On Wednesday, George Mason took on Richmond in the second game of a double-header.
Similar to the St. Bonaventure game, Mason got off to a slow start, down by as many as 8 points.
The Patriots finished the half scoring 32 points, going 14-29 from the floor, 2-6 from three, and recorded 19 rebounds, 5 assists, and only 5 turnovers.
The first half ended with Jarred Reuter getting his own rebound off his missed FT, and dishing it out to Jamal Hartwell II for the open three.
Liked the grit there in the first half, easily could have gotten away from us. I think @peteybuckets called it with Hartwell, seeing a lot of him in the first half. He provides a spark, another ball handler and some 3 point ability. Richmond goes small, we’ll gladly match em.
— By George. (@ByGeorgeGMU) February 28, 2019
Richmond battled hard with the Patriots throughout the first half, they recorded 29 points, going 9-26 from the field, 3-11 from behind the arc, and recorded 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers.
In the second half, George Mason scored 39 points, going 14-29 from the field, 7-13 from three, and recorded 23 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers.
For Richmond, they scored 34 points, going 12-28 from the field, 2-7 from three, and recorded 15 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers.
GEORGE MASON WINS 77-63 OVER RICHMOND
Some things from this one:
Jamal Hartwell started in place of Justin Kier today. This was because Kier came late to a team weightlifting on Monday. Hartwell had a heck of a game; he led the team tonight with 15 points, going 5-12 from the floor, and 5-9 from three in his 31 minutes today. He was clutch in the game sinking some key three pointers like these:
BACK-TO-BACK 👌s @aimbmal extends Mason’s lead!!
Mason 44, Richmond 37 (13:44 2H).#GetPatriotic pic.twitter.com/SxD0JvRcDj
— Mason Men’s Basketball (@MasonMBB) February 28, 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, how to end a half pic.twitter.com/4uX8kTWBNq
— By George. (@ByGeorgeGMU) February 28, 2019
Mason had good ball movement throughout this game (excluding the occasional turnover) and finished the night with 12 assists. The Patriots need to continue this kind of passing going to Brooklyn.
The Patriots also outscored the Spiders in the paint 30-22, the came from the help of Greg Calixte. He finished this game with only four points, but his presence on defense was definitely needed.
Richmond called their last timeout during the under 8 timeout, probably not their smartest strategy. This made me laugh:
The Hewitt School of Time-out Management 😂
— Jim McConnell (@jmcconnell70) February 28, 2019
Jordan Miller played a great game. He finished with 13 points, going 6-9 from the floor, and led the team with 10 rebounds. He’s starting to prove him as a starter, I love what he’s contributing to this team.
.@Jordan_miller11 with the REJECTION!
Mason 38, Richmond 37 (15:05 1H)#GetPatriotic pic.twitter.com/76MthckkgA
— Mason Men’s Basketball (@MasonMBB) February 28, 2019
Anyway.
Mason takes on SLU on Saturday.
See you then.
