On Saturday, George Mason (16-14, 10-7) took on George Washington (8-22, 4-13) in their final regular season game.
In the first half, Mason got off to strong 14-4 start with Jordan Miller racking up 7 points in the first 4 minutes. However, GW battled back to close to the gap to 7. Mason finished this half with 42 points going 15-30 (.500) from the floor, 5-11 from behind the arc, and 7-7 from the charity stripe.
Additionally, the Patriots recorded 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 13 bench points, and only 3 turnovers. Mason led for the entirety of the first half, and excluding a couple miscues the Patriots controlled this half.
The Colonials on the other hand, struggled throughout this half. They finished with 26 points going 10-27 from the floor, 1-7 from three, and recorded 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 turnovers. Head coach Maurice Joseph was not having it from the referees in this have even though 5 fouls were called on the Colonials.
In the second half, the Mason continued to control GW. They finished the second half with 39 points, going 15-26 from the field, 6-11 from three, and recorded 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 turnovers. There were a couple moments in this half that I thought that Mason started to lose control of the game, but nevertheless they finished the game strong.
GW’s second half was a big improvement from how they performed in the first half. They finished with 39 points going 15-27 from the floor, and 1-9 from behind the arc. Additionally, the Colonials grabbed 11 rebounds, and tallied 9 assists.
Mason did it. They finally won a game at the Charles E. Smith Center for the first time in program history. Prior to this the Patriots were 0-14 in Foggy Bottom.
GEORGE MASON WINS 81-65 OVER GW
Some things from this one:
Jordan Miller played one of his best games as a Patriot against the Colonials. He finished with 17 points and was perfect throughout the entire game; he was 6-6 from the floor, 1-1 from three, 4-4 for free throws, and recorded 9 rebounds (6 Off, 3 Def). He going to an amazing player, remember his name.
I’m a little upset that we lost half a year of Jordan Miller’s eligibility.
— Tyler Byrum (@theTylerByrum) March 9, 2019
Jordan Miller is the future
— Petey Buckets (@peteybuckets) March 9, 2019
Otis Livingston II finished his last regular season game scoring 14 points, going 6-9 from the floor, 2-5 from behind the arc, and recorded 3 rebounds and 3 assists. I’m glad this is the game he could end on, I’m #Thankful4OL2.
Jamal Hartwell II made it rain threes today. He converted on 3-5 of his three point shots in his 11 minutes of play.
Dear A10, Jamal Hartwell is going to be a Problem the next 3 years.
— Alan (@MasonFanatic) March 9, 2019
Javon Greene also was dropping threes in this one. He finished the game scoring 13 points, going 5-7 from the field, 3-5 from behind the arc, and dished out 6 assists.
Justin Kier also had a great game; he finished this one with 13 points, going 4-12 from the floor, 1-2 from three, and was a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line. He also finished the game with 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals.
Goanar Mar finally made it back into the lineup, DP gave him some playing time at the end of the game and he recorded 1 rebound. Great to see him back.
This was a great “bounce-back” game for the Patriots, it was something they really needed. Hopefully, this momentum translates into the Atlantic 10 tournament.
Anyway.
You know what time it is.
NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN
See you on Thursday.
