WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reserve Noel Wilmore scored 16 points and Damian Hollis added 15 points and five blocks as George Washington defeated Binghamton 71-57 Wednesday night.

The Colonials held Binghamton to one field goal over a 15-minute stretch to pull away in the second half.

Rob Diggs added 13 points for George Washington (2-0), which won its 20th straight home opener.

Dwayne Jackson scored 20 points and D.J. Rivera added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats, who were held to 31.4 percent (16 of 51) shooting from the field.

After Binghamton (1-1) scored the opening basket, the Colonials responded with 11 straight points and never relinquished the lead. They held the Bearcats without a field goal for over 7 minutes during a 18-8 run, capped by a Tony Taylor 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half to give the Colonials a 38-26 halftime lead.

November 14, 2008 | AP Press

BOSTON, MA — Damian Hollis scored five straight points as George Washington overcame an overtime deficit to defeat Boston University 63-58 Friday night.

The Colonials blew an early 10-point lead and trailed by as many as six in the second half, but they led by two in the closing seconds. BU’s Corey Lowe, who suffered through a 2-for-15 shooting night, forced overtime on a layup with 2.1 seconds left.

Lowe then hit two free throws and John Holland nailed a 3-pointer to put BU ahead, 56-51, with 3:45 left in overtime.

But Wynton Witherspoon cut the lead to three and Herman Opoku tied it on a 3-pointer with 2:04 left. Hollis then hit a free throw and two baskets for the Colonials.

Witherspoon had 13 points and six rebounds.  Rob Diggs got 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Holland led BU with a game-high 23 points and had 8 rebounds.