WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Roberts Blums scored 21 points and Devin Brown added 17 as Davidson built a large early lead and survived a second-half surge to defeat George Washington 84-79 in an Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Charles E. Smith Center.

The Wildcats led 36-28 at halftime and by as many as 23 points before the Revolutionaries mounted a comeback, scoring 51 second-half points. Rafael Castro led George Washington with 23 points and Garrett Johnson scored 18. Davidson made 10 3-pointers to George Washington’s five, offsetting the Revolutionaries’ 38-28 advantage in points in the paint.

Davidson improved to 11-6 overall. George Washington fell to 12-6. Attendance was 1,961.