Another game, another big win for the Revolutionaries. GW won 89-52 at the Smith Center over the UMBC Retrievers. The team was tough on defense all game, holding UMBC to 17 points in the first half and 33% shooting for the game. GW had a balanced attack with five players in double figures and another four with at least 5 points.
The Revs shot 54% from the floor and a blistering 48% from three (13/27) and also outrebounded the Retrievers 43-29 to go with 18 assists versus 11 turnovers. A big game all around.
Garrett Johnson led all scorers with 16 points in just 20 minutes -- in fact, nobody played more than 23 minutes, with 10 players getting at least 10 minutes. Nice to see that depth, which was also mentioned in the post game press conference. Rafael Castro and Luke Hunger both had double doubles with 13 points and 15 boards plus 2 blocks for Castro and 13 and 10 for Hunger. Also scoring in double figures were Luke Hunger (13), Christian Jones (13) and Bubu Benjamin (11). Jean Aranguren had 6 assists and 5 points. Here's the official recap.
The good guys have climbed to #52 in the Pomeroy rankings (aka KenPom) and 48 in Torvik. This has got to be one of the highest rankings for the team in a while. On GWHoops, "The Dude" noted that GW's KenPom was 226 when Chris Caputo joined the program. There's also a whole lot of green on those Torvik metrics, indicating really good performance (though admittedly I am not too familiar with those analytics.)
It's great to see the Revolutionaries playing well and looking like a fun team. Up next is McNeese State on the 23rd in the Cayman Islands. Anyone going?
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