If you thought the Charlotte 49ers' game against George Washington on Feb. 3 was tough (72-68 home win), Saturday's 6 p.m. match-up with the Colonials in Washington D.C. might be an even tougher task to handle.
The 49ers come into Saturday's game coming off one their most lop-sided wins of the season, a 95-58 romp over a slumping St. Joseph's squad at Halton Arena Wednesday night.
Although the tilt with George Washington looks to be an easy task on paper (GW: 15-11; 5-8) the Niners will face one of their toughest road tests of the year. The Niners are just 2-6 all-time in D.C. with an 0-2 record in A-10 play and struggled against the Colonials at Halton Arena. George Washington won last year's match-up in D.C. 92-88 in overtime.
Charlotte Head Coach Bobby Lutz is one win shy of No. 400 all-time. Lutz posted a 181-91 record in nine years at Pfeiffer and in his 12th year at Charlotte, owns a 218-154 record.
In his last game against George Washington, Charlotte forward Shamari Spears scored 31 points and is averaging 16.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this season. Sophomore junior college transfer Derrio Green is second in scoring at 13.7 points per game and freshman Chris Braswell is averaging nearly a double-double with 9.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
George Washington is led by forward Damian Hollis (13.7 points, 4.9 rebounds) and freshman guard Lasan Kromah (12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds). Hollis scored 13 of the Colonials' first 17 points Feb. 3 to jump out to a 17-4 lead and put the Niners in an early hole.
George Washington seems to be hitting it's stride, winning three of the last four after a three-game losing streak. The Colonials are 7-5 at home this season.
The game can be seen on MASN and can be heard locally on WBCN, 1660 a.m. with Matt Swierad.
-- Josh Carpenter
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