George Washington 79, UMass 76

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AMHERST, Mass. -- Joe McDonald scored 16 points and handed out 10 assists as George Washington edged Massachusetts 79-76 Saturday after losing all but one point of a 16-point second-half lead.

McDonald, one of four freshmen starting for the Colonials (8-9, 2-2 Atlantic 10 Conference) made two free throws with 13 seconds remaining after the Minutemen (12-5, 2-2) had cut their deficit to 75-74.

Massachusetts' Freddie Riley sank two free throws with 3 seconds left, but Isaiah Armwood answered with two for the Colonials.

Chaz Williams and Raphiael Putney rallied the Minutemen from a 52-36 deficit with 14:59 left, combining for 26 of Massachusetts' final 40 points. Williams finished with 18 points, Cady Lalanne 15 and Putney 14.

Dwayne Smith scored 15 points, Lasan Kromah 14 and Patricio Garino 12 for George Washington, which led 40-33 at halftime.

Massachusetts retired the jersey of 1996 Naismith Player of the Year Marcus Camby at halftime.

	GW	MASS
Points	79	76
FG Made-Attempted	28-57 (.491)	27-61 (.443)
3P Made-Attempted	3-8 (.375)	4-14 (.286)
FT Made-Attempted	20-31 (.645)	18-21 (.857)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	19 (0/0)	21 (0/0)
Largest Lead	16	6

MASS

Points

FG Made-Attempted

28-57 (.491)

27-61 (.443)

3P Made-Attempted

3-8 (.375)

4-14 (.286)

FT Made-Attempted

20-31 (.645)

18-21 (.857)

Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)

19 (0/0)

21 (0/0)

Largest Lead

	GW	MASS
Points	J. McDonald 16	C. Williams 18
Rebounds	I. Armwood 7	R. Putney 8
Assists	J. McDonald 10	C. Williams 6
Steals	P. Garino 4	C. Williams 2
Blocks	D. Smith 2	R. Putney 3
Team Stats: George Washington \| Massachusetts

DATE	GAME	LINKS
» Jan 19, 2013	GW 79, @MASS 76	Recap
Mar 14, 2013	@MASS 77, GW 72	Recap

DATE

GAME

LINKS

» Jan 19, 2013

GW 79, @MASS 76

Recap

Mar 14, 2013

@MASS 77, GW 72

Recap

GW	MASS
01/23 @URI 7:00pm 01/26 CHAR 2:00pm 02/02 LAS 2:00pm 02/06 @DUQ 7:00pm 02/09 BUT 2:00pm	01/27 RICH 2:00pm 01/30 @LAS 7:00pm 02/02 @CHAR 2:00pm 02/06 URI 7:00pm 02/09 JOES 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: George Washington \| Massachusetts

TEAM	CONF W-L	TOTAL W-L
Saint Louis	13-3	27-6
#19 Virginia Commonwealth	12-4	26-8
#13 Butler	11-5	26-8
Temple	11-5	23-9
La Salle	11-5	21-9
Massachusetts	9-7	21-11
Xavier	9-7	17-14
Charlotte	8-8	21-11
Saint Joseph's	8-8	18-13
Richmond	8-8	18-14
Dayton	7-9	17-14
St. Bonaventure	7-9	14-15
George Washington	7-9	13-17
Rhode Island	3-13	8-21
Fordham	3-13	7-24
Duquesne	1-15	8-22
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G. Washington 79

Massachusetts 76

George Washington 79, UMass 76

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