2024-2025 Schedule Thread

[MasonSAE4]

I'll be curious to see how accurate this Kenpom projection is, but I definitely would not be surprised to see another loss or two by Mason in the final 8 games. Obviously I want to win every game.

I'd wager we end 15-3, but somehow we've been alright playing at vcu and SLU while being crap for the last decade, so idk.

 

[Falco]

Dayton is about to blow it

 

[psyclone]

Dayton is about to blow it

Yeah..10-0 run by vcu. Flyers down 5 with 1:30 left.

 

[gmuballer14]

Yep they blew it

 

[GMU1983]

vcu is going to have a field day turning us over!

 

[GMU79]

vcu is going to have a field day turning us over!

True.

 

[FlPatriot]

Turned it off as Dayton was rallying. Got to hand it to vcu, they don’t seem to get flustered.

 

[GMUgemini]

Turned it off as Dayton was rallying. Got to hand it to vcu, they don’t seem to get flustered.

It’s looking more and more likely that the only path to the tournament lies through vcu and we have not once beaten them when it mattered (and no the 2011 win at the Siegel Center doesn’t count). The closest we came was a Jai Lewis missed layup in 2004 that put us in the NIT.

There’s a first for everything, though.

 

[The Great PATSby]

It’s looking more and more likely that the only path to the tournament lies through vcu and we have not once beaten them when it mattered (and no the 2011 win at the Siegel Center doesn’t count). The closest we came was a Jai Lewis missed layup in 2004 that put us in the NIT.

There’s a first for everything, though.

It’s been done before… and can be done again led by someone who’s done it. The Final Four year was a crucial win at the Seigel Center. We were down 12 at half, had a huge 2nd half and won by 12. We were a bubble watch team then. Our record was 17-5 with an RPI of 31. vcu was 15-6 with an RPI of 63. I was there. Never seen that place so quiet before.

But you’re right, vcu will be the team to beat this season.

 

[GSII]

They turned Dayton over 19 times. vcu had 14 TO. We are toast if they turn us over 19 times. Oh and they make FTs.

 

[Jack Strop]

It’s been done before… and can be done again led by someone who’s done it. The Final Four year was a crucial win at the Seigel Center. We were down 12 at half, had a huge 2nd half and won by 12. We were a bubble watch team then. Our record was 17-5 with an RPI of 31. vcu was 15-6 with an RPI of 63. I was there. Never seen that place so quiet before.

But you’re right, vcu will be the team to beat this season.

I recall we were down 18 or 20 at some point, I think early in the second half. I listened to that game on the radio (as was the style at the time). Bill Rohland was going BONKERS, as was I!

They turned Dayton over 19 times. vcu had 14 TO. We are toast if they turn us over 19 times. Oh and they make FTs.

Well... we won today's turnover battle 8 – 10 vs URI. Vast improvement. Only ONE Turnover O'Connor (23 minutes) and ZERO for KD (26 minutes)!!

 

[Pablo]

It’s been done before… and can be done again led by someone who’s done it. The Final Four year was a crucial win at the Seigel Center. We were down 12 at half, had a huge 2nd half and won by 12. We were a bubble watch team then. Our record was 17-5 with an RPI of 31. vcu was 15-6 with an RPI of 63. I was there. Never seen that place so quiet before.

Epic Rally Leads Patriots to Rare Win at VCU - George Mason University Athletics

Feb. 9, 2006 Box Score Richmond, Va. - Entering Thursday night's game at Virginia Commonwealth, there was not a single player on the George Mason men's basketball

gomason.com

"Richmond, Va. - Entering Thursday night's game at virginia commonwealth, there was not a single player on the George Mason men's basketball team that knew what it was like to earn a win at Alltel Pavilion in Richmond, Va. With 15:22 to play, it didn't look like that would be changing, as Mason found itself down 17 to a team that had made two-thirds of its shots.

But then something strange happened. The Patriots seemed to suddenly remember that they have the nation's fifth-best field-goal percentage defense. And with a renewed defensive confidence carrying over to the offensive end, Mason went on an epic run to not only silence the crowd, but also to make a statement. There's a reason the Patriots are alone in first place in the CAA and that heart and hunger were on display for all to see.

Mason (18-5, 12-2) closed the game with a 41-12 run to hand vcu its first home loss of the season, 73-61. The Rams (15-7, 9-5) managed to convert on just 5 of their final 23 shot attempts while the Patriots made 17 of 23 in the second half. Jai Leis finished with 21 points and eight rebounds while Folarin Campbell had 18 points, five rebounds and four assists. Will Thomas added 14 points and eight rebounds. It was Mason's first win at vcu since Jan. 22, 2000 and just its fourth all time in 17 games at vcu.

Mason's big run began with strong work from the starting sophomores. Campbell made a 3-pointer and a layup and Thomas had a pair of layups to make it 49-41. Butler followed with his only points of the night, a jumper to make it 49-43. Lewis scored inside to make it 49-45 before Eric Davis' free throw made it a five-point lead. Lewis made a pair of free throws and Thomas had a dunk to pull Mason to within one.

Nick George made vcu's first field goal after a seven minute drought but Gabe Norwood's layup closed the gap, Will Thomas' layup gave Mason the lead and Skinn's 3-pointer gave Mason a cushion that would slowly grow to double figures. After trailing by 17, Mason was able to take a 13-point lead, a 30-point swing that dropped vcu into a tie for fifth place in the CAA.

The Rams still did much better shooting on the night than Mason's typical opponent as vcu made 47.2 percent of its shots, about 10 percent better than the typical opponent. But the Rams committed four more turnovers and four more rebounds. Another telling stat was the free throw line, where Mason was 15 of 16 while vcu was 2 of 4.

Both teams started slow as the score was just 2-2 after three minutes. But that's when vcu heated up. B.A. Walker, Alexander Harper and Nick George combined for four 3-pointers as the Rams built an eight-point lead. Mason was able to pull to within three at 18-15 before a 12-4 run gave vcu a double-digit lead. The Rams got a layup off a full-court inbound pass as time expired in the first half to take a 36-24 lead at the break.

Mason allowed vcu to make more than 65 percent of its shots in the first half while shooting just .357 from the field. Five offensive rebounds and six vcu turnovers allowed Mason to stay within a dozen."

 

[psyclone]

Update of Kenpom projections going into the weekend:

vcu 14-4 #35
Mason 14-4 #74
Dayton 11-7 #76
SLU 11-7 #111
St Joe 10-8 #88
Loyola 10-8 #123
St Bona 9-9 #96
all others below .500

Update of Kenpom projections after Feb 9 games:

vcu 15-3 #33
Mason 15-3 #69
Dayton 11-7 #76
SLU 11-7 #114
St Joe 10-8 #84
GW 9-9 #111
Loyola 9-9 #141
UMass 9-9 #163

all others below .500

Note: Jalen Haynes has moved into 5th in Kenpom's A10 all-conference team for the first time. Shugla, Bailey, Bamisile, and Thomas are the first four.

 

[Falco]

Imagine if the Bahamas trip wasn’t cancelled. Those early losses would have been wins. Those early losses were clearly a result of the team learning to play with each other

 

[p8triotfan4life]

Imagine if the Bahamas trip wasn’t cancelled. Those early losses would have been wins. Those early losses were clearly a result of the team learning to play with each other

woulda coulda shoulda. I feel the same way. You can say we should be 23-2 at this point in the season, but we could've very easily lost all of these recent stretch of nail biters. We are 20-5 and not one person should be disappointed in that record. With last night's win a top 4 seed is almost a guarantee, and I think NIT is a lock for this team, and potentially an NCAA tourney bid.

Hopefully this winning streak restores our casual fans to attend this week's final Saturday Home game against St. Joe's. Anything under 5,500 this Saturday is unacceptable.

 

[GMUgemini]

I forget who said it, but someone said Mason has been winning close games because they lost close games early in the season. And they are a better road team because they went on the road and played in tough environments in the non-con.

The only game I really wish we had back was the CMU game. That was the one game where we had victory in our grasp (up two, just forced a turnover, just needed to inbound the ball and that game is basically over) and it just went inexplicably sideways. It’s also our 1 Q4 loss.

 

[Verdad]

4 games separate 1st from 3rd, yet only 2 games separate 3rd from 14th!

When you look at records over last 10 games, there are no teams other than vcu and us that seem to be hitting their strides and playing their best basketball of the season - we have an incredible opportunity in front of us!

 

[Jack Strop]

GW Revolutionaries BEATvcu!!!...
...in the first half 36 – 35.

The GWs just need to tie or win the second half. GOOOOOO HIPPOS!!

 

[MasonSAE4]

vcu has really good ball movement. Think the wheels are about to come off for GW

 

[Falco]

4 games separate 1st from 3rd, yet only 2 games separate 3rd from 14th!

When you look at records over last 10 games, there are no teams other than vcu and us that seem to be hitting their strides and playing their best basketball of the season - we have an incredible opportunity in front of us!

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Is that math correct? lol.