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 Rob Diggs leads the Colonials out west to face Sacramento State at 10:05 pm (EST). |
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Men's Basketball Travels West to Sacramento State for 10:05 Game Tuesday
Dec. 23, 2008
Game 8
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 • Time: 10:05 pm (EST)
Location: Hornets Nest (1,200) • Sacramento, CA
Radio: Federal News Radio 1500 AM, 820 AM (Jim Kozimor, Bill Herenda)
Internet: live webcast on www.BigSkytv.com
TV: none
Series: GW leads, 1-0 (0-0 at Hornets Nest)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 128-84 (.604) 8th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 64-48 (.571) 8th season
Career Record: 128-83 (.604) 8th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Sacramento State: 0-0
SACRAMENTO ST. COACH: Brian Katz (Sac. St. `87)
Record at SSU: 1-9 (.100) 1st season
Career Record: 1-9 (.100) 1st season
Katz's Record vs. GW: 0-0
Tonight's Game: George Washington (5-2) and Sacramento State (1-9) meet for just the second time tonight with the Colonials having won the only previous meeting, 98-81, almost exactly 13 years ago in the Sacramento Holiday Classic at ARCO Arena.
• Tonight's game is the first of a four-game road trip that continues to Honolulu for three games in the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic hosted by the University of Hawai'i.
• GW is coming off a 63-50 victory over American last Wednesday at Smith Center. Senior Rob Diggs led the Colonials with a team-high 17 points on 4-13 FGs, 9-10 from the free throw line and three blocks.
• GW is 1-1 on the road this season and is 39-50 (.438) away from home in seven-plus seasons under Karl Hobbs.
• Sacramento State is coming off a 93-70 loss to Wyoming Saturday in Laramie. Antonio Flaggs scored a team-high 23 points on 6-9 three-pointers and 5-5 FTs.
• The Hornets are 1-2 at home this season after defeating UC Davis while losing to Idaho and Utah Valley.
• The Hornets were picked to finish 9th in the 9-team Big Sky Conference in the league's preseason coaches and media poll released Oct. 22.
A Closer Look at Sacramento State: A school of 28,829 students, Sacramento State is located in the California capital and is a member of the Big Sky Conference. Under first-year head coach, Brian Katz, the Hornets are picked to finish 9th in the 9-team Big Sky in the league's preseason coaches and media poll released Oct. 22. The Hornets are led by senior G Loren Leath's 14.0 points per game (24 threes) and junior C Justin Eller's 6.9 rebounds per game. The Hornets are 1-2 at home this season with a victory over UC Davis (82-70) and losses to Idaho (72-58) and Utah Valley (64-44). Mike Marcial has a team-high 35 assists. As a team, Sacramento State is shooting 41 percent from the field, 39 percent from 3-point range and 67 percent from the FT line. Through 10 games, the Hornets are in the red in scoring margin (-13.0), rebounding margin (-5.0 and turnover margin (-2.9). Fifteen of the 16 players on the Hornets' roster are JC transfers and all 16 are from California.
• GW has won 59 of its last 87 regular-season games and 32 of its last 48 A-10 games.
Next Game: GW continues its four-game road trip to Honolulu following tonight's contest to play in the 45th Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic Dec. 27-30. GW will face Vermont Dec. 27 in a 10:00 p.m. (EST) tip-off at the Univ. of Hawai'i's Sheriff Center. All three games will be broadcast live on the GW student radio station, WRGW, via the Internet at www.GWradio.com.
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