The last time I felt this way after a game was when we beat UVA at the buzzer. I recall the attendance being much higher and the place went nuts. Made even better because we invited some friends who were UVA alums. I think UVA lost to every CAA team they played that year, starting with us.
This game had that same feel as we rode an emotional roller coaster. Up in the first half, down in the first half. Felt like the inevitable was happening right after halftime, only for us to reel off 19 points. So proud of this team and Tony. The defense played as tough as I've ever seen. Others have mentioned some of the tough rebounds, but I'll pile on, Billups, Ronny, and Ball all had brawl type rebounds that I will always remember. And Malik was the spark who won this game. When he came in, he flat out shut their big down. Can't say enough about Ronnie's big time shots and Okojie taking over the game at the end. Keyshawn played his usual strong game. I'm still worried about Kelly and Woody. Neither seems to be as aggressive as they were earlier in the year. Kelly gets two early fouls and just stops playing D - "It's OK to foul out with 3 mins left Big Man, go ahead and hammer somebody". Woody still won't take the open shot. We need both of them at peak performance over the next few weeks. A shot of confidence is needed.
I said it after the GW win and I'll repeat, this season is a success, no matter what happens from here on out. It's been a very long time since I was able to brag about Mason at every meeting the next day.
