They blew the lead. Can't get a rebound. Sick.

They need to carry Autry back to Smitty on their shoulders.

Its win and advance now.  It doesn't need to be pretty, but it also doesn't need to be that ugly.
Let's see another win tomorrow.

I blame the announcers 😂 The second they started analyzing how we matched up with George Mason with 9 freaking minutes left, I knew we were in trouble.

As for Jackie Johnson, because I know people here don’t follow other teams/players too closely, this was an insane career game.  He’s a 32.9% three point shooter on the season and he’s only had 1 game all season where he hit more than half his threes and 1 other where he hit half.  In every other game, he shot under 50%.  Just an incredible performance by him to keep them in the game.

Otherwise, a strong all around effort by everyone - Castro with 17 and 8 in an off game, Buchanan with the big first half, Hutch with the clutch FTs at the end, Hansen with the nice all around game, Jones and Gerald with some nice buckets. And overall the team defense was pretty good and it would have no sweat without Jackie J turning into Step Curry.


Edited: I accidentally said the announcers talked about how we matched up with Fordham, instead of Mason. For those who were there, not watching, they basically called game with 9 minutes left.

Last edited by Free Quebec (3/13/2025 10:11 pm)

GW Basketball Insiders episode from tonight: https://www.youtube.com/live/ynmK8yFa6fs?si=u85u6cE1bsm9gMA9

Another relatively brief one but we talked about Trey Autry's heroics and did a bit of a preview of the Mason game tomorrow. Thrilling game today (and for a bit it was in all the wrong ways) and I'm very proud of this team for pulling it out. So so much fun watching a GW basketball conference tournament win at Capital One Arena. Let's hope for another one tomorrow!

Great to finally make it to the quarterfinals after a long time! Seeing virtually the entire frontcourt in foul trouble (Jun's did come a bit later) didn't feel good, especially since GW hasn't really had to deal with that for much of the season but credit CC and the team for adjusting. Going into a game against Mason, it would have also been nice to not have to exert extra effort at the end to pull it out given their physicality, but most importantly the team survived and advanced. Passing was very good for most of the game - you can never complain about an 18 assist performance. Jacoi was very good today outside of a couple FTs and quietly the x-factor. Far and away his best finishing at the hoop all season. It's not even close.

Offensively, GW struggled to crack Fordham's zone for a lot of the second half. I don't know why, but a random play with just under 11 minutes left to go stuck out. Ty was wide open from three on one side, but never got the ball as much of the action was squeezed towards the other part of the halfcourt. Sean would undershoot a decent-ish look from the corner during a time when GW had gone on a good run but that felt like a momentum killer (as was CJ's midrange shot later in the paint during Fordham's rally where the ball didn't really move in the halfcourt). Jun needed to get the ball in the middle of the zone a lot earlier and a lot more often. Good to see him be more aggressive today. The two man game between Jun and Slim wasn't the sharpest either late.

It cannot be understated how big those Tricky threes were at the end. During tight contests earlier in the year, it looked like this team was terrified to pull the trigger on such shots. Yeah this isn't a great shooting team but it's hard to pass up a good look, especially when it's Autry that has it. It definitely reminded me of the Illinois State game from earlier in the year with the explosion at the end. Defensively, I thought GW had a bit of a disappointing performance. Give credit to Fordham's guards. Johnson and Medor did well in terms of taking care of the ball. However, GW's traps felt half-hearted. The Rams were playing their second game and I can't help but feel like the Revs didn't fully take advantage when it comes to forcing turnovers. Unfortunately, it felt like Autry was the guilty party there a few times during Fordham's run (like he was there, but didn't really commit to the trap) but since he was the hero late I won't harp too much on it. The team needs to be more disruptive tomorrow though against GMU who can be shaky with the rock.
 

Here's the registration for the pre-game tailgate

Raise High Tailgate A10 Championship 03-14-2025 - The George Washington University

George Mason pretty much picked up where they left off. They opened the game on a 12-0 run vs St Joe, just like they opened the second half with a 12-0 run on us.  They led by as much as 18, though St Joes made a couple of run - but unlike GW, SJU could never get the lead the entire game. 

I’m rooting for Mason tomorrow in the hope that the A10 can get two teams in the dance.  Plus, I’d love to see that defense go against some team like Michigan or UCLA, and would love to see Haynes get some national attention. That guy is really good.

What do you guys think about Bamisile this weekend? Didn't play well today

7 pt, 3 to, 1 blk, 3 rb, 40% shooting today against Loyola. All below season averages.

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Tennessee Colonial wrote:

Seems like a nice crowd for championship game.

Great crowd and good game so far. Everything is full except corners of 200 level.