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Kelly puts up 17, George Mason defeats Monmouth 72-61
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) Amari Kelly scored 17 points to help George Mason defeat Monmouth 72-61 on Monday night in a season opener.
Kelly added eight rebounds and three blocks for the Patriots. Darius Maddox scored 17 points and added six rebounds. Woody Newton shot 2 of 3 from the field and 4 for 8 from the line to finish with 10 points.
Xander Rice led the way for the Hawks with 21 points, four assists and two steals. Jack Collins added 17 points for Monmouth. In addition, Jaret Valencia finished with six points.
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Both teams play on Friday. George Mason hosts Austin Peay and Monmouth travels to play West Virginia.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi vs. Amari Kelly (Hawks gains possession) | Â |
| 19:37 |  | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:35 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:25 | | Â | Ronald Polite III turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 19:03 | | Â | Xander Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | Hawks offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Jack Collins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Amari Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:27 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Amari Kelly's two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:25 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:22 | | Â | Amari Kelly personal foul | Â |
| 18:05 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:03 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Ronald Polite III's two point layup | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Jakari Spence defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:33 | | Â | Xander Rice misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:31 | | Â | Xander Rice offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:24 | | +3 | Jack Collins makes three point jump shot (Xander Rice assists) | 3-0 |
| 16:56 | | +3 | Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Jared Billups assists) | 3-3 |
| 16:45 | | Â | Amari Kelly blocks Xander Rice's two point layup | Â |
| 16:43 | | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:35 | | +2 | Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot (Jared Billups assists) | 3-5 |
| 16:08 | | Â | Xander Rice misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Jack Collins personal foul | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Jared Billups misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | Jakari Spence defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | Jakari Spence misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Jaret Valencia blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:38 | | Â | Xander Rice misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:36 | | Â | Darius Maddox defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:15 | | +2 | Jared Billups makes two point jump shot | 3-7 |
| 14:06 | | Â | Xander Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:56 | | Â | Patriots offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:52 | | +3 | Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Malik Henry assists) | 3-10 |
| 13:32 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Darius Maddox offensive foul | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Darius Maddox turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | Jaret Valencia turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:45 | | +3 | Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists) | 3-13 |
| 12:24 | | +3 | Jack Collins makes three point jump shot | 6-13 |
| 12:02 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:00 | | Â | Darius Maddox offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:50 | | +3 | Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists) | 6-16 |
| 11:28 | | Â | Xander Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Malik Henry defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Woody Newton offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Xander Rice personal foul | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Jack Collins shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Malik Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Malik Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Hawks offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:27 | | Â | Malik Henry blocks Abdi Bashir Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Klemen Vuga offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Klemen Vuga makes two point jump shot | 8-16 |
| 10:17 | | Â | Woody Newton turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | Baraka Okojie misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:02 | | Â | Jayden Doyle defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Woody Newton defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:17 | | Â | Tre' Wood misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Malik Henry offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Malik Henry makes two point layup | 8-18 |
| 8:51 | | Â | Klemen Vuga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Xander Rice misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Tre' Wood defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Cornelius Robinson Jr. shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:20 | | +1 | Woody Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-19 |
| 7:54 | | Â | Woody Newton shooting foul (Xander Rice draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-19 |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Xander Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-19 |
| 7:36 | | Â | Baraka Okojie turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 7:23 | | +2 | Xander Rice makes two point layup | 12-19 |
| 7:01 | | Â | Baraka Okojie misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:59 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | Cornelius Robinson Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:45 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul | Â |
| 6:27 | | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-21 |
| 6:05 | | Â | Jakari Spence turnover (bad pass) (Jared Billups steals) | Â |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Amari Kelly makes two point layup (Ronald Polite III assists) | 12-23 |
| 5:34 | | +3 | Xander Rice makes three point jump shot (Jakari Spence assists) | 15-23 |
| 5:08 | | Â | Darius Maddox turnover (Jakari Spence steals) | Â |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Jakari Spence makes two point layup | 17-23 |
| 4:46 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Amaan Sandhu steals) | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Xander Rice turnover (Keyshawn Hall steals) | Â |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Keyshawn Hall makes two point dunk (Darius Maddox assists) | 17-25 |
| 4:11 | | Â | Ronald Polite III blocks Abdi Bashir Jr.'s three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:09 | | Â | Patriots defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Amari Kelly misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Amaan Sandhu defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Amari Kelly personal foul | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:34 | | +3 | Xander Rice makes three point jump shot (Amaan Sandhu assists) | 20-25 |
| 3:12 | | Â | Jared Billups misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Jakari Spence defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | Jaret Valencia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:54 | | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | Jayden Doyle defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:40 | | +2 | Jaret Valencia makes two point dunk (Jakari Spence assists) | 22-25 |
| 2:40 | | Â | Jared Billups shooting foul (Jaret Valencia draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Jaret Valencia misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Jared Billups defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Jakari Spence personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:28 | | +1 | Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-26 |
| 2:28 | | +1 | Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-27 |
| 2:12 | | Â | Xander Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Jaret Valencia offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall personal foul | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Jakari Spence misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Jakari Spence defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:40 | | Â | Darius Maddox personal foul (Jakari Spence draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:40 | | +1 | Jakari Spence makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-27 |
| 1:40 | | Â | Jakari Spence misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Darius Maddox defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Darius Maddox offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | +2 | Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot | 23-29 |
| 1:03 | | Â | Hawks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:49 | | Â | Jakari Spence turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Xander Rice misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:10 | | Â | Xander Rice offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Jaret Valencia misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Malik Henry defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Ronald Polite III turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |