Box Score Washington, D.C. – Anyone who has been to Washington, D.C., knows that all lettered streets in the district occur in alphabetical order—except for J, because there is no J Street. The most likely explanation is that people thought it would be confused with I Street, since the two letters were frequently used interchangeably during the 18th century. Fordham basketball fans may soon petition the district to add a J Street as in Jackie Johnson III and Japhet Medor. The two, appearing in their final game as a Ram helped mount a tremendous comeback as the Rams rallied from 13 points down to take a late lead but Fordham couldn't hold on as George Washington escaped with an 88-81 win over Fordham in the second round of the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship at the Capital One Arena.
 
With the loss, Fordham closes out the season at 12-21 while George Washington improves to 21-11.
 
Johnson led all scorers in the game, netting 35 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field, including 7-for-9 from behind the arc, while Medor added 13 points and dished out four assists. Joshua Rivera also finished in double figures for the Rams with eleven points while Abdou Tsimbila, also playing in his final game for Fordham, scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds, and blocked three shots.
 
The Rams trailed by eight at the break, 43-35, but opened the second half with a 10-5 spurt to pull within three, 48-45, on a Johnson three 3:17 into the half.
 
The Revolutionaries managed to get the lead to eleven, 58-47, with 13:25 remaining and then took a 13-point lead, 66-53, midway through the half.
 
After the teams exchanged baskets, George Washington led 68-55 with 8:33 left before the Rams charged back, going on a 19-4 run to take their first lead of the game, 74-72, following a Tsimbila tip-in with 2:18 remaining.
 
But George Washington's Trey Autry got hot, hitting three straight long distance shots over the next 1:12 as the Revolutionaries took an 81-76 lead with 44 seconds on the clock.
 
A pair of Medor free throws got the Rams within three, 81-78,with 38 seconds left and Fordham would get within three again with eight seconds remaining on a Johnson three but George Washington connected on its final four free throws to clinch the win.
 
Takeaways
• Other Rams who were playing in their final game included Zach Riley, Matt Zona, and Brian Nussbaum, along with senior manager Alex Usatine.
 
• Jackie Johnson III set an Atlantic 10 record by averaging 32.0 ppg in the two games this year.
 
•Johnson scored in double figures in 32 of the 33 games this year.
 
• The 35 points boosts Johnson's scoring average to 19.5 ppg on the season, tops in the Atlantic 10. No Fordham player has averaged more than 18.6 points per contest over the course of a season since Joe Paterno, the program's fourth leading scorer all-time, averaged 20.0 points in 1988-89.
 
• Japhet Medor has scored in double figures in 16 of the last 19 games.

• Over the last 17 games Japhet Medor had 77 assists with just 26 turnovers.
 
• Abdou Tsimbila shot .612 (41-67) over the final eleven games.

• The 2024-25 Fordham Rams have been a team of second chances as they ranked third in
the Atlantic 10 in offensive rebounds, averaging 12.1 /game and they grabbed 13 today.
 
• Tsimbila led the Rams on the offensive glass, averaging 2.2/game, seventh in the Atlantic 10 and he had five today.
 
• Fordham has now won at least one game in the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the fourth straight year. 
 
• The Rams became the first 15-seed to win a game at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
 
• The 81 points are the second most scored in an Atlantic 10 Championship game for the Rams (the high was the 88 they scored yesterday against Rhode Island).
 
By the Numbers
3 – Blocks by Joshua Rivera, a career-high.
 
7 – Three-pointers made by Jackie Johnson II, tied for third most in a game for a Ram.
 
32.0 – Scoring average for Jackie Johnson III at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship, a new championship record.
 
61 – Career double figure scoring games for Jackie Johnson III.
 
91 – Three-pointers made this year by Jackie Johnson III, third all-time at Fordham, and the most by a Ram since Jermaine Anderson (93) in 1999-2000.
 
129 – Career games played at Fordham for Abdou Tsimbila, second all-time for the Rams.
   
260 – Three-pointers attempted this year by Jackie Johnson III, the program's single-season record (previous record was 246 by Andre McClendon (1989-90).
 
272 – Three-pointers made by the Rams this year, the second most in a season for Fordham (school record is 276 in 2018-19.
 
642 – Points scored this year by Jackie Johnson III, the fourth-best single season in school history.

703 – Career rebounds at Fordham for Abdou Tsimbila, who had eight today, moving him into 13th on the career rebounding list.
 
850 – Field goals made by Fordham this year, the seventh most in a season for the Rams.
 
1,149 – Career collegiate points for Japhet Medor.
 
1,269 – Career collegiate points for Jackie Johnson III.