Game 9: GMU (7-1) at #10/11 Tennessee (4-3) on Tuesday, December 5, at 6:30 PM.

[GMU79]

And Providence is 61. How the heck did JMU get to 35??

MSU?

 

[Pablo]

For a trip down memory lane - https://gomason.com/news/2004/3/17/205047284

"FAIRFAX, Va. - Three players scored in double figures for George Mason which won its first postseason game in 18 years Wednesday night, beating Tennessee 58-55 in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in front of 4,196 fans at the Patriot Center.

The victory gave George Mason (22-9) a school record for wins in a season, and the school won its first tournament game since a 65-63 victory over Lamar in the 1986 postseason NIT. George Mason had since gone 0-3 in the NCAA tournament and 0-2 in the NIT. The Patriots also set a record for wins at home (13) and gave head coach Jim Larranaga his first postseason victory in seven tries as a head coach.

Sophomore guard Tony Skinn (Takoma Park, MD/Hagerstown CC) scored 16 points, and junior guard Terry Reynolds (Nashville, TN/Toledo) scored George Mason's last eight points to finish with 15. Sophomore forward Jai Lewis (Aberdeen, MD/Maine Central Inst.) contributed 13 for the Patriots. The Mason bench outscored the Vols' bench, 22-10.

Brandon Crump scored 16 points to lead Tennessee, which ends its season at 15-14. C.J. Watson added 12 points. The Volunteers committed 18 turnovers, but had a chance to tie at the buzzer when Scooter McFadgon hit the rim with a 3-pointer from the left baseline.

The contest, which included seven ties, 13 lead changes and 31 total turnovers, ended at halftime tied at 29-all. George Mason never trailed in the second period and led by as many as eight points on two occasions in the frame.

Reynolds' 3-pointer with 5:36 remaining put George Mason ahead, 53-45, and his spin move in the lane with 4:22 left was the Patriots' last field goal who led 55-48. Reynolds made two free throws with 1:21 remaining as Tennessee managed to cut the deficit to two, 57-55, following Crump's jumper at the 1:06 mark.

Mason set up a play in the lane for Lewis, who had his shot blocked by the Vols' Jemere Hendrix and rebounded by McFadgon. Tennessee called a timeout with 31 seconds left to set up its play. One good block deserved another as Mason junior forward Kevin Mickens (Baltimore, MD/Allegany College of MD) rejected and rebounded Watson's jumper in the lane, giving the Patriots the ball. Reynolds sank one of two free throws with five seconds left on the clock before McFagdon's missed three at the buzzer."

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Good way to spend Saint Patrick's Day. I remember (with embarrassment) rushing the court after the W. Had some green beer at Brion's after the game.

 

[MasonFanatic]

US 90
barnes 88
5 OT

If this happens, well, it was nice knowing you all.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

If this happens, well, it was nice knowing you all.

Not tracking on whats behind your post?
Did you bet on this already?

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Not tracking on whats behind your post?
Did you bet on this already?

5 overtimes

 

[MasonFanatic]

Not tracking on whats behind your post?
Did you bet on this already?

Cause of death: 5 overtimes

 

[Pikapppatri8]

5 overtimes

Ahhhh ok copy - apologies for being obtuse.

 

[Mason2006Patriot]

A few things I want to say:

-This game against Tennessee is the biggest game of the season

-If Mason wins, it shows the whole country that Mason and Tony Skinn is the real deal

-If Mason loses, it's like "well thats supposed to happen. Tennessee is a bigger program anyway"

-We need to not turn the ball over a lot this game, which is true every game, but especially this game

-Darius Maddox needs to have a big game. He'll probably play the whole 40 minutes

 

[HoopsAdmin]

A few things I want to say:

-This game against Tennessee is the biggest game of the season

-If Mason wins, it shows the whole country that Mason and Tony Skinn is the real deal

-If Mason loses, it's like "well thats supposed to happen. Tennessee is a bigger program anyway"

-We need to not turn the ball over a lot this game, which is true every game, but especially this game

-Darius Maddox needs to have a big game. He'll probably play the whole 40 minutes

Thank you, Sir. Very astute observations.

 

[bravesfan]

To add: Mason needs to ensure that they score more points than Tennessee if they want to pull off the win.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

To add: Mason needs to ensure that they score more points than Tennessee if they want to pull off the win.

Thanks John.

 

[Patriot8]

To add: Mason needs to ensure that they score more points than Tennessee if they want to pull off the win.

Counterpoint: Don't give up as many points as they do..

 

[mkaufman1]

Now I know why the cheerleaders always did a chant regarding

"Shoot for 2, 2, 2 or 3"

 

[MASONscott]

And Providence is 61. How the heck did JMU get to 35??

And Miami is 63!

 

[MasonSAE4]

A few things I want to say:

-This game against Tennessee is the biggest game of the season

-If Mason wins, it shows the whole country that Mason and Tony Skinn is the real deal

-If Mason loses, it's like "well thats supposed to happen. Tennessee is a bigger program anyway"

-We need to not turn the ball over a lot this game, which is true every game, but especially this game

-Darius Maddox needs to have a big game. He'll probably play the whole 40 minutes

Should Tony threaten to f**k the ref's wife? I've been going back and forth on it. Please advise.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Should Tony threaten to f**k the ref's wife? I've been going back and forth on it. Please advise.

what??

 

[tblack33]

Very pleasantly surprised with being at 61 in NET, but like a few have mentioned, early season NET rankings don’t mean a ton and shouldn’t be looked into that deeply. NET is a wildly flawed system and is going to fluctuate massively over the next month. If we go into conference play in the top 100 I’ll be very happy and it will mean we are in a good place and need to avoid landmines during conference play. But don’t be surprised to watch us win some games in January and still fall in NET because of how the formula is set up.

The boys need to go down to Tennessee and handle business and beat the dog shit out of the Vols then we can seriously start looking at what pathways to an at large looks like. Excited to see what Tony has drawn up for us tomorrow night.

 

[MasonSAE4]

what??

I mean, he's dishing out cutting edge advice. And I want to know if Tony threatening to have marital relations with the referee's wife would be detrimental to our chances of winning.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

To add: Mason needs to ensure that they score more points than Tennessee if they want to pull off the win.

“That’s a myth”

— Dave Paulsen