National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
George Washington 73, South Florida 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 19, 2015
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Alfred Smith, # Mike Stuart, # Nick Meyer
Attendance: 2790

Patricio Garino scored 18 points and George Washington won its third game during the opening week of the season, topping South Florida 73-67 on Thursday night in Tampa, Fla.

The Colonials, who knocked off No. 6 Virginia early in the week, moved to 3-0.

Garino, a 6-foot-6 senior guard, has scored at least 17 points in each win. He was 6-of-12 from the field against South Florida.

George Washington also got 16 points off the bench from sophomore guard Paul Jorgensen. Senior guard Joe McDonald added a game-high 13 rebounds and nine points and junior forward Tyler Cavanaugh chipped in with 10 points.

South Florida lost its third home game to fall to 0-3 for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The Bulls started 3-0 each of the last two seasons.

Freshman guard Jahmal McMurray led the Bulls with 17 points off the bench but was just 6-of-19 from the field. Sophomore guard Roddy Peters added 12 points and junior forward Chris Perry had 11.

South Florida shot just 35.4 percent from the floor.
Top Game Performances
 
George Washington   South Florida
Patricio Garino 18 Scoring Jahmal McMurray 17
Yuta Watanabe 4 Assists Nehemias Morillo 4
Joe McDonald 13 Rebounds Jaleel Cousins 11
Alex Mitola 6 Free Throws Made Chris Perry 5
Patricio Garino 2 Steals Roddy Peters 2
Patricio Garino 1 Blocks Jaleel Cousins 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
George Washington 73 41.8 6-20 21-30 11 31 2 8 10
South Florida 67 35.4 6-22 15-25 9 46 3 5 16