George Washington Impresses

George Washington Coach Karl Hobbs hopes the Colonials’ weekend sweep of ranked teams is a beginning rather than a two-day aberration.

T.J. Thompson scored 27 points and George Washington upset No. 12 Maryland, 101-92, on Sunday in the championship game of the BB&T; Classic at Washington.

“The measuring stick for this team will be at the end of the season.... We took a step further to our goal. We took a step further to our dream,” Hobbs said after George Washington’s fifth straight victory. “That’s what we’re focusing on.”

J.R. Pinnock added 22 points and Omar Williams scored 11 of his 14 in the second half for the Colonials (5-1), who beat No. 11 Michigan State, 96-83, in the semifinals.

George Washington’s only loss was the season opener at top-ranked Wake Forest in the Preseason NIT.

John Gilchrist led Maryland (4-2) with 23 points.

No. 4 Georgia Tech 87, Georgia 49 -- B.J. Elder scored 19 points, Jarrett Jack added 18 and the Yellow Jackets won easily at Atlanta.

The Yellow Jackets (5-0) followed up a 31-point rout of Michigan with an even bigger victory over their state rival, though it took them a little longer to get going. Georgia is 1-3.

No. 11 Michigan St. 66, George Mason 60 -- Maurice Ager scored 13 points as the Spartans won the consolation game of the BB&T; Classic at Washington.

Alan Anderson and Paul Davis each added 12 points for the Spartans (4-2).

Lamar Butler led the Patriots (3-3) with 19 points and Jai Lewis added 12.

No. 14 Washington 89, E. Washington 56 -- Nate Robinson had 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists at Seattle.

Tre Simmons was eight for 13 from the field and scored 20 points for the Huskies (5-1).

Washington center Hakeem Rollins sat out as a precaution because of a strained right knee.

Eastern Washington is 2-3.

No. 16 North Carolina State 76, Manhattan 60 -- Julius Hodge bounced back from a brief benching to finish with 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists at Raleigh, N.C.

Jordan Collins and Ilian Evtimov each added 13 points for the Wolfpack (6-0), who trailed for most of the first 15 minutes before finally taking control.

The Jaspers (3-2) shot only 33% and had several players struggle with foul trouble.

Hodge was out of the starting lineup because he arrived late to a team function.

WOMEN

Tanisha Wright had 21 points and seven assists to lead Penn State to an 77-71 upset of No. 2 North Carolina at State College, Pa.... Ann Strother had 16 points to lead No. 8 Connecticut to a 75-36 victory over Holy Cross at Hartford, Conn.... Emily Niemann scored 18 points to help lift No. 9 Baylor past East Carolina, 80-59, at Greenville, N.C.... Shareese Grant scored 21 points to lead Old Dominion to a 69-61 victory over No. 16 Rutgers at Norfolk, Va.... No. 18 Minnesota used a 17-point run to pull away from Kansas in a 62-45 victory at Minneapolis.... Rudy Sims scored 14 points and had a key steal in the final two minutes to lift Arkansas State to a 68-64 victory over No. 23 Texas Christian at Jonesboro, Ark.... Betsy McManus came off the bench to set a career high with 15 points to lead No. 24 Villanova past Penn, 69-44, at Philadelphia.