George Mason Patriots at VCU Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 80
Boyd sinks game winner to lead George Mason past VCU 81-80
Goanar Mar and Otis Livingston each scored 26 points for George Mason (15-15, 9-8 Atlantic 10). Mar shot 8 of 12 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range and 6 of 8 from the foul line. Livingston had the same scoring line as Mar except he made half of his 16 shots.
Issac Vann's 3 put VCU (16-14, 8-9) ahead 78-69 with 4:15 left before George Mason used a 12-2 run to end it. Livingston made a pair of free throws with 21 seconds remaining to reduce George Mason's deficit to 80-79.
After VCU called timeout, Sean Mobley turned it over. Working the clock for a final shot, Livingston missed a 3 but Boyd was there for the tip. Jaire Grayer scored 12 and Boyd finished with 11. George Mason is a three-way tie for fourth place in conference with St. Louis and Saint Joseph's.
Mike'l Simms lead VCU with 20 points and Vann scored 18.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | George Mason Timeout | 81 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ian Boyd made Two Point Tip Shot. | 81 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ian Boyd Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Otis Livingston II missed Jumper. | 79 - 80 |
Statistics
 GMU |
 VCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-64 | FG | 28-65 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 13-33 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 12-16 | FT | 11-18 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 31 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: 7,637 | 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 |