St. Joseph's at George Washington preview

St. Joseph's at George Washington

Wednesday, 7 p.m., Charles E Smith Center, Washington

TV/Radio: The Comcast Network/WNTP 990 AM.

Records: St. Joseph's, 19-4 overall, 8-2 Atlantic 10; George Washington, 18-5, 7-3.

On St. Joseph's: At 8-0, the Hawks have the nation's best road record. GW is 12-1 at home. Overall, the Hawks have won eight of their last nine games after Saturday's 82-60 win at Fordham.

On George Washington: The Colonials are coming off their first ever win at first-place VCU, Saturday's 72-69 victory. That also snapped a 12-game VCU winning streak.

Insights

Stopping George Washington guard Patricio Garino is always a tough chore, but lately he has taken his gave up another level, averaging 20 points in the last four games after scoring a career-high 27 points against VCU. . . . Garino is shooting 47.1 percent from three-point range to lead the A-10, but St. Joseph's owns the A-10's best three-point field goal percentage defense, holding teams to a 29.5 percentage. . . . GW forward Tyler Cavanaugh (16.6 ppg.) is the model of consistency, having scored in double figures in every game. . . . While Isaiah Miles (17.3 ppg.) and DeAndre Bembry (17.0 ppg.) are a formidable front-court tandem, St. Joseph's received 30 points from its point guards against Fordham, with Shavar Newkirk scoring a career high 17 and Lamar Kimble adding 13. If the point guards can aid in the scoring, it will take some of the pressure off Miles and Bembry.