Game Thread: Mason (8-1) vs. Jacksonville State (2-4), Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, 7:00 PM

[mkaufman1]

Miller’s rebound, points and hartwells free throws were very important

 

[GMUYoda]

6 blocks tonight by AJ... and 3 of those came in the last 3 minutes of the game... crunch time specialty

 

[GSII]

Mason 68
Jax 60

So close.

 

[smccart5]

Never felt like this game was in doubt, but they had some random streaks that got them back in it. The final one coming with about 4 mins to go, we were up 6 and then they randomly got 3 layups in a row. And that guy WARE who randomly hit 4 3's in a row, and then couldn't hit the rim was really remarkable.

It was THAT ugly, had a few turnovers that made me cringe. Three most disappointing plays: 2 SLOPPY turnovers by Hartwell which is very uncharacteristic for him- showed a lack of focus, and Miller not being ready for the back door feed toward the end of the game. HANDS UP- you can't miss those, great teams don't.

 

[mkaufman1]

I don’t disagree but that means mason wins by 5 in a sloppy game now and the board has meltdowns on why they only beat a sub 200 team by 5 lol.

I was very close lol

 

[Falco]

Frustrating to see them squeak wins againts horrible teams.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Cliche time--a win is a win. Style points don't count for anything.

 

[Quentin Daniels]

Not the prettiest win but still a W.

 

[Quentin Daniels]

Frustrating to see them squeak wins againts horrible teams.

I know right? You were so close to getting to celebrate.

 

[patriotchild]

Frustrating to see them squeak wins againts horrible teams.

Better than them losing them like last year though.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Greene's line tonight:

13 points
9 rebounds
4 assists
3 steals (all three led to points)
1 block


AJ's line tonight:

11 points
8 rebounds (3 offensive)
1 assist
1 steal
6 blocks

 

[patriotchild]

Missed the first half . But Kier looks rusty in the 2nd half.

Kier did not look healthy in the second half. Looked like he Had trouble exploding off the injured leg.

 

[Old Man]

The broadcast is so factually wrong at all times. If we’re going to have the same broadcaster on ESPN+ every game, can he at least pretend to care about the game? Or even pretend to follow the games he isn’t calling?

Frankly, I'd be happy if he followed the games he IS calling!

 

[Falco]

Surprised AJ didn’t start, especially after he earned the MVP.

 

[GMUgemini]

Didn't get to watch the entire game yet, but what I could watch while walking back to my car looked like a team playing too lose and trying to put on a show (this was about 7:00-4:00 left in the game). Was that the story for the whole game?

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Didn't get to watch the entire game yet, but what I could watch while walking back to my car looked like a team playing too lose and trying to put on a show (this was about 7:00-4:00 left in the game). Was that the story for the whole game?

That's exactly what it looked like. They were looking to put on a show rather than just trying to execute the offense. Defense really wasn't terrible, it was just a flukey performance by a bench player from JSU scoring 19 points and making 4 3 pointers in the secoind half.

Great to get a win though.

 

[MasonSAE4]

AJ has six blocks and ~5 of them were absolute highlight reel rejections

 

[sleeperpick]

Horribly deployed half court defense but I’m just a hater. Javon couldn’t guard a snail tonight

Sleeperpick has to be losing his mind right now with this small lineup, I wouldn’t blame him.

 

[sleeperpick]

That's exactly what it looked like. They were looking to put on a show rather than just trying to execute the offense. Defense really wasn't terrible, it was just a flukey performance by a bench player from JSU scoring 19 points and making 4 3 pointers in the secoind half.

Great to get a win though.

he’s their leading scorer on the year. Per espn and the coach in the gold room

 

[Patriotsince81]

9 - 1. Not a great effort but I'll take it.