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04 January, 2019
George Mason Opens Atlantic 10 Play with Rout of St. Joseph's
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Peter Solari, Editor in Chief Follow @4PeteSakeNY
The George Mason men's basketball team opened the new year, and their conference schedule, with an 85-60 rout of St. Joseph's at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia Thursday night.
George Mason blows out Saint Joseph’s in Atlantic 10 opener https://t.co/UHQ2ULejM3
— BIG SHOTS (@BigShotsNation) January 4, 2019
The Patriots turned in their most complete game of the season, including shooting 54% from beyond the arc, and shutting down the Hawks defensively in the second half, to cruise to their most impressive win of the season. Here's more from George Mason University Athletics:
Aside from making 15-of-28 3-pointers on the game, Mason was impressive defensively, holding St. Joe's to 25% shooting on 6-24 in the second half.
"That was a phenomenal team effort. I'm really proud of our guys," head coach Dave Paulsen said. "They struggled shooting the ball in the first half, but we emphasized to keep pounding the rock and to keep fighting and defending. Our defense was great all game and it was fun to see the ball finally go in. This team has worked so hard both in practice and outside of practice and it's so nice to see it pay off."
Not too shabby!
Justin Kier led the way for Mason with 18 points and pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds, as well, both game highs.
Otis Livingston added 17 points to go along with his game-high seven assists, while Ian Boyd and Goanar Mar chipped in 15 and 13 points, respectively. The win was Mason's third straight at Hagan Arena.
Charlie Brown and Lamarr Kimble each scored 17 points to lead the Hawks.
Of course it's only one win, but after a slow start, the Patriots have shown glimpses of why they had such high expectations placed on them in the first place. And with the fate of their season riding on how they perform in the A-10, Mason's resurgence couldn't have come at a better time.
Up next, the Patriots will return to Fairfax, where they will host St. Bonaventure on Sunday at 4 PM ET. That game will be televised on NBC Sports Network.
The Patriots rocketed out of the gate, hitting five of their first seven 3-pointers to build a 17-14 advantage before the first media timeout. Mason extended the lead to six (27-21) on a 3-pointer from Jamal Hartwell II at the 9:06 mark of the first half, but the Hawks moved back within one at 28-27 with 6:23 to go in the period. Saint Joseph's took the lead at 32-31, but Mason evened the score up at halftime, 34-34. Mason shot just 24 percent (5-21) from 2-point territory in the opening stanza, but made 7-of-16 3-pointers (.438) to keep the score tied at the break. After an 0-for-12 stretch from the floor, Mason hit two straight field goals to go back up five (42-37), but the Hawks rallied back with a 9-2 spurt to take a 46-44 edge at the 14:38 mark of the second half. From there, Mr. SportsCenter Ian Boyd took over. He hit a 3-pointer to put Mason back up four (51-47), then drilled another 3-pointer and was fouled. That 7-point stretch helped give the Patriots a 55-50 lead at the 11:34 mark, and it would keep growing. With Mason up 57-54 at the 10:16 mark, the Patriots made that critical 19-0 run, including six points from Livingston II and five from Mar, to go up 76-54 with 4:02 remaining. The Patriots took their largest lead (85-58) with 1:18 to go in the contest.
Aside from making 15-of-28 3-pointers on the game, Mason was impressive defensively, holding St. Joe's to 25% shooting on 6-24 in the second half.
"That was a phenomenal team effort. I'm really proud of our guys," head coach Dave Paulsen said. "They struggled shooting the ball in the first half, but we emphasized to keep pounding the rock and to keep fighting and defending. Our defense was great all game and it was fun to see the ball finally go in. This team has worked so hard both in practice and outside of practice and it's so nice to see it pay off."
George Mason finishes the last 12:20 of a road game against St. Joe's on a 37-13 run to win by 25 😳— BracketForecast (@BracketForecast) January 4, 2019
Not too shabby!
Justin Kier led the way for Mason with 18 points and pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds, as well, both game highs.
Otis Livingston added 17 points to go along with his game-high seven assists, while Ian Boyd and Goanar Mar chipped in 15 and 13 points, respectively. The win was Mason's third straight at Hagan Arena.
Charlie Brown and Lamarr Kimble each scored 17 points to lead the Hawks.
Of course it's only one win, but after a slow start, the Patriots have shown glimpses of why they had such high expectations placed on them in the first place. And with the fate of their season riding on how they perform in the A-10, Mason's resurgence couldn't have come at a better time.
Up next, the Patriots will return to Fairfax, where they will host St. Bonaventure on Sunday at 4 PM ET. That game will be televised on NBC Sports Network.
12 December, 2017
No. 1 Villanova Vies for Big 5 Sweep, Visits Temple
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Villanova Wildcats returned to a familiar spot in the rankings as they prepare to visit Big 5-rival Temple Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center. Villanova (10-0) ascended to No. 1 Monday in the Associated Press poll for the third straight season after winning its first 10 games. The Wildcats will also attempt to…
24 November, 2017
Washington State Slides Past Saint Joseph's
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Malachi Flynn drilled a 3-pointer with six seconds left Thursday as Washington State rallied for a 75-71 win over Saint Joseph's in the first round of the Wooden Tradition at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif. It was the 10th 3-pointer by the Cougars (4-0) in the second half, when they erased a 38-24 halftime deficit by…
12 March, 2016
Saint Joe's Beats Top Seeded Dayton. Will Play VCU For A10 Championship Sunday.
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Brooklyn, NY - Fourth-seeded Saint Joseph's continued their run through the Atlantic 10 tournament in Brooklyn on Saturday, knocking off the league's top team, Dayton. The Hawks will face second-seeded VCU in the championship game on Sunday. The defending champion Rams advanced to the finals with another another dominating tournament win in the semifinals, this time at the expense of sixth-seeded Davidson. Here are the scores and recaps from all of Saturday's A10 action, brought to you by The Score, as well as the updated tournament bracket from Wikipedia:
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Kyle Billbury had 17 points and seven rebounds and VCU used a balanced attack to run Davidson out of the Barclays Center. Mo Alie-Cox added 13 points and four rebounds for the Rams, including a monster alley-oop from JeQuan Lewis, that shook the Barclays Center. Lewis also scored 11 points for VCU. Brian Sullivan led the way for Davidson with 15 points and Jordan Barham contributed 13.
Tip-off for the championship game between VCU and Saint Joe's is set for 1 PM Sunday at Barclays Center. The game will be televised nationally on CBS. The game is a rematch of the 2014 A10 final, won by the Hawks 65-61. Ironically, both schools were seeded the same in that tournament, as they are now.
Unlike their longtime rivals from George Mason, VCU has shown no signs of slowing down since leaving the Colonial Athletic Association. The two schools were near the top of the CAA standings for years. Not much has changed for the Rams. Since arriving in the A10 in the 2013 season, the Rams have been quite dominant. Sunday will be their fourth A10 championship game, in as many seasons in the league. It's really quite incredible. On the contrary, Mason is zero for three in A10 tournament games and has never finished higher than 12th in the standings.
The most interesting development in this year's A10 tournament, has been the emergence of Saint Bonaventure as a bubble team. They came to Brooklyn looking pretty solid for an at-large bid, however, with their loss to Davidson on Friday, Dayton, VCU, and Saint Joe's are squarely ahead of the Bonnies, and in a league that's projected to get anywhere from three to five bids, nothing is certain for the fourth-best team. In their latest projections, ESPN's Joe Lunardi and CBS Sports' Jerry Palm both included Saint Bonaventure in their fields of 68, but it's a close call, and they're anything but a lock at this point. The Monday Morning Quarterback will examine Saint Bonaventure's resume in our final "bubble watch" before selection Sunday, keep your eyes out for that.
