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VIDEO: George Washington beats Saint Louis, advances to A-10 quarters

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Yuta Watanabe scored 19 points and George Washington beat Saint Louis 73-65 Thursday to reach the third round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

No. 5 seed George Washington arrived in Brooklyn for the Atlantic 10 tournament knowing that they had some work to do in regards to earning a bid to the NCAA tournament. Thursday afternoon Mike Lonergan’s Colonials took the first step in that quest, as they took care of No. 12 Saint Louis by the final score of 73-65.

Sophomore forward Yuta Watanabe led the way offensively with 19 points, and fellow forward Tyler Cavanaugh added 13 points and eight rebounds. Guard Joe McDonald performed well as the distributor for the Colonials, as he dished out ten assists with just one turnover and scored nine points. The key for George Washington was their forcing of 17 Saint Louis turnovers, keeping the Billikens off-balance with their use of both man and 1-3-1 zone looks.

Jermaine Bishop led three Billikens in double figures with 15 points. Shortly after the game’s conclusion, the school announced that head coach Jim Crews had been relieved of his duties.

Next up for George Washington is No. 4 seed Saint Joseph’s in Friday’s quarterfinal round, which can be seen on NBCSN.