure, and a 5-point burst by Calisto put GW ahead at 48-39 with 3:51 left in the 3rd. In the waning minutes of the quarter, GW’s offense and defense struggled, reducing the lead to 50-48 going lead into the final period. Two Andrews baskets to start the 4th quarter forced a quick Towson timeout with 7:51 to go. After some back and forth, GW’s lead stood at 59-53 with 4:31 to go. The Revs’ defense shut down the Tigers in the final moments of the game and came away with a 69-57 win over Towson. Lewis finished with a 14/10 double-double. Andrews had a team high 16 points and Calisto finished with 14 points as well. For Towson, Bristol had 15 points and Leye had a 10/10 double-double.

After the disappointment in Ohio, the Revs competed in a well-deserved win over Towson. With the Bobcats in their rearview mirror, Lewis and Reynolds bounced back with solid performance

While I'd like to see him drive and shoot (he had 1 two point shot attempt all game) or drive and dish a bit more, I was encouraged to see Trey Moss knock down 2 of his 4 shots from beyond the arc.  Thought his shot looked way off over the first few games but the two he knocked down were both pure. 

On a separate note, does anyone know why the technical foul on Jun was called? 

My question/observation is that the only player in the eight man rotation playing so far  who is shooting under 40% overall in FG% and under under 70% in FT % is taking more shots than anyone (including Jun 51-49) and nearly twice as many shots from the floor as anyone else (Moss is next with 30 and Castro with 26)?  I understand that Drumgoole is expected to be a volume shooter, but why not cut back a bit until he hits a rhythm and allow the shots to go to Autry, Jacoi, Moss and maybe Nessah when he gets more minutes? 

Interesting points DMVPiranha.  When comparing what we've seen so far this year to CC's first year here, this team (granted the small sample size) is getting to the line more (about 4.5 more FT attempts per game) and is shooting from 3 only a small amount more (40% of the team's FG attempts compared with 38% in 2022-23).  Without having this data, I will assume we are presently scoring more points in the paint, more fast break points, and as you alluded are taking far fewer attempts from midrange.  

I like this team's defense perhaps more than others.  It's a bit more aggressive (going for steals) which almost by definition will result in more open 3's given up.  That's a trade-off. A huge difference this year is reflected by not having JB and Max devour so many minutes.  JB improved a bit on defense but he was starting at square zero and really lacked the natural instincts to play great defense.  Max was the more capable of the two but he honestly seemed to dog it at times, particularly if his shots weren't falling or if he wasn't seeing the ball enough.  (Max would often try to compensate in these situations with concerted rebounding, but not so much enviable defense.)  I do believe we have a group that is trying hard to play defense together, and I suspect the team's defensive play will improve over time if the players continue to treat this as a priority.

There's no doubt that the team is going to have to lift its overall outside shooting to at least the low 30s moving forward, but I have faith in CC on offense that he'll figure out a way for the team to put up points efficiently without this team being as good as last year from outside.

It might be a bit of a lazy comparison, but I am reminded of the first team under CC where the team was so good inside (ranked 11th nationally in 2P%) while only shooting 32% from 3. That team finished just outside the top 100 in offensive efficiency per KenPom. Obviously, that three point shooting number is a lot higher than what this team is at right now, but positive regression is coming the team's way. On that first team a couple years ago, only BA and Max were consistent three point threats and the team still managed (EJ would have maybe been another option had he not been lost during OOC play). I still think this year's team has more threats overall. Obviously Ricky and Jun aren't the exact some player (Ricky was a frustrating watch at times) and Hunter and Rafael aren't the same either (although both are effective at finishing inside, decent at the FT line, and can pass) but point is that CC changed his approach when the team wasn't shooting the three well. Funnily enough, last year the problem offensively was that the team couldn't finish inside at all (and it wasn't just not having any production at center).

That team was also less analytically focused, partly because JB and BA were so good in the midrange and as others have mentioned above this team isn't doing that, but this team can find similar advantages to offset the inability to shoot threes. Moss and Drumgoole have to show consistency on at least one side of the ball as the year progresses - for all of JB's faults defensively, he was a bucket. Right now Moss has one of the lowest BPM on the team according to EvanMiya (poor rating especially on defense). Drumgoole isn't just struggling from 3, he's also 58% at the F