VCU Rams at George Mason Patriots
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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73 - 64
73 - 64
VCU controls George Mason in 73-64 A-10 opening win
The Rams led 36-35 at halftime and never trailed after the break. Ian Boyd's jumper brought the Patriots to within 49-45 with 13:05 to play, and he made one of two free throws six minutes later to make 59-55, but they couldn't get closer.
Lewis' had a layup off a steal, Tillman had a free throw and Williams' jumper gave put VCU out front 17-7 early before the Patriots used a 13-6 run cutting the lead to three on Jaire Grayer's 3 with 7:30 left before the break.
Jalen Jenkins scored 12 for George Mason (10-4) and Grayer, Otis Livingston II, and Marquise Moore all scored 10 apiece.
VCU (11-3) had a 42-31 rebounding edge and scored 46 interior points. Justin Tillman collared 11 boards for the Rams.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | JeQuan Lewis Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jaire Grayer missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Otis Livingston II Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:18 | JeQuan Lewis missed Free Throw. | 73 - 64 |
Statistics
 VCU |
 GMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-58 | FG | 26-64 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 3-13 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 12-20 | FT | 6-8 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: EagleBank Arena
Location: Fairfax, VA
Capacity:
Location: Fairfax, VA
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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 |