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Buchanan scores 20 points as George Washington takes down NJIT 84-64

AP
Nov 18, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) Darren Buchanan Jr.'s 20 points helped George Washington defeat NJIT 84-64 on Monday night.

Buchanan also contributed six assists and four steals for the Revolutionaries (4-0). Rafael Castro added 16 points while going 4 of 6 and 8 of 12 from the free-throw line while they also had nine rebounds and three steals. Gerald Drumgoole Jr. had 12 points and shot 4 for 12 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Tariq Francis led the way for the Highlanders (0-5) with 20 points and nine assists. Jake Goldberg added 14 points for NJIT. Malachi Arrington also had eight points.

George Washington took the lead with 5:39 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 44-34 at halftime, with Castro racking up 14 points. George Washington outscored NJIT in the second half by 10 points, with Buchanan scoring a team-high 10 points after halftime.

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George Washington next plays Friday against Kansas State on the road, and NJIT will visit Bucknell on Thursday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NJIT
Highlanders
34
GW
Revolutionaries
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tim Moore Jr. vs. Rafael Castro (Darren Buchanan Jr. gains possession)
19:49	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point layup (Rafael Castro assists)	0-2
19:26		Tim Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:24		Trey Moss defensive rebound
19:13	+3	Christian Jones makes three point jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)	0-5
18:51		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
18:49		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. defensive rebound
18:36		Tim Moore Jr. blocks Rafael Castro's two point layup
18:34		Revolutionaries offensive rebound
18:25		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses two point layup
18:23		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
18:23		Jake Goldberg personal foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
18:10		Jordan Rogers personal foul (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. draws the foul)
18:08	+1	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-6
18:08	+1	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-7
17:47		Darren Buchanan Jr. shooting foul (Tim Moore Jr. draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Tim Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-7
17:47	+1	Tim Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
17:38		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tariq Francis steals)
17:32		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
17:30		Tim Moore Jr. offensive rebound
17:28	+2	Tim Moore Jr. makes two point dunk	4-7
17:14		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:12		Christian Jones offensive rebound
17:06	+3	Trey Moss makes three point jump shot (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. assists)	4-10
16:46	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists)	7-10
16:26	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-12
16:04		Tim Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:02		Christian Jones defensive rebound
15:52		Trey Moss misses three point jump shot
15:50		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
15:43	+3	Sebastian Robinson makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	10-12
15:22		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:20		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
14:54		Tim Moore Jr. misses two point layup
14:52		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
14:52		Tim Moore Jr. personal foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
14:52		TV timeout
14:38		Trey Moss misses two point layup
14:36		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
14:10		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
14:08		Revolutionaries defensive rebound
13:47		Levi Lawal blocks Darren Buchanan Jr.'s two point layup
13:45		Walt Andrews Jr. defensive rebound
13:35		Walt Andrews Jr. turnover (lost ball)
13:19		Trey Autry misses three point jump shot
13:17		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
13:06		Tariq Francis turnover (bad pass) (Darren Buchanan Jr. steals)
12:52		Jordan Rogers shooting foul (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. draws the foul)
12:52	+1	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
12:52		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:52		Walt Andrews Jr. defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Walt Andrews Jr. makes two point layup	12-13
12:15		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. turnover (bad pass)
12:03		Walt Andrews Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Rafael Castro steals)
11:43		Rafael Castro misses three point jump shot
11:41		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
11:33		Malachi Arrington misses two point layup
11:31		Levi Lawal offensive rebound
11:27	+2	Levi Lawal makes two point layup	14-13
11:18		Christian Jones misses three point jump shot
11:16		Sean Hansen offensive rebound
11:14		Ari Fulton shooting foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
11:09		TV timeout
11:09		Rafael Castro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:09	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
10:40	+3	Jake Goldberg makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	17-14
10:15		Dayan Nessah turnover (lost ball)
10:09		Sebastian Robinson offensive foul
10:09		Sebastian Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
9:53		Dayan Nessah turnover (bad pass) (Triston Wennersten steals)
9:47	+2	Triston Wennersten makes two point layup	19-14
9:25		Sebastian Robinson shooting foul (Darren Buchanan Jr. draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-15
9:25	+1	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-16
9:10		Trey Autry personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
9:00		Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Rafael Castro steals)
8:54	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point layup	19-18
8:31		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
8:29		Trey Autry defensive rebound
8:25		Triston Wennersten shooting foul (Trey Autry draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Trey Autry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-19
8:25	+1	Trey Autry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-20
7:59		Jake Goldberg turnover (lost ball) (Rafael Castro steals)
7:55		TV timeout
7:51		Levi Lawal blocks Darren Buchanan Jr.'s two point layup
7:49		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
7:43		Ari Fulton misses three point jump shot
7:41		Christian Jones defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes two point layup (Christian Jones assists)	19-22
7:16	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Piggee assists)	22-22
6:54	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point layup (Sean Hansen assists)	22-24
6:42		Christian Jones personal foul (Cameron Piggee draws the foul)
6:42		Darren Buchanan Jr. technical foul
6:42	+1	Tariq Francis makes technical free throw 1 of 2	23-24
6:42	+1	Tariq Francis makes technical free throw 2 of 2	24-24
6:34		Cameron Piggee misses three point jump shot
6:32		Ari Fulton offensive rebound
6:29		Ari Fulton turnover (double dribble)
6:18		Trey Moss misses three point jump shot
6:16		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
6:13		Sean Hansen personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
5:53		Tariq Francis misses two point layup
5:51		Christian Jones defensive rebound
5:44		Christian Jones misses three point jump shot
5:42		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
5:39		Tariq Francis shooting foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
5:39		Rafael Castro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:39	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-25
5:29		Christian Jones personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
5:20		Triston Wennersten misses three point jump shot
5:18		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
5:17		Ari Fulton personal foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
5:17	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
5:04		Tim Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass)
4:42	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point dunk (Trey Moss assists)	24-29
4:20		Sean Hansen shooting foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	25-29
4:20	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	26-29
4:20	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	27-29
4:04		Malachi Arrington personal foul (Trey Moss draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Trey Moss makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
4:04	+1	Trey Moss makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
3:46		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
3:44		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
3:14	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point layup (Sean Hansen assists)	27-33
3:14		TV timeout
2:58		Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. steals)
2:54	+2	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes two point layup	27-35
2:36	+2	Malachi Arrington makes two point layup (Tariq Francis assists)	29-35
2:14	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point layup	29-37
2:00		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
1:58		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
1:48		Tariq Francis shooting foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-38
1:48	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-39
1:33		Triston Wennersten misses three point jump shot
1:31		Jordan Rogers offensive rebound
1:25	+3	Jake Goldberg makes three point jump shot (Jordan Rogers assists)	32-39
1:06	+3	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes three point jump shot	32-42
1:02		Highlanders 30 second timeout
0:50	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	34-42
0:38	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point dunk (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. assists)	34-44
0:38		Revolutionaries 30 second timeout
0:14		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
0:12		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. defensive rebound
0:02		Trey Autry misses three point jump shot
0:00		Revolutionaries offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NJIT
Highlanders
30
GW
Revolutionaries
40

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+3	Jake Goldberg makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	37-44
19:30		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:28		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
19:01		Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
18:59		Jake Goldberg offensive rebound
18:53		Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Christian Jones steals)
18:47	+2	Christian Jones makes two point layup	37-46
18:26		Tim Moore Jr. misses two point layup
18:24		Darren Buchanan Jr. defensive rebound
18:18		Darren Buchanan Jr. misses two point dunk
18:16		Darren Buchanan Jr. offensive rebound
18:13	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point layup	37-48
17:54	+3	Jake Goldberg makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	40-48
17:40		Darren Buchanan Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:38		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
17:18		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
17:16		Jordan Rogers offensive rebound
17:15		Trey Moss shooting foul (Jordan Rogers draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Jordan Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
17:15	+1	Jordan Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
17:02	+2	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes two point jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)	42-50
16:45	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point layup (Jake Goldberg assists)	44-50
16:25		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. offensive foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
16:25		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
16:09		Rafael Castro personal foul (Sebastian Robinson draws the foul)
16:02		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
16:00		Darren Buchanan Jr. defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point layup	44-52
15:53		Jordan Rogers shooting foul (Darren Buchanan Jr. draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-53
15:27	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot	47-53
15:09	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point layup	47-55
15:09		Sebastian Robinson shooting foul (Darren Buchanan Jr. draws the foul)
15:09	+1	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-56
15:06		Trey Moss personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
14:41	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	49-56
14:25	+3	Trey Autry makes three point jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)	49-59
14:03		Walt Andrews Jr. turnover (traveling)
13:48		Sean Hansen turnover (lost ball)
13:16		Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
13:03	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point layup (Trey Autry assists)	49-61
13:01		Highlanders 30 second timeout
13:01		TV timeout
12:39		Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot
12:37		Malachi Arrington offensive rebound
12:37		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. personal foul (Malachi Arrington draws the foul)
12:21	+2	Jake Goldberg makes two point layup (Tariq Francis assists)	51-61
11:56	+2	Trey Autry makes two point layup (Sean Hansen assists)	51-63
11:37	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	53-63
11:11		Walt Andrews Jr. blocks Gerald Drumgoole Jr.'s two point jump shot
11:09		Walt Andrews Jr. defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Malachi Arrington makes two point layup (Tariq Francis assists)	55-63
10:43		Ari Fulton personal foul (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. draws the foul)
10:42		TV timeout
10:38		Sean Hansen misses two point layup
10:36		Walt Andrews Jr. defensive rebound
10:18		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
10:16		Sean Hansen defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Sean Hansen makes two point layup (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)	55-65
10:01		Jake Goldberg shooting foul (Sean Hansen draws the foul)
10:01	+1	Sean Hansen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-66
9:33		Sebastian Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Darren Buchanan Jr. steals)
9:26		Trey Autry misses two point dunk
9:24		Jake Goldberg defensive rebound
9:11		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. personal foul (Highlanders draws the foul)
8:54		Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:52		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. defensive rebound
8:44	+3	Trey Autry makes three point jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)	55-69
8:24		Tim Moore Jr. turnover (Darren Buchanan Jr. steals)
8:06	+2	Christian Jones makes two point layup	55-71
8:05		Highlanders 30 second timeout
8:05		TV timeout
7:58		Sebastian Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Christian Jones steals)
7:51	+2	Christian Jones makes two point dunk	55-73
7:41		Jordan Rogers misses two point layup
7:39		Christian Jones defensive rebound
7:19		Dayan Nessah misses three point jump shot
7:17		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
7:14		Jordan Rogers personal foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-74
7:14		Rafael Castro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:14		Malachi Arrington defensive rebound
6:57		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
6:55		Malachi Arrington offensive rebound
6:50		Malachi Arrington misses two point layup
6:27		Darren Buchanan Jr. defensive rebound
6:27		Christian Jones turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Arrington steals)
6:11		Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Darren Buchanan Jr. steals)
6:02		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:00		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
5:55		Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot
5:53		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
5:42		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:40		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
5:40		Malachi Arrington personal foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
5:40		Rafael Castro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:40	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-75
5:40		Revolutionaries 30 second timeout
5:19		Highlanders 60 second timeout
5:09		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
5:07		Highlanders offensive rebound
5:07		Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
4:54		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:52		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
4:44		Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
4:42		Christian Jones defensive rebound
4:21	+3	Trey Moss makes three point jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)	55-78
4:03	+2	Malachi Arrington makes two point dunk (Tariq Francis assists)	57-78
3:41		Darren Buchanan Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:39		Revolutionaries offensive rebound
3:39		TV timeout
3:34	+2	Dayan Nessah makes two point jump shot	57-80
3:16	+3	Cameron Piggee makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	60-80
3:01		Tariq Francis personal foul (Trey Moss draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Trey Moss makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-81
3:01	+1	Trey Moss makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-82
2:39		Walt Andrews Jr. misses two point layup
2:37		Sean Hansen defensive rebound
2:24		Malachi Arrington shooting foul (Trey Autry draws the foul)
2:24		Trey Autry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:24		Trey Autry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:24		Malachi Arrington defensive rebound
2:04		Walt Andrews Jr. turnover (bad pass)
1:56		Malachi Arrington blocks Dayan Nessah's two point layup
1:54		Cameron Piggee defensive rebound
1:33		Cameron Piggee misses three point jump shot
1:31		Ari Fulton offensive rebound
1:25		John Kelly misses three point jump shot
1:23		Ari Fulton offensive rebound
1:22		Trey Moss personal foul (Ari Fulton draws the foul)
1:22		Ari Fulton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Trey Moss defensive rebound
1:03		Sean Hansen misses three point jump shot
1:01		John Kelly defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Malachi Arrington makes two point alley-oop dunk (Walt Andrews Jr. assists)	62-82
0:24	+2	Trey Autry makes two point layup	62-84
0:06	+2	Walt Andrews Jr. makes two point layup (Cameron Piggee assists)	64-84
0:00		End of period

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Walt Andrews Jr. makes two point layup (Cameron Piggee assists)