▁in ▁the ▁crowd ▁and ▁convinced ▁him ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁game ▁when ▁play ▁res umed . ▁With ▁R ice ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁Ho y as ▁failed ▁to ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ; ▁R ice ▁made ▁the ▁basket ▁that ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁ 1 6 , ▁and ▁George ▁Washington ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁hand ▁Ge or get own ▁its ▁first ▁inter col leg iate ▁loss , ▁ 1 8 - 1 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁George ▁Washington ▁had ▁defeated ▁its ▁c ros st own ▁rival ▁Ge or get own ▁in ▁any ▁inter col leg iate ▁event , ▁and ▁the ▁ra uc ous ▁celebr ation ▁George ▁Washington ▁fans ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁stands ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Washington ▁as ▁they ▁left ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁George ▁Washington ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁Arm ory ▁for ▁Ge or get own s ▁third ▁game ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁witness ed ▁by ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁– ▁enorm ous ▁for ▁a ▁college ▁athlet ic ▁event ▁in ▁Washington ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁standards . ▁Basketball s ▁rules ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁clearly ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁as ▁they ▁later ▁became , ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁delayed ▁for ▁an ▁hour ▁while ▁Joy ce ▁and ▁Rob ey ▁negoti ated ▁over ▁them . ▁The ▁crowd ▁occupied ▁itself ▁with ▁loud ▁che ering ▁during ▁the ▁delay , ▁and ▁the ▁che ering ▁became ▁l ou der ▁after ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁the