Wow, we won! GW 57 - Dayton 54

In the face of tons of Dayton fans at the Smith Center, Wynton Witherspoon hit a three with 1.9 seconds to go to give GW the win, 57-54. For the second straight game, Mo Rice didn't score, but Rob Diggs got a career high 29 points, plus 11 boards, and Wynton Witherspoon added 19 and 7 boards.

GW's defense was tough all game, with the Flyers shooting 36% from the floor and 22% from three, 4/18. The team seemed to have more energy, pressing and trapping, and Xavier Alexander stood out, forcing turnovers and getting steals - he had to account for something like 7. GW was up ten at one point in the first half, and the lead seesawed for most of the game, with Dayton up a little in the middle of the second half. GW also shot 26 free throws, with Diggs taking 14, hitting 11.

Diggs played with a vengeance in the game, and was pretty much unstoppable. After the game he said "I got tired of us losing. I just tried to play to my ability and do what I can to help us win." Hobbs attributed the win to the players' attitude. "The players really wanted to redeem themselves. They may not admit it, but I think they were a little embarrassed by their last performance. They felt like they let the students down...They wanted to give a great effort and were able to do it."

More recap, links, and box score after the jump.

There were a ton of Flyers fans in attendance, but the students also showed up in force, being loud and rowdy all game, which was nice to see. There were very few at the La Salle debacle. The cheerleaders also threw out shirts, which I haven't seen in awhile, and blog friend Rory was clearly taking notes after Max's cash crawl, getting $64, a record.

Miles Beatty got some time, which was good to see, and Mo Rice only shot 4 times, missing them all. Hobbs said he's in a bit of a shooting slump, but Rice did get 6 assists, which was good to see. Johnny Lee actually played more time than Rice, and was pretty good. Cheyenne Moore didn't get off the bench.

There were some nasty alley-oops too, like Mo Rice throwing it off the backboard and Diggs dunking it. It wasn't really showboaty, it was more like Rice got tangled up and half shot it, half passed it. Pretty impressive. It was Sportscenter's top play too.
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