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 No. 20-ranked Xavier comes to Smith Center Saturday for an A-10 battle. |
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Men's Basketball Hosts No. 20 Xavier Saturday at 8 pm
Jan. 18, 2008
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
No. 20/20 Xavier (14-4, 2-1) at George Washington (5-7, 1-1)
Game 13 • Atlantic 10 Conference game
Date: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 • Time: 8:00 pm ET
Location: Smith Center (5,000) • Washington, DC
Radio: FederalNewsRadio.com 1050 AM (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live stats on GameTracker
TV: FSN Ohio (Brad Johanson, Steve Wolf)
All-Time Series: Xavier leads, 20-9 (XU leads, 7-5 at Smith Center)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 119-72 (.623) 7th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 60-38 (.612) 7th season
Career Record: 119-72 (.623) 7th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Xavier: 2-10
XAVIER COACH: Sean Miller (Pittsburgh `92)
Record at XU: 77-36 (.681) 4th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 33-18 (.647) 4th season
Career Record: 77-36 (.681) 4th season
Miller's Record vs. GW: 3-1
Saturday's Game: GW (5-7, 1-1) puts its seven-game home winning streak on the line when it hosts No. 20/20 Xavier (14-4, 2-1) in the 30th renewal of the A-10 rivalry. Xavier is one of only two A-10 teams with a winning record (7-5) against GW at Smith Center (Temple is the other).
• GW is 5-0 at home this season while Xavier is 1-3 on the road.
• Xavier has won five of the last six meetings and 10 of the last 12.
• In last year's game at Smith Center, Xavier broke GW's 24-game home winning streak with a 87-58 victory, the Colonials' last home loss.
• Both teams are coming off tough A-10 road losses Wednesday. GW suffered a 66-53 loss to Fordham on Wednesday in the Bronx while Xavier was surprised by Temple, 78-59, in Philadelphia.
• GW is without starting point guard Travis King, who is sitting out the season with a knee injury.
• GW has won 51 of its last 67 regular-season games and 30 of its last 36 A-10 games.
A Closer Look at Xavier: Xavier, one of three A-10 teams in the AP Top 25, enters play Saturday with a 14-4 overall record, 2-1 in the A-10. Xavier has six players averaging double figure points, led by senior G Drew Lavender's 12.3 ppg and league-leading 2.97 assist-to-turnover ratio. Lavender also among NCAA FT pct. leaders at .915 (43-47). Soph. F Derrick Brown leads the team in rebounding with 6.7 rpg while B.J. Raymond has hit 48 three-pointers (.466). For the season, Xavier is shooting 48.1 percent from the field, averages 79.2 points a game and is outrebounding opponents by nearly seven caroms a game. Xavier leads the A-10 in four team categories including scoring margin at +16.3. Xavier is one of only two A-10 teams with a winning record (7-5) against GW at Smith Center (Temple being the other).
Next Game: GW travels to Rhode Island to face its second straight ranked opponent in the #23/21 Rams on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 7:00 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on 3WT Radio 107.7 FM, 1500 AM, 820 AM. Live audio streaming of the game will be available on www.GWsports.com.
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