Rhode Island Rams at George Mason Patriots
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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71 - 56
71 - 56
Rhode Island holds off George Mason 71-56
Jarvis Garrett chipped in 13 points for Rhode Island (19-6, 11-3 Atlantic 10 Conference).
The Rams, who have won eight of their last nine games, remain in a tie atop the conference with Virginia Commonwealth. Dayton, which had shared the top spot, fell to Duquesne 83-73 on Saturday.
Rhode Island held a 41-27 lead at the break and was up 51-37 midway of the second half. The Patriots had a 7-2 run to close to 53-44 with 7:23 left. Matthews hit a jumper to start an 11-5 run to pull ahead 64-49 with 3:03 remaining. The Rams limited George Mason to seven points in the final 3:59.
Shevon Thompson had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Isaiah Jackson added 11 points for George Mason (8-18, 3-11).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:09 | E.C. Matthews Steal. | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jalen Jenkins Turnover. | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jalen Jenkins Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Isaiah Jackson missed Jumper. | 71 - 56 |
Statistics
 URI |
 GMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-52 | FG | 16-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 4-9 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 22-26 | FT | 20-32 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 9 | Assists | 4 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: EagleBank Arena
Location: Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 4,740 | Capacity:
Location: Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 4,740 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |