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Polite's 22 lead George Mason past Richmond 62-58
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) Ronald Polite scored 22 points as George Mason beat Richmond 62-58 on Saturday.
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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Both teams play on Wednesday. George Mason visits Saint Bonaventure while Richmond hosts George Washington.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Neal Quinn vs. Josh Oduro (Patriots gains possession) | Â |
| 19:37 | | Â | Josh Oduro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:35 |  | Â | Jason Nelson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:16 | | Â | Matt Grace misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:14 | | Â | Patriots defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:55 | | +2 | Josh Oduro makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | | Â | Jason Nelson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Davonte Gaines defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Davonte Gaines misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Jason Nelson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:46 | | Â | Spiders turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 17:31 | | Â | DeVon Cooper turnover (Andre Gustavson steals) | Â |
| 17:27 | | Â | Jason Nelson offensive foul | Â |
| 17:27 | | Â | Jason Nelson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Jason Nelson personal foul | Â |
| 16:52 | | Â | Josh Oduro misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Neal Quinn defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:33 | | +3 | Tyler Burton makes three point jump shot (Neal Quinn assists) | 3-2 |
| 16:12 | | Â | DeVon Cooper offensive foul | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | DeVon Cooper turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:56 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Josh Oduro defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:47 | | +2 | Victor Bailey Jr. makes two point layup | 3-4 |
| 15:26 | | Â | Neal Quinn misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Spiders offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Jason Roche misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Spiders offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Davonte Gaines personal foul | Â |
| 14:56 | | +3 | Matt Grace makes three point jump shot (Andre Gustavson assists) | 6-4 |
| 14:30 | | +2 | Saquan Singleton makes two point layup | 6-6 |
| 14:30 | | Â | Jason Roche shooting foul (Saquan Singleton draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:30 | | Â | Saquan Singleton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 14:30 | | Â | Jason Roche defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:02 | | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point layup | 8-6 |
| 13:41 | | Â | Davonte Gaines misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:39 | | Â | Jason Roche defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:27 | | +2 | Marcus Randolph makes two point jump shot | 10-6 |
| 12:59 | | Â | Devin Dinkins turnover (Andre Gustavson steals) | Â |
| 12:37 | | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point jump shot | 12-6 |
| 12:19 | | Â | Victor Bailey Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:17 | | Â | Matt Grace defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Matt Grace misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:01 | | Â | Davonte Gaines defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Andre Gustavson shooting foul (Victor Bailey Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:52 | | +1 | Victor Bailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-7 |
| 11:52 | | Â | Victor Bailey Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Isaiah Bigelow defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Josh Oduro shooting foul (Tyler Burton draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:26 | | +1 | Tyler Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-7 |
| 11:26 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Saquan Singleton defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Isaiah Bigelow shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:02 | | +1 | Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-8 |
| 11:02 | | +1 | Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-9 |
| 10:50 | | Â | Justyn Fernandez shooting foul (Jason Roche draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:50 | | +1 | Jason Roche makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-9 |
| 10:50 | | +1 | Jason Roche makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-9 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Justyn Fernandez makes two point jump shot | 15-11 |
| 10:12 | | Â | Josh Oduro shooting foul (Matt Grace draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Matt Grace misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Matt Grace misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Tyler Burton offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:06 | | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point layup | 17-11 |
| 9:45 | | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point layup (DeVon Cooper assists) | 17-13 |
| 9:22 | | +2 | Matt Grace makes two point jump shot | 19-13 |
| 9:04 | | +3 | Justyn Fernandez makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists) | 19-16 |
| 8:32 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Isaiah Bigelow offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Blake Jones shooting foul (Isaiah Bigelow draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Isaiah Bigelow misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:28 | | +1 | Isaiah Bigelow makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-16 |
| 8:12 | | Â | Malik Henry misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Andre Gustavson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:51 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Malik Henry defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point layup | 20-18 |
| 7:36 | | +2 | Neal Quinn makes two point layup (Andre Gustavson assists) | 22-18 |
| 7:36 | | Â | Malik Henry shooting foul (Neal Quinn draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Neal Quinn misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Saquan Singleton defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Isaiah Bigelow personal foul | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | Saquan Singleton turnover | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Tyler Burton turnover | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Marcus Randolph shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:51 | | +1 | Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-19 |
| 6:51 | | +1 | Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-20 |
| 6:34 | | Â | Tyler Burton offensive foul | Â |
| 6:34 | | Â | Tyler Burton turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Ginika Ojiako makes two point layup (Saquan Singleton assists) | 22-22 |
| 5:42 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Ginika Ojiako defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:21 | | Â | Ronald Polite III offensive foul | Â |
| 5:21 | | Â | Ronald Polite III turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:02 | | Â | Matt Grace misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | Davonte Gaines defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Ginika Ojiako makes two point layup (Davonte Gaines assists) | 22-24 |
| 4:21 | | Â | Ginika Ojiako shooting foul (Matt Grace draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:21 | | +1 | Matt Grace makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 |
| 4:21 | | +1 | Matt Grace makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-24 |
| 4:07 | | Â | Jason Roche shooting foul (Davonte Gaines draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:07 | | +1 | Davonte Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-25 |
| 4:07 | | Â | Davonte Gaines misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Tyler Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point jump shot | 26-25 |
| 3:32 | | Â | Devin Dinkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Tyler Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:13 | | +3 | Marcus Randolph makes three point jump shot (Matt Grace assists) | 29-25 |
| 2:53 | | +2 | DeVon Cooper makes two point layup | 29-27 |
| 2:31 | | Â | Neal Quinn misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | DeVon Cooper personal foul | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:29 | | +1 | Tyler Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 2:29 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Malik Henry defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:06 | | +3 | Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Davonte Gaines assists) | 30-30 |
| 1:44 | | +2 | Marcus Randolph makes two point jump shot | 32-30 |
| 1:28 | | Â | DeVon Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Malik Henry offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Victor Bailey Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Spiders defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:03 | | Â | Marcus Randolph misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:01 | | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | DeVon Cooper turnover (Marcus Randolph steals) | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Andre Gustavson misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Malik Henry defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Matt Grace shooting foul (Victor Bailey Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Victor Bailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-31 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Victor Bailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-32 |
| 0:29 | | Â | Patriots 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Andre Gustavson turnover (Saquan Singleton steals) | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Andre Gustavson personal foul | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Saquan Singleton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Saquan Singleton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Patriots offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Saquan Singleton turnover (Connor Crabtree steals) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |