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87-84 In OT

GW Edges Cagers

By Gordy Rawles
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Horace Carmichael Returns To University Hall With Cagers To Face Clemson Saturday

Cavaliers Felled In Overtime Last Night By GW, 87-84, To Put Season Record At 7-13

George Washington University's
Colonials overcame a second half
rally by a determined Virginia five
and made good on two foul shots
with three seconds remaining in
overtime to take an 87-84 decision
from the Cavaliers at Fort Meyer
last night.

With Cavalier stalwart Chip Case
benched on account of fouls and
star playmaker Kevin Kennelly out
due to an injury sustained in the
closing minutes, Tim Rash hit on a
15-foot jump shot to bring the
Cavaliers within one point. Forced
to foul with two seconds left,
Coach Bill Gibson ran out of luck
as Lenny Baltimore sunk both of
his free throws and sent the
Cavaliers home with their thirteenth
loss of the season against seven
wins.

The first half was somewhat
lacking in heroics on both sides as
both teams shot about 47 per cent
from the floor. The Colonials held
the lead for most of the half as they
dominated the Cavaliers' boards,
but Bill Gerry came up with five
crucial points in the last few
minutes and Frank Dewitt added
three to put Virginia in the lead for
the first time since the beginning of
the game, 35-34. Unfortunately
GW's Mike Talent got the last laugh
as he made good on a 23-footer at
the sound of the buzzer to send the
Cavaliers into the locker room with
a 35-36 deficit to think about.

At the start of the second half
the Colonials took control of the
ball after the opening tap and
promptly upped their lead to five
points on baskets by Szezerbiak,
Working from the low post, Bill
Guerry added two baskets for the
Cavaliers to bring them within one.
However, it wasn't until a few
minutes later when 6-10 sophomore
Scott McCandlish started hitting
that the Cavaliers took the lead for
the first time in the half, 45-44.

George Washington promptly
reversed that situation and
mounted up a five-point edge, their
biggest of the evening, as
Szezerbiak and Talent continued to
shine.

After a six minute cold spell
which hit the Virginia five it was
again sophomore Scott McCandlish
who came to the rescue scoring
eight of Virginia's next ten points
as the Cavaliers started to dominate
the offensive boards for the first
time all night. Virginia now had a
lead, and as Chip Miller, Kevin
Kennelly, and Bill Gerry all started
getting hot the margin grew to four
points with one minute remaining
in the game.

But as luck would have it two
turnovers, one as a result of an
intercepted pass and the other after
a pass hit the foot of Chip Case,
caused the tide to turn. Case fouled
out on that play, and GW's David
Barnett sank two foul shots to tie
the score at 77-77 and send the
Cavaliers into overtime without
Case. The disappointing result was a
valiant effort by four Cavalier
sophomores, but an 87-84 setback
in the end.