Final Score: George Washington 49, Saint Louis 20; Shot Clock Era Futility Record

I think Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus is the early front runner for the understatement of the year award. After tonight's loss to George Washington, Majerus said:

"I thought GW played tough on defense. We had some issues. You have to credit GW for playing very well. We have some issues in terms of our offensive proficiency,"

Gee, you think? GW played tough defense and you guys had some issues? Yeah, I'd say so.

The final score was George Washington 49, Saint Louis 20, and the Billikens set the new record for fewest points in a game in the shot clock era. How bad were they? They missed 23 consecutive shots at one point. They finished 7-for-48 (14.6 percent) from the field. They went 1-for-19 from 3-point range. They trailed 25-7 at halftime.

The shot clock was introduced in 1985, and the previous all-time low was 21, once by Georgia Southern against Coastal Carolina in 1997 and once by Princeton against Monmouth in 2005.

But at least Majerus can be happy his team didn't break the all-time record. The fewest points ever by a Division I team was six, set by Arkansas State in 1945 and matched by Temple in 1973.