Men’s Basketball Shot Down in Blowout Loss to George Washington 

George Washington University trampled Loyola men’s basketball team in a 101-66 loss Jan. 10, despite a season-high 20-point performance from fourth-year forward Joshua Ola-Joseph. The Revolutionaries’ third-year guard Trey Autry led the team with a tallied 17 points. 

George Washington started the game with a layup from redshirt fourth-year center Rafael Castro before both teams remained scoreless for the next minute. Autry broke the seal with a 3-pointer off a missed shot by Ola-Joseph. 

Another layup from Castro and three from Autry extended the Revolutionaries’ lead. A foul on Ola-Joseph the next minute sent Autry to the line with a successful free throw. After a minute of scoreless play, first-year guard Nic Anderson sent Castro to the line for two more points. 

A Castro dunk and layup from George Washington’s redshirt second-year guard Christian Jones put the Revolutionaries up 17-0 for the next two minutes. A jumper by Revolutionaries graduate forward Luke Hunger and a 3-pointer by graduate guard Tre Dinkins broke the ice, as the Ramblers finally got their first points after Ola-Joseph netted a jumper nine minutes into the game. 

Revolutionaries third-year guard Jean Aranguren and Ola-Joseph traded threes, and George Washington’s redshirt third-year forward Garrett Johnson scored a layup before Anderson and Dinkins swapped 3-pointers to lessen the 30-8 gap. 

A foul on fourth-year guard Kymany Houinsou led Revolutionaries’ third-year guard Bubu Benjamin to two successful free throws. Third-year center Miles Rubin retaliated with a dunk and a block before Anderson netted a layup, and Johnson countered beyond the arc for another George Washington three. 

Rubin sank a layup before two Johnson 3-pointers were met by a 3-pointer from Houinsou. A layup by Houinsou and another Ola-Joseph three helped to shrink the scoring gap, but the Ramblers still trailed 41-22. 

George Washington went on a six-point scoring streak with a successful trip to the line for Castro, a layup by Jones and another line trip for Aranguren —who sank both free throws. A minute went by with unfinished offensive drives from both teams, but Loyola stopped the bleeding with a jumper from fourth-year guard Caleb Reese. 

Ola-Joseph and Hunger swapped 3-pointers after a layup by Autry, and Anderson hit a layup off a rebound by Houinsou. A foul on second-year guard Daniil Glazkov put Johnson at the line, and two more points were added to the 54-29 George Washington lead.

Jones and Rubin both netted layups before a foul on Dinkins sent Rubin to the line, where he made the and-one. An Ola-Joseph dunk added points to the board for Loyola, but free throws by Aranguren strengthened the Revolutionaries’ lead. 

A layup and free throw by Houinsou as well as a Rubin dunk rounded up Loyola’s scoring for the half, and a dunk by Benjamin sent the Revolutionaries into halftime with a 60-39 lead. 

Loyola started the second half with a jumper from Rubin, but a foul on Houinsou put Aranguren on the line, where he made one of two free throws. After a minute of scoreless play, Anderson netted a layup and a 3-pointer, followed by another minute of no scoring. A foul on Castro sent Ola-Joseph to the line for two points, shrinking the 61-48 George Washington lead. 

A minute-and-a-half scoring drought was sandwiched between a three from Jones and a layup from Johnson. A Rubin jumper and a 3-pointer by third-year guard Deywilk Tavarez started a Loyola streak, but Hunger netted a layup to keep the momentum with the Revolutionaries. 

Two minutes later, a foul on redshirt first-year forward Brayden Young put Castro at the line for two more George Washington points, and a 3-pointer by Dinkins put the Revolutionaries up 73-53. 

Ola-Joseph netted a layup and another minute of scoreless play was broken by a Castro dunk. Rubin retaliated with a dunk of his own, and Autry responded with a 3-pointer. No offensive play was finished in the next minute, but Glazkov broke the lull with a dunk off a rebound by Reese, shortening George Washington’s lead to 78-59. 

Johnson responded with a 3-pointer, and Ola-Joseph took it down the court with a three of his own. Autry’s next layup was followed with field goals from Jones and Dinkins before another minute of no baskets for either team. 

A foul on Ola-Joseph sent Aranguren to the line for two successful shots before Benjamin and Aranguren followed with layups. A dunk by Benjamin and a 3-pointer by Autry kept George Washington’s large 98-62 lead. 

A foul called on Hunger sent Glazkov to the line, who sank both shots. Revolutionaries third-year guard Amir Arrington netted a 3-pointer, and Young responded with a layup to end the game with a 101-66 victory for George Washington. 

The Ramblers continue their road trip Jan. 20 against St. Bonaventure University. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be streamed on ESPN+.