Richmond Spiders at George Mason Patriots
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Polite's 22 lead George Mason past Richmond 62-58
Polite shot 6 of 9 from the field and 9 for 10 from the line for the Patriots (9-5). Josh Oduro scored 10 points and added 12 rebounds. Victor Bailey Jr. was 2 of 6 shooting and 3 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with seven points.
Tyler Burton led the Spiders (7-7) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and six rebounds. Richmond also got 15 points and two steals from Matt Grace. Jason Nelson also had eight points.
Polite scored 11 points in the first half for George Mason, who went into the break tied 32-32 with Richmond. George Mason used a 10-0 second-half run to erase a five-point deficit and take the lead at 44-39 with 13:45 left in the half before finishing off the victory.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Victor Bailey Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jason Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ronald Polite III made Free Throw. | 58 - 62 |
Statistics
 RICH |
 GMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 22-45 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 8-16 | FT | 15-27 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 4,014 | 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 |