Bishop leads George Washington against Dayton after 24-point outing

Published Feb. 11, 2022 1:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

George Washington Colonials (9-13, 5-5 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (16-8, 8-3 A-10)

Dayton, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: George Washington visits the Dayton Flyers after James Bishop scored 24 points in George Washington's 77-68 victory against the UMass Minutemen.

The Flyers have gone 10-4 in home games. Dayton ranks second in the A-10 in team defense, allowing 60.5 points while holding opponents to 41.5% shooting.

The Colonials have gone 5-5 against A-10 opponents. George Washington is eighth in the A-10 scoring 29.8 points per game in the paint led by Joe Bamisile averaging 6.2.

The teams square off for the 10th time this season in A-10 play. The Flyers won the last meeting 83-58 on Jan. 8. Toumani Camara scored 14 points points to help lead the Flyers to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Malachi Smith is averaging 9.3 points, 4.9 assists and 1.7 steals for the Flyers. Daron Holmes is averaging 11.3 points, six rebounds and 2.4 blocks over the last 10 games for Dayton.

Brayon Freeman is averaging 9.1 points and 3.3 assists for the Colonials. Bishop is averaging 13.7 points over the past 10 games for George Washington.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 8-2, averaging 67.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.3 points per game.

Colonials: 5-5, averaging 68.6 points, 28.2 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points.

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