Battle leads George Washington past Fordham 71-47
NEW YORK -- — Jamison Battle had 24 points and James Bishop added 23 as George Washington routed Fordham 71-47 on Wednesday in their first Atlantic 10 Conference game of the season.
Sloan Seymour had 11 points for George Washington (2-6), which ended its four-game losing streak. Matt Moyer added eight rebounds.
Josh Colon had 14 points for the Rams (0-1). Joel Soriano added 12 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.
Fordham entered as one of six teams that hadn’t played a game in the 2020-21 season (not including Ivy and Patriot League schools) because of COVID-19 delays.
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2020-2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure | 11-4 | - | 16-5 |
| VCU | 10-4 | 0.5 | 19-7 |
| Davidson | 7-4 | 2 | 13-9 |
| Saint Louis | 6-4 | 2.5 | 14-7 |
| UMass | 6-4 | 2.5 | 8-7 |
| George Mason | 8-6 | 2.5 | 13-9 |
| Dayton | 9-7 | 2.5 | 14-10 |
| Richmond | 6-5 | 3 | 14-9 |
| Duquesne | 7-7 | 3.5 | 9-9 |
| Rhode Island | 7-10 | 5 | 10-15 |
| George Washington | 3-5 | 4.5 | 5-12 |
| La Salle | 6-11 | 6 | 9-16 |
| Saint Joseph's | 3-9 | 6.5 | 5-15 |
| Fordham | 2-11 | 8 | 2-12 |