George Mason 74-64 Fordham (Feb 26, 2025) Play-by-Play

Fordham Rams

11-17, 3-12 A-10

	1	2	T
FOR	24	40	64
GMU	32	42	74

TIME	FOR	GMU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Fordham	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by George Mason	0	0
19:35	Joshua Rivera Turnover.	0	0
19:35	Darius Maddox Steal.	0	0
19:24	Jalen Haynes made Layup. Assisted by Brayden O'Connor.	0	2
19:02	Jackie Johnson III made Layup.	2	2
18:45	Jalen Haynes missed Layup.	2	2
18:42	Romad Dean Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:37	Jackie Johnson III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Japhet Medor.	5	2
18:21	Foul on Japhet Medor.	5	2
18:16	Jalen Haynes missed Jumper.	5	2
18:13	Abdou Tsimbila Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:51	Japhet Medor missed Layup.	5	2
17:48	Abdou Tsimbila Offensive Rebound.	5	2
17:39	Romad Dean Turnover.	5	2
17:39	Darius Maddox Steal.	5	2
17:31	Brayden O'Connor Turnover.	5	2
17:31	Abdou Tsimbila Steal.	5	2
17:23	Romad Dean made Layup. Assisted by Japhet Medor.	7	2
17:23	George Mason Timeout	7	2
16:59	Woody Newton missed Jumper.	7	2
16:56	Jalen Haynes Offensive Rebound.	7	2
16:56	Jalen Haynes made Two Point Tip Shot.	7	4
16:36	Abdou Tsimbila made Layup. Assisted by Japhet Medor.	9	4
16:14	Woody Newton missed Three Point Jumper.	9	4
16:12	Brayden O'Connor Offensive Rebound.	9	4
16:10	Darius Maddox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brayden O'Connor.	9	7
15:43	Romad Dean missed Three Point Jumper.	9	7
15:42	Abdou Tsimbila Offensive Rebound.	9	7
15:42	Foul on Brayden O'Connor.	9	7
15:41	Official TV Timeout	9	7
15:41	Brayden O'Connor subbing out for George Mason	9	7
15:41	K.D. Johnson subbing in for George Mason	9	7
15:21	Abdou Tsimbila missed Dunk.	9	7
15:19	George Mason Defensive Rebound.	9	7
15:19	Zach Anderson subbing out for George Mason	9	7
15:19	Jared Billups subbing in for George Mason	9	7
15:19	Japhet Medor subbing out for Fordham	9	7
15:19	Romad Dean subbing out for Fordham	9	7
15:19	Abdou Tsimbila subbing out for Fordham	9	7
15:19	Jahmere Tripp subbing in for Fordham	9	7
15:19	Zach Riley subbing in for Fordham	9	7
15:19	Matt Zona subbing in for Fordham	9	7
14:58	Darius Maddox made Jumper.	9	9
14:41	Jackie Johnson III missed Three Point Jumper.	9	9
14:38	K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.	9	9
14:32	Jalen Haynes missed Jumper.	9	9
14:28	Matt Zona Defensive Rebound.	9	9
14:11	Jahmere Tripp made Layup.	11	9
14:11	Foul on K.D. Johnson.	11	9
14:11	Jahmere Tripp made Free Throw.	12	9
13:48	Darius Maddox missed Jumper.	12	9
13:48	Matt Zona Defensive Rebound.	12	9
13:48	Foul on Jared Billups.	12	9
13:48	Jalen Haynes subbing out for George Mason	12	9
13:48	Giovanni Emejuru subbing in for George Mason	12	9
13:36	Matt Zona missed Three Point Jumper.	12	9
13:34	Zach Riley Offensive Rebound.	12	9
13:20	Joshua Rivera Turnover.	12	9
13:20	K.D. Johnson Steal.	12	9
13:15	Foul on Jahmere Tripp.	12	9
13:15	K.D. Johnson missed Free Throw.	12	9
13:15	George Mason Deadball Team Rebound.	12	9
13:15	Woody Newton subbing out for George Mason	12	9
13:15	Zach Anderson subbing in for George Mason	12	9
13:15	Joshua Rivera subbing out for Fordham	12	9
13:15	Jackie Johnson III subbing out for Fordham	12	9
13:15	Japhet Medor subbing in for Fordham	12	9
13:15	Romad Dean subbing in for Fordham	12	9
13:15	K.D. Johnson missed Free Throw.	12	9
13:13	Romad Dean Defensive Rebound.	12	9
12:44	Fordham Turnover.	12	9
12:44	Darius Maddox subbing out for George Mason	12	9
12:44	Justin Begg subbing in for George Mason	12	9
12:17	K.D. Johnson made Three Point Jumper.	12	12
11:51	Foul on Matt Zona.	12	12
11:51	Matt Zona Turnover.	12	12
11:51	Official TV Timeout	12	12
11:38	Foul on Matt Zona.	12	12
11:38	Zach Riley subbing out for Fordham	12	12
11:38	Matt Zona subbing out for Fordham	12	12
11:38	Jackie Johnson III subbing in for Fordham	12	12
11:38	Abdou Tsimbila subbing in for Fordham	12	12
11:18	Zach Anderson missed Jumper.	12	12
11:18	Abdou Tsimbila Block.	12	12
11:14	Jahmere Tripp Defensive Rebound.	12	12
11:12	Jahmere Tripp missed Layup.	12	12
11:09	Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.	12	12
11:06	K.D. Johnson missed Layup.	12	12
11:06	Abdou Tsimbila Defensive Rebound.	12	12
11:06	Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.	12	12
11:06	Zach Anderson subbing out for George Mason	12	12
11:06	Jalen Haynes subbing in for George Mason	12	12
10:39	Japhet Medor Turnover.	12	12
10:39	K.D. Johnson Steal.	12	12
10:34	K.D. Johnson made Layup.	12	14
10:14	Jackie Johnson III missed Jumper.	12	14
10:12	Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.	12	14
10:02	Justin Begg missed Jumper.	12	14
10:00	Jackie Johnson III Defensive Rebound.	12	14
9:57	Jackie Johnson III Turnover.	12	14
9:57	Jackie Johnson III subbing out for Fordham	12	14
9:57	Joshua Rivera subbing in for Fordham	12	14
9:40	Justin Begg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.D. Johnson.	12	17
9:04	Japhet Medor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abdou Tsimbila.	15	17
8:54	Foul on Romad Dean.	15	17
8:54	Giovanni Emejuru made Free Throw.	15	18
8:54	Jahmere Tripp subbing out for Fordham	15	18
8:54	Jackie Johnson III subbing in for Fordham	15	18
8:54	Giovanni Emejuru missed Free Throw.	15	18
8:52	Abdou Tsimbila Defensive Rebound.	15	18
8:23	Fordham Turnover.	15	18
8:23	Giovanni Emejuru subbing out for George Mason	15	18
8:23	Darius Maddox subbing in for George Mason	15	18
8:13	Jalen Haynes made Layup. Assisted by Jared Billups.	15	20
7:25	Foul on Jalen Haynes.	15	20
7:25	Official TV Timeout	15	20
7:25	Jackie Johnson III subbing out for Fordham	15	20
7:25	Zach Riley subbing in for Fordham	15	20
7:04	Joshua Rivera missed Jumper.	15	20
7:02	K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.	15	20
6:59	K.D. Johnson missed Layup.	15	20
6:59	Joshua Rivera Block.	15	20
6:59	George Mason Offensive Rebound.	15	20
6:59	Zach Riley subbing out for Fordham	15	20
6:59	Ryan Pettis subbing in for Fordham	15	20
6:53	Foul on Abdou Tsimbila.	15	20
6:53	Jalen Haynes missed Free Throw.	15	20
6:53	George Mason Deadball Team Rebound.	15	20
6:53	Abdou Tsimbila subbing out for Fordham	15	20
6:53	Jahmere Tripp subbing in for Fordham	15	20
6:53	Jalen Haynes made Free Throw.	15	21
6:49	Joshua Rivera made Dunk. Assisted by Japhet Medor.	17	21
6:12	Jalen Haynes missed Layup.	17	21
6:10	Jahmere Tripp Defensive Rebound.	17	21
6:03	Japhet Medor missed Three Point Jumper.	17	21
6:00	Darius Maddox Defensive Rebound.	17	21
5:57	Foul on Ryan Pettis.	17	21
5:57	Jared Billups missed Free Throw.	17	21
5:57	George Mason Deadball Team Rebound.	17	21
5:57	K.D. Johnson subbing out for George Mason	17	21
5:57	Brayden O'Connor subbing in for George Mason	17	21
5:57	Jared Billups made Free Throw.	17	22
5:57	Jared Billups subbing out for George Mason	17	22
5:57	Woody Newton subbing in for George Mason	17	22
5:44	Joshua Rivera missed Jumper.	17	22
5:43	George Mason Defensive Rebound.	17	22
5:31	Woody Newton Turnover.	17	22
5:22	Foul on Jalen Haynes.	17	22
5:22	Jalen Haynes subbing out for George Mason	17	22
5:22	Giovanni Emejuru subbing in for George Mason	17	22
5:18	Japhet Medor missed Three Point Jumper.	17	22
5:18	Darius Maddox Defensive Rebound.	17	22
5:18	Foul on Joshua Rivera.	17	22
5:18	Darius Maddox made Free Throw.	17	23
5:18	Ryan Pettis subbing out for Fordham	17	23
5:18	Abdou Tsimbila subbing in for Fordham	17	23
5:17	Darius Maddox missed Free Throw.	17	23
5:16	Jahmere Tripp Defensive Rebound.	17	23
5:00	Japhet Medor made Three Point Jumper.	20	23
4:40	Giovanni Emejuru Turnover.	20	23
4:40	Joshua Rivera Steal.	20	23
4:30	Japhet Medor missed Layup.	20	23
4:30	Giovanni Emejuru Block.	20	23
4:26	Joshua Rivera Offensive Rebound.	20	23
4:24	Romad Dean missed Three Point Jumper.	20	23
4:21	Jahmere Tripp Offensive Rebound.	20	23
4:15	Abdou Tsimbila missed Jumper.	20	23
4:15	Giovanni Emejuru Block.	20	23
4:11	Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.	20	23
4:06	Foul on Jahmere Tripp.	20	23
4:06	Justin Begg subbing out for George Mason	20	23
4:06	Jared Billups subbing in for George Mason	20	23
4:06	Jahmere Tripp subbing out for Fordham	20	23
4:06	Jackie Johnson III subbing in for Fordham	20	23
4:06	Brayden O'Connor made Free Throw.	20	24
4:06	Brayden O'Connor made Free Throw.	20	25
3:45	Jackie Johnson III Turnover.	20	25
3:45	Brayden O'Connor Steal.	20	25
3:34	Darius Maddox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brayden O'Connor.	20	28
3:33	Fordham Timeout	20	28
3:33	Official TV Timeout	20	28
3:01	Romad Dean missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
2:58	Brayden O'Connor Defensive Rebound.	20	28
2:36	Darius Maddox missed Jumper.	20	28
2:33	Romad Dean Defensive Rebound.	20	28
2:15	Jackie Johnson III missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
2:13	Jared Billups Defensive Rebound.	20	28
2:09	Brayden O'Connor Turnover.	20	28
2:09	Abdou Tsimbila Steal.	20	28
1:57	Joshua Rivera missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
1:54	Woody Newton Defensive Rebound.	20	28
1:40	Woody Newton made Layup.	20	30
1:16	Abdou Tsimbila made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Rivera.	22	30
0:55	Foul on Jackie Johnson III.	22	30
0:55	Brayden O'Connor made Free Throw.	22	31
0:55	Brayden O'Connor made Free Throw.	22	32
0:55	Brayden O'Connor subbing out for George Mason	22	32
0:55	K.D. Johnson subbing in for George Mason	22	32
0:36	Foul on K.D. Johnson.	22	32
0:36	Jackie Johnson III subbing out for Fordham	22	32
0:36	Zach Riley subbing in for Fordham	22	32
0:36	Japhet Medor made Free Throw.	23	32
0:36	Japhet Medor made Free Throw.	24	32
0:10	K.D. Johnson Turnover.	24	32
0:10	Japhet Medor Steal.	24	32
0:04	Japhet Medor Turnover.	24	32
0:04	Jared Billups Steal.	24	32
0:03	Giovanni Emejuru Turnover.	24	32
0:03	Romad Dean Steal.	24	32
0:03	Romad Dean missed Three Point Jumper.	24	32
0:03	K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.	24	32
0:00	End of 1st half	24	32

Brayden O'Connor's layup pads George Mason's lead

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0:20

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EagleBank Arena

7:00 PM, February 26, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Fairfax, VA

Line: GMU -11.5

Over/Under: 137.5

Attendance: 3,385

Referees:
Wally Rutecki
Tim Kelly
Robert Riley

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
VCU	15-3	-	25-6
George Mason	15-3	-	24-7
Dayton	12-6	3	22-9
Loyola Chicago	12-6	3	21-10
Saint Joseph's	11-7	4	20-11
Saint Louis	11-7	4	19-13
St. Bonaventure	9-9	6	22-10
George Washington	9-9	6	20-11
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	14-18
Richmond	5-13	10	10-22
Fordham	3-15	12	12-20

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