National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 65, George Washington 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Where: Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # James Breeding, # Brant Hampton
Attendance:
8133
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Notre Dame 65, George Washington 48: Senior center Garrick Sherman came off the bench to score 18 points and grab seven rebounds as the host Fighting Irish cruised past the Colonials in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
Junior guard Jerian Grant added 13 points, including 12 in the first half when Notre Dame (4-1) jumped out to an early 13-point lead en route to a 32-21 halftime advantage.
The Irish, who held the Colonials to just 32.8 percent shooting, methodically built their lead to 56-37 on a three-point play by swingman Pat Connaughton with 7:29 to go and were never really threatened the rest of the way.
Sherman, a 6-10 transfer from Michigan State, connected on 8 of 10 field goal attempts. Forward Jack Cooley added eight points and eight rebounds for the Irish.
Senior forward Isaiah Armwood, a transfer from Villanova, led George Washington (1-2) with 12 points and five rebounds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Notre Dame improved to 43-0 at home in the month of November under head coach Mike Brey. ... Brey played his senior season (1981-82) at George Washington, where he was named team captain and team MVP.. ...The win snapped a two-game losing streak against Atlantic-10 Conference schools for the Irish who lost to Saint Joseph's, 79-70, in overtime in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Friday. Notre Dame, which improved to 110-52 all-time against current A-10 teams, also fell to Xavier, 67-63, in the second round of last season's NCAA Tournament.
Top Game Performances
| George Washington |
|
Notre Dame |
|
Isaiah Armwood 12 |
Scoring |
Garrick Sherman 18 |
|
Joe McDonald 4 |
Assists |
Eric Atkins 9 |
|
Joe McDonald 6 |
Rebounds |
Scott Martin 9 |
|
Joe McDonald 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Garrick Sherman 2 |
|
Joe McDonald 3 |
Steals |
Eric Atkins 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Cameron Biedscheid 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| George Washington
|
48 |
32.8 |
2-8 |
2-4 |
16 |
38 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
| Notre Dame
|
65 |
48.3 |
3-13 |
6-11 |
20 |
41 |
5 |
9 |
10 |