National Basketball Association
Xavier 83, George Washington 64
When: 5:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 23, 2017
Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Tim Comer, # Jeff Pon, # Steven Anderson
Attendance:
N/A
By The Sports Xchange
Trevon Bluiett had a game-high 20 points with seven rebounds to lead 15th-ranked Xavier to an 83-64 victory over George Washington in a semifinal game of the Continental Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Xavier (5-0) will play Arizona State on Friday in the championship. George Washington (2-3) will play Kansas State in the third-place game.
The Musketeers were also led by Quentin Goodin's 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field with four assists and four steals. Sean O'Mara added 10 points.
Terry Nolan Jr. led George Washington with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Jair Bolden and Yuta Watanabe each had 16 points.
Xavier led throughout. An 11-1 run in the first half proved to be the difference with the Musketeers taking a 33-21 lead with 6:17 left before halftime.
Bluiett set the tone in the first half, scoring 12 points with three rebounds and two assists. He made 2 of 3 shots from 3-point range. Goodin added eight points, four assists and three steals by halftime.
George Washington went on an 8-0 run, fueled by a couple of layups by Nolan, to cut Xavier's lead to 62-56 with 8:51 left in regulation.
Xavier responded with an 11-2 run to pull away.
The Musketeers dominated the interior, outscoring the Colonials 54-16 in the paint. They outrebounded George Washington 38-26.
Top Game Performances
Xavier |
|
George Washington |
Trevon Bluiett 20 |
Scoring |
Terry Nolan Jr. 18 |
Quentin Goodin 4 |
Assists |
Jair Bolden 3 |
Tyrique Jones 11 |
Rebounds |
Arnaldo Toro 7 |
Quentin Goodin 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Yuta Watanabe 4 |
Quentin Goodin 4 |
Steals |
Terry Nolan Jr. 2 |
Quentin Goodin 1 |
Blocks |
Jair Bolden 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Xavier
|
83 |
57.9 |
5-13 |
12-15 |
13 |
35 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
George Washington
|
64 |
40.4 |
8-22 |
10-15 |
8 |
26 |
4 |
5 |
11 |