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Men's Basketball Sinks Navy, 81-69, in BB&T Classic
Hollis and Kromah Combine for 34 Points to Pace Colonials' Offense
Aaron Ware lays in two of his nine points Sunday against Navy.
 
Aaron Ware lays in two of his nine points Sunday against Navy.
  

Dec. 6, 2009

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WASHINGTON, DC -- The George Washington men's basketball team tipped off the 15th Annual BB&T Classic with a 81-69 triumph over Navy Sunday at Verizon Center. GW senior Damian Hollis led the Colonials with a team-high 18 points on 7-14 shooting from the field and freshman Lasan Kromah added 16 points and five steals.

Navy (4-5) was led by senior Chris Harris' game-high 26 points, 13 in each half.

The Colonials shot just 38 percent (13-for-32) in the first half but managed to forge a 37-35 lead at the break. Navy was only slightly better at 41 percent on 12-of-29 shooting but committed 12 turnovers in the opening half.

GW then slowly built its lead to 10 at 55-45 on a Tim Johnson layup but the pesky Mids managed to rally and cut the deficit to one on a layup by Harris at the 9:16 mark. GW responded with 14-0 run capped by a Johnson three-pointer to build the lead to 15 (75-60) with 4:22 remaining as GW's pressure defense finally began to wear down the Midshipmen.

Navy shot 38.6 (22-for-57) from the field but turned it over 21 times. The Colonials shot 46.9 percent (30-64) from the field and outrebounded the Midshipmen, 40-32, including an 28-23 advantage on the defensive glass.

Hobbs announced prior to the game that three freshmen, Bryan Bynes, David Pellom and Daymon Warren, were serving a one-game suspension for Sunday's game due to violation of team rules.

GW (6-1) GW returns to Smith Center to host Providence (5-2) Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on 1050 AM and online at FederalNewsRadio.com as well as live video streamed on www.GWsports.com.

 

 

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