Lindo Jr. leads GW over Fordham 53-49 in A10 tourney

<p>RICHMOND, Va. &mdash; Ricky Lindo Jr. had a career-high 21 points plus 14 rebounds as 11th-seeded George Washington narrowly beat No. 14 Fordham 53-49 in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tourney on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The Colonials scored the last six points of the game, with Lindo making three free throws and James Battle hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds to go. </p>
<p>Fordham had a turnover and missed its last four shots before Lindo iced the game with two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play.</p>
<p>Battle had 17 points for George Washington (5-11), which plays sixth-seeded George Mason in the quarterfinals on Thursday.</p>
<p>Chris Austin had 12 points for the Rams (2-12). Joel Soriano added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Cobb had 10 points.</p>
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