TAMPA, Fla. -- Patricio Garino scored 18 points and Paul Jorgensen added 16 as George Washington defeated Southern Florida 73-67 on Thursday night.
Garino made 6 of 12 field goals and Jorgensen 6 of 10. A Tyler Cavanaugh 3-pointer a little more than three minutes into the game gave George Washington a 12-7 lead, which it held the rest of the way.
Garino has scored 17, 18 and 18 points in George Washington's first three games.
Although USF (0-3) came close at times, the Bulls could never regain the lead.