John Holland scored 28 points to lead Boston University to a 76-67 victory over George Washington in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tuesday night.
Jake O'Brien added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Terriers (1-1), who beat the Colonials for the first time in 12 meetings dating to 1979 and will play Villanova in the second round on Wednesday.
The Terriers opened the game on a 21-5 run and never relinquished the lead, twice pumping it up to 20 points in the first half. The Colonials trimmed it to five with 1:32 left on Bryan Bynes' free throws.
But Matt Griffin got a steal and fed Holland for a layup that made it 74-67 with 46 seconds left. Holland added two free throws to cap the scoring with 32 seconds to go.
Tony Taylor had 18 points and Joseph Katuka added 15 for George Washington (0-1), which shot only 34.4 percent from the field (22 of 64).
