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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mike Hall was "embarrassed."

George Washington's postseason hopes were fading fast. UNC Wilmington led by 18 midway through the second half, and it looked like a quick exit for Colonials in the NCAA tournament.

Then -- somehow, some way -- GW turned a sure defeat into its most impressive achievement in a season of accomplishments. Instead of leaving Greensboro Coliseum in despair after the final game for seniors Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Omar Williams and Hall, the Colonials surged back for a startling 88-85 victory in overtime.

GW used its pressure defense and opportunistic offense to score 19 straight points and even erased a four-point deficit in overtime to pull out the program's first NCAA tournament win since 1994.

"It was hard to believe we had come this far and were potentially being blown out in the first round of the NCAA tournament," Hall said. "I was embarrassed. We couldn't go out that way."

Williams scored the game-winning basket after hovering in the air in the lane to give the Colonials the lead for good at 86-85 with 1:06 left. Wilmington's T.J. Carter missed a 3-pointer, and GW's Carl Elliott made one of two free throws with 25 seconds remaining to make it a two-point lead.

Elliott followed that with a steal and was fouled with 10 seconds left. He made the first but again missed the second to give the Seahawks hope. But after Wilmington's Brendan Wyrick missed a desperation 3-pointer and Elliott got the rebound, it set off a wild celebration by the Colonials, complete with tears and hugs.

"It was all about resiliency and the will of this basketball team," said coach Karl Hobbs, whose Colonials were coming off a first-round loss in the Atlantic 10 tournament. "It's about a bunch of guys who love each other and don't want this to end."

GW, which played with Mensah-Bonsu for the first time in three weeks, moved on to the second round and will play top-seeded Duke here tomorrow. The eighth-seeded Colonials (27-2) shook off last week's loss to Temple without Mensah-Bonsu and now have won 19 of their last 20.

"We want Duke," Elliott said with a grin.

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