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Castro scores 21, George Washington beats Saint Louis 67-61

AP
Jan 25, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Rafael Castro had 21 points in George Washington's 67-61 victory against Saint Louis on Saturday.

Castro also had nine rebounds for the Revolutionaries (14-6, 3-4 Atlantic 10 Conference). Christian Jones scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Trey Autry shot 3 for 8 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points.

Robbie Avila led the Billikens (12-8, 5-2) in scoring, finishing with 13 points, four assists and three steals. Gibson Jimerson added 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Saint Louis. Kobe Johnson finished with 11 points.

George Washington went into halftime ahead of Saint Louis 36-22. Castro scored 12 points in the half. Jones led George Washington with 11 points in the second half as their team was outscored by eight points over the final half but hung on for the victory.

George Washington plays Wednesday against Richmond at home, and Saint Louis hosts VCU on Tuesday.

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

1st Half
STL
Billikens
22
GW
Revolutionaries
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Robbie Avila vs. Rafael Castro (Billikens gains possession)
19:43	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point dunk (Gibson Jimerson assists)	2-0
19:28	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point layup (Christian Jones assists)	2-2
19:11		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
19:09		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
18:51		Gibson Jimerson blocks Christian Jones's two point layup
18:49		Christian Jones offensive rebound
18:27	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point layup (Christian Jones assists)	2-4
18:16		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
18:14		Gibson Jimerson offensive rebound
18:10		Gibson Jimerson misses two point layup
18:08		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. defensive rebound
17:51		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:49		Sean Hansen offensive rebound
17:41		Isaiah Swope blocks Sean Hansen's two point jump shot
17:39		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
17:27	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point layup	2-6
17:27		Robbie Avila shooting foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
17:27		Rafael Castro misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:27		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
17:12		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
17:10		Gibson Jimerson offensive rebound
17:08	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot	5-6
17:03		Sean Hansen misses two point layup
17:01		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
16:33		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
16:31		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. defensive rebound
16:16		Trey Autry misses three point jump shot
16:14		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
16:11		Rafael Castro misses two point jump shot
16:09		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
15:39		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
15:37		Christian Jones defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Sean Hansen makes two point jump shot	5-8
15:11		Christian Jones shooting foul (Kalu Anya draws the foul)
15:11		TV timeout
15:11		Kalu Anya misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:11		Kalu Anya misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:11		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
14:47	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point layup	5-10
14:35	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot	8-10
14:20	+3	Christian Jones makes three point jump shot	8-13
14:05		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Christian Jones steals)
13:58	+2	Christian Jones makes two point dunk	8-15
13:45		Isaiah Swope misses two point jump shot
13:43		Christian Jones defensive rebound
13:27		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:25		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
13:17		Kalu Anya blocks Christian Jones's two point jump shot
13:15		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
13:06		Gibson Jimerson misses two point layup
13:04		Darren Buchanan Jr. defensive rebound
12:59		Kobe Johnson blocks Darren Buchanan Jr.'s two point jump shot
12:57		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
12:35		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
12:33		Christian Jones defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes two point layup	8-17
11:59		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
11:57		Billikens offensive rebound
11:57		TV timeout
11:41		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:39		Billikens offensive rebound
11:24		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Darren Buchanan Jr. steals)
10:58	+2	Sean Hansen makes two point layup (Jacoi Hutchinson assists)	8-19
10:43		Kilian Brockhoff misses three point jump shot
10:41		Trey Autry defensive rebound
10:14		Trey Autry misses three point jump shot
10:12		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
9:59		Kilian Brockhoff misses three point jump shot
9:57		Darren Buchanan Jr. defensive rebound
9:47		Trey Moss misses three point jump shot
9:45		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
9:20		Kilian Brockhoff turnover (lost ball) (Jacoi Hutchinson steals)
9:18		Isaiah Swope shooting foul (Trey Autry draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Trey Autry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-20
9:18	+1	Trey Autry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-21
8:52	+2	Isaiah Swope makes two point stepback jump shot	10-21
8:33		Dayan Nessah misses two point driving layup
8:31		Dylan Warlick defensive rebound
8:20		Isaiah Swope misses two point jump shot
8:18		Trey Autry defensive rebound
8:08		Dylan Warlick blocks Jacoi Hutchinson's two point driving layup
8:07		Revolutionaries offensive rebound
8:07		Dylan Warlick personal foul
8:04		Christian Jones misses three point jump shot
8:02		Amari McCottry defensive rebound
7:58		Dayan Nessah shooting foul (Amari McCottry draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Amari McCottry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-21
7:58	+1	Amari McCottry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-21
7:31		Dayan Nessah misses three point jump shot
7:29		Amari McCottry defensive rebound
7:16		Amari McCottry turnover (bad pass) (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. steals)
7:11		Isaiah Swope shooting foul (Dayan Nessah draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Dayan Nessah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-22
7:11	+1	Dayan Nessah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-23
7:00		Amari McCottry misses two point driving layup
6:58		Robbie Avila offensive rebound
6:58	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point tip layup	14-23
6:38	+2	Trey Autry makes two point layup (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. assists)	14-25
6:38		Isaiah Swope shooting foul (Trey Autry draws the foul)
6:38		Trey Autry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:38		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
6:28		Rafael Castro blocks Kalu Anya's two point layup
6:26		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
6:20	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point alley-oop dunk (Christian Jones assists)	14-27
6:18		Billikens 30 second timeout
5:59		Amari McCottry misses three point jump shot
5:57		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. defensive rebound
5:36		Christian Jones misses three point jump shot
5:34		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
5:06		Kilian Brockhoff misses three point jump shot
5:04		Darren Buchanan Jr. defensive rebound
4:45		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kilian Brockhoff steals)
4:37	+2	Amari McCottry makes two point layup	16-27
4:07		Ty Bevins misses three point jump shot
4:05		Christian Jones offensive rebound
4:05		Kilian Brockhoff personal foul
3:56	+2	Ty Bevins makes two point jump shot (Trey Autry assists)	16-29
3:40	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot	18-29
3:24		Ty Bevins turnover (bad pass) (Amari McCottry steals)
3:17		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
3:15		Trey Autry defensive rebound
3:04		Revolutionaries 30 second timeout
3:04		TV timeout
2:50		Trey Autry misses three point jump shot
2:48		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
2:26	+2	Max Pikaar makes two point reverse layup (Amari McCottry assists)	20-29
1:59	+2	Trey Autry makes two point driving dunk (Jacoi Hutchinson assists)	20-31
1:51		Darren Buchanan Jr. personal foul
1:46		Amari McCottry turnover (bad pass)
1:23	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point reverse layup	20-33
0:56		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
0:54		Robbie Avila offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup	22-33
0:03	+3	Trey Autry makes three point jump shot (Christian Jones assists)	22-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
STL
Billikens
39
GW
Revolutionaries
31

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes two point dunk (Rafael Castro assists)	22-38
19:27	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot	24-38
18:58	+2	Christian Jones makes two point layup	24-40
18:45		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
18:43		Trey Autry defensive rebound
18:34		Rafael Castro turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Avila steals)
18:24	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point dunk (Isaiah Swope assists)	26-40
18:11		Christian Jones turnover (bad pass) (Gibson Jimerson steals)
18:06	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Gibson Jimerson assists)	28-40
17:47		Kalu Anya shooting foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul)
17:47		Rafael Castro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:47	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-41
17:23		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
17:21		Kalu Anya offensive rebound
17:14		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
17:12		Sean Hansen defensive rebound
17:10		Isaiah Swope personal foul
17:05		Sean Hansen misses two point layup
17:03		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
16:48		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. personal foul
16:40		Robbie Avila turnover (lost ball) (Sean Hansen steals)
16:34	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point dunk (Sean Hansen assists)	28-43
16:17	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Isaiah Swope assists)	30-43
16:17		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-43
16:02		Darren Buchanan Jr. misses two point layup
16:00		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
15:46	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup (Kalu Anya assists)	33-43
15:23	+3	Christian Jones makes three point jump shot (Ty Bevins assists)	33-46
15:02	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot	36-46
14:28		Robbie Avila shooting foul (Christian Jones draws the foul)
14:28		TV timeout
14:28	+1	Christian Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-47
14:28	+1	Christian Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-48
14:02		Isaiah Swope misses three point stepback jump shot
14:00		Christian Jones defensive rebound
13:46		Robbie Avila blocks Trey Autry's two point layup
13:45		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
13:37		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
13:35		Sean Hansen defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Christian Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot	36-50
12:57	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	38-50
12:36		Robbie Avila personal foul
12:27		Max Pikaar shooting foul (Christian Jones draws the foul)
12:27		Christian Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:27		Christian Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:26		Darren Buchanan Jr. offensive rebound
12:24		Darren Buchanan Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
12:15		Darren Buchanan Jr. personal foul
12:07		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
12:05		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
11:41		Jacoi Hutchinson misses three point jump shot
11:39		Billikens defensive rebound
11:39		TV timeout
11:19	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Kalu Anya assists)	41-50
10:52	+2	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot	41-52
10:27		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
10:25		Jacoi Hutchinson defensive rebound
10:01		Sean Hansen misses three point jump shot
9:59		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
9:55		Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jacoi Hutchinson steals)
9:54		Max Pikaar personal foul
9:43	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point alley-oop layup (Jacoi Hutchinson assists)	41-54
9:26	+2	Amari McCottry makes two point reverse layup (Kalu Anya assists)	43-54
9:10		Jacoi Hutchinson turnover (lost ball) (Amari McCottry steals)
8:49		Kellen Thames misses three point jump shot
8:47		Trey Autry defensive rebound
8:33		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:31		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
8:18		Kellen Thames misses two point driving layup
8:16		Sean Hansen defensive rebound
8:08		Kellen Thames shooting foul (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. draws the foul)
8:08		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:08	+1	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-55
7:48		Gibson Jimerson turnover (bad pass) (Darren Buchanan Jr. steals)
7:17		Revolutionaries turnover (shot clock violation)
7:17		TV timeout
7:15		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Rafael Castro steals)
7:00		Christian Jones misses two point reverse layup
6:58		Rafael Castro offensive rebound
6:56		Rafael Castro misses two point layup
6:54		Darren Buchanan Jr. offensive rebound
6:45		Christian Jones misses three point jump shot
6:42		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup	45-55
6:03		Amari McCottry shooting foul (Christian Jones draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Christian Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-56
6:03	+1	Christian Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-57
5:49		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. personal foul
5:38		Rafael Castro shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-57
5:38	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-57
5:23	+3	Jacoi Hutchinson makes three point jump shot (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. assists)	47-60
5:08		Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass) (Sean Hansen steals)
5:02		Sean Hansen turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Avila steals)
4:56	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	49-60
4:43	+2	Rafael Castro makes two point dunk (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. assists)	49-62
4:41		Billikens 30 second timeout
4:30		Rafael Castro personal foul
4:18	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Gibson Jimerson assists)	51-62
3:52		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Gibson Jimerson steals)
3:42	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Isaiah Swope assists)	53-62
3:29		Revolutionaries 30 second timeout
3:29		TV timeout
3:10		Sean Hansen turnover (lost ball) (Gibson Jimerson steals)
3:10		Gibson Jimerson turnover
2:49	+2	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes two point jump shot (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. assists)	53-64
2:31	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Kalu Anya assists)	55-64
2:06		Christian Jones turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Avila steals)
1:32	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	58-64
1:32		Revolutionaries 30 second timeout
1:06		Trey Autry misses three point jump shot
1:04		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
0:55		Rafael Castro blocks Max Pikaar's two point dunk
0:55		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. defensive rebound
0:51		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
0:50		Official timeout
0:39	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	61-64
0:30		Max Pikaar personal foul
0:30		Christian Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:30		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
0:13		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
0:11		Darren Buchanan Jr. defensive rebound
0:11		Kobe Johnson personal foul
0:11		Billikens 30 second timeout
0:11	+1	Darren Buchanan Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
0:11		Darren Buchanan Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		Kilian Brockhoff defensive rebound
0:05		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
0:03		Rafael Castro defensive rebound
0:03		Isaiah Swope personal foul
0:03	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-66
0:03	+1	Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-67
0:00		End of period

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Rafael Castro makes regular free throw 2 of 2