Saint Joseph's Hawks at George Mason Patriots
· Atlantic 10 Championship - Semifinal
George Mason defeats Saint Joseph's 74-64 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinal
The second-seeded Patriots will play No. 1 seed VCU in the title game on Sunday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. George Mason is aiming for its first tournament championship since joining the conference in 2013. VCU, which became a member in 2012, has won it twice.
The Patriots made six trips to the NCAA Tournament as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association from 1989-2011. They advanced to the Final Four in 2006 where they lost to eventual-champion Florida. The Rams have made 19 appearances in the event and advanced to the Final Four in 2011 as an at-large team before losing to Butler. VCU beat USC in the first First Four game that season as the field grew to 68 teams.
Haynes also had seven rebounds and six assists for the Patriots (26-7). Darius Maddox hit three 3-pointers and scored 19. K.D. Johnson hit two 3-pointers and scored 12.
The sixth-seeded Hawks (22-12) were led by Xzayvier Brown, who finished with 26 points, six rebounds and two steals. Anthony Finkley totaled 14 points and four steals. Rasheer Fleming added nine points, 12 rebounds and two steals.
George Mason took the lead with 18:01 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 37-28 at halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jared Billups Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Anthony Finkley missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Anthony Finkley Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 74 |
Statistics
 JOES |
 GMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-66 | FG | 26-51 |
| 33.3 | Field Goal % | 51.0 |
| 8-36 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 22.2 | Three Point % | 52.9 |
| 12-16 | FT | 13-15 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 86.7 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 8 | Assists | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 9,355 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-7 |
| George Mason | 15-3 | - | 27-9 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Loyola Chicago | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| Saint Joseph's | 11-7 | 4 | 22-13 |
| Saint Louis | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| St. Bonaventure | 9-9 | 6 | 22-12 |
| George Washington | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Duquesne | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 18-13 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Davidson | 6-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Fordham | 3-15 | 12 | 12-21 |