Wearing buff jerseys and undershirts, GW came out hot and Noel Willmore was the second coming of Greg Collucci as the Colonials outran the Rams 85-68. Thanks to aggressive offense and defense and excellent three point shooting, GW leapt out to a 49-25 lead at half. They lost some momentum in the second half but managed to keep clear, even when URI got as close as 13.Noel Willmore scored 24 on 7 threes and Damian Hollis added 22 and 8 boards. For the game, GW was 13/27 from three. Rob Diggs didn't have a good offensive game, but still grabbed 11 boards. GW also had 18 assists versus 7 turnovers - one of the best margins this year. Reece Rice had 6 assists and no turnovers, but was only 2/8 from the floor. He did, however, show flashes of the old, confident Maureece.
GW's defense was strong too, holding URI to 23% shooting in the first half and 35% for the game, and swiping 7 steals.
GW is now 9-14 and 5-8 in the A-10, still second to last. URI is 20-9 and 6-8.
Links, stats, etc after the jump
--GWSports recap
--Hatchet recap
--Hatchet on Willmore
--GWSports photo gallery
--Post (very bottom).
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