VCU Falls to Mason in OT

Final Score: George Mason 79, VCU 76 OT

Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)

Current Records: VCU 16-5 (9-3 A-10), George Mason 10-8 (6-6)

 

The short story: Junior forward Vince Williams scored 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished for five assists. But it wasn’t enough to prevent the Patriots from halting the Rams winning streak at six games.

 

OPENING TIP

• Sophomore guard Bones Hyland provided 17 points for the Rams prior to being carried from the court with 2:06 remaining with a foot injury.
• Williams finished 4-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range.
• Freshmen guards Jamir Watkins and Ace Baldwin Jr. supplied 13 and 12 points, respectively. Baldwin added six steals.
• Mason's Josh Oduro was unstoppable with a game-high 27 points. He added six rebounds.  

 THE DIFFERENCE

• The Patriots owned a 42-26 advantage on the glass, which included 15 offensive boards. Mason outscored VCU 13-2 on second-chance points. 
• Mason also owned a 46-32 scoring edge in the paint.
• The Patriots’ Javon Green hit a pull-up jumper in the lane with 2:21 left in the extra period to snap a 69-69 tie. Moments later, Otis Frazier turned a VCU turnover into a jumper and provided the Patriots with a 73-69 cushion with 59 seconds left. Oduro made 3-of-4 free throw attempts in the final minute to keep VCU at arm’s length. 
• Oduro scored six points to spark a 15-5 George Mason run that gave the Patriots a 65-62 lead with 2:42 left in regulation. VCU’s Levi Stockard III converted a traditional three-point play with 1:09 left to give VCU a short-lived 67-65 lead.
• Last gasp: VCU missed a 3-point attempt at the end of regulation.
  

NOTABLE

• VCU leads to the all-time series between these two schools 43-22.
  
• The Rams saw their six-game win streak come to an end Saturday. 
• Box score. 
  

NEXT UP

VCU will host Saint Louis at the Siegel Center on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

-- Game notes from Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.