Princeton Tigers at George Mason Patriots
· NCAA Women's Basketball
71 - 69
Chea's late basket sends 25th-ranked Princeton women past George Mason 71-69
Olivia Hutcherson scored 17 points and Skye Belker and Chea scored 11 apiece. Fadima Hall grabbed 10 rebounds for the Tigers (11-1) who have won nine straight.
Zahira Walton scored 18 points, Kennedy Harris 17 and Louis Volker 12 for George Mason (6-6). Hawa Komara grabbed 10 rebounds.
Princeton used a 7-0 run in the final 23 seconds of regulation to force the extra session. The Patriots' Page Greenburg committed a turnover with 14 seconds left, and Walton fouled Toby Nweke with eight seconds remaining in regulation for a Princeton three-point play to tie it.
The Tigers extended their 34-27 halftime lead with a 7-0 run to start a third quarter which later saw Princeton fail to score in spans of 3 1/2-minutes and almost two minutes.
Walton's 3-pointer with 1:26 remaining in the third reduced the Patriots deficit to 45-37 and started a 12-2 George Mason run that continued into the fourth quarter and put the Patriots up 46-45 with 8:32 left.
George Mason hosts Temple on Monday.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 71 - 69 |
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End of 1st Overtime | 71 - 69 |
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Ashley Chea makes 10-foot jumper | 71 - 69 |
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Princeton Timeout | 69 - 69 |
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Fadima Tall Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 69 |
Statistics
 PRIN |
GMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-56 | FG | 24-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 19-25 | FT | 16-21 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 62 | Percent Led | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 1,186 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 16-2 | - | 28-5 |
| George Mason | 16-2 | - | 23-10 |
| Richmond | 15-3 | 1 | 26-8 |
| Davidson | 12-6 | 4 | 21-12 |
| Saint Joseph's | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| La Salle | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Dayton | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Loyola Chicago | 9-9 | 7 | 16-18 |
| St. Bonaventure | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| George Washington | 7-11 | 9 | 18-18 |
| Saint Louis | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Duquesne | 4-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| VCU | 4-14 | 12 | 8-23 |
| Fordham | 2-16 | 14 | 10-20 |