UMASS at George Washington 2/20/19 - CBB Picks & Predictions

The UMass Minutemen visit Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to play the George Washington Colonials. The Minutemen fell to 9-16 on the season following an 8-75 loss to George Mason last Wednesday in overtime. UMass trailed 75-74 late in OT, but were outscored 5-0 the rest of the way. Carl Pierre led the Minutemen in the loss with 26 points. The loss was UMass’ fourth in the last five played.

George Washington fell to 7-18 on the season following its 85-69 loss on the road against Duquesne. In the loss, DJ Williams led the Colonials with 21 points, while Maceo Jack chipped in with 20 and Terry Nolan Jr. added 16. Georgie Washington has lost four straight. Luwane Pipkins leads UMass in scoring and assists with averages of 16.8 points and 5.3 assists per game. The leading rebounder is Rashaan Holloway with an average of 5.8 per game. UMass is shooting 43.8% from the field and 34.0% from 3-point territory.

DJ Williams leads George Washington in scoring with an average of 14.8 points per game. Terry Nolan Jr. leads the team in rebounding with an average of 5.2 per game, while Justin Mazzulla is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. George Washington is shooting 41.4% from the field and 31.5% from 3-point territory.