George Mason Patriots at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Polite, Cooper lead George Mason past Dayton 74-69
Polite also contributed six assists for the Patriots (17-12, 9-7 Atlantic 10 Conference). Cooper added 16 points while going 5 of 8 from the floor, including 4 for 5 from distance, and 2 for 3 from the line, and he also had five rebounds. Josh Oduro finished 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 12 points.
Daron Holmes led the way for the Flyers (19-10, 11-5) with 34 points and six rebounds. Toumani Camara added nine points and six rebounds for Dayton.
Polite scored eight points in the first half for George Mason, who led 33-28 at the break. Polite scored 14 points in the second half for George Mason.
The Flyers' loss allowed Fordham and Saint Louis to catch them and create a three-way tie for second place with two games remaining.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Devin Dinkins made Free Throw. | 74 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on R.J. Blakney. | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Devin Dinkins made Free Throw. | 73 - 69 |
Statistics
 GMU |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-43 | FG | 23-40 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 7-12 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 58 |
| 17-23 | FT | 16-27 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 13,407 | 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 |