VCU 68-63 George Mason (Mar 16, 2025) Play-by-Play

George Mason Patriots

26-8, 15-3 A-10

	1	2	T
GMU	28	35	63
VCU	36	32	68

TIME	GMU	VCU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by VCU	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by George Mason	0	0
19:41	Phillip Russell made Jumper.	0	2
19:12	Darius Maddox made Jumper.	2	2
18:44	Phillip Russell Turnover.	2	2
18:44	Darius Maddox Steal.	2	2
18:39	Woody Newton missed Layup.	2	2
18:39	Jack Clark Block.	2	2
18:36	Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:31	Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.	2	5
18:31	Foul on Jalen Haynes.	2	5
18:31	Phillip Russell made Free Throw.	2	6
18:10	Brayden O'Connor missed Layup.	2	6
18:07	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	2	6
18:05	Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
18:01	Woody Newton Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:52	Jalen Haynes missed Layup.	2	6
17:50	Zach Anderson Offensive Rebound.	2	6
17:50	Zach Anderson made Layup.	4	6
17:37	Foul on Darius Maddox.	4	6
17:37	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	4	6
17:37	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	4	6
17:27	Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
17:24	Brayden O'Connor Defensive Rebound.	4	6
17:12	Foul on Joe Bamisile.	4	6
17:05	Woody Newton missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
17:02	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:55	Joe Bamisile Turnover.	4	6
16:55	Woody Newton Steal.	4	6
16:47	Jalen Haynes made Layup. Assisted by Brayden O'Connor.	6	6
16:25	Joe Bamisile made Jumper.	6	8
15:59	Brayden O'Connor missed Layup.	6	8
15:57	Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:31	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
15:28	Zach Anderson Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:19	Zach Anderson missed Layup.	6	8
15:19	Luke Bamgboye Block.	6	8
15:15	George Mason Offensive Rebound.	6	8
15:15	Official TV Timeout	6	8
15:15	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	6	8
15:15	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	6	8
15:15	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	6	8
15:15	Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU	6	8
15:15	Brayden O'Connor subbing out for George Mason	6	8
15:15	Zach Anderson subbing out for George Mason	6	8
15:15	Jalen Haynes subbing out for George Mason	6	8
15:15	K.D. Johnson subbing in for George Mason	6	8
15:15	Jared Billups subbing in for George Mason	6	8
15:15	Giovanni Emejuru subbing in for George Mason	6	8
15:00	Darius Maddox made Jumper. Assisted by K.D. Johnson.	8	8
14:29	Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
14:27	George Mason Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:15	Foul on Brandon Jennings.	8	8
14:02	K.D. Johnson missed Jumper.	8	8
13:59	Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:53	Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper.	8	11
13:32	Darius Maddox missed Layup.	8	11
13:29	Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.	8	11
13:29	Giovanni Emejuru made Layup.	10	11
13:17	Christian Fermin missed Layup.	10	11
13:15	Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.	10	11
13:12	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
13:09	K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.	10	11
12:51	K.D. Johnson Turnover.	10	11
12:51	Jack Clark Steal.	10	11
12:46	Jack Clark made Layup.	10	13
12:46	Foul on Woody Newton.	10	13
12:46	Max Shulga subbing out for VCU	10	13
12:46	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	10	13
12:46	Woody Newton subbing out for George Mason	10	13
12:46	Giovanni Emejuru subbing out for George Mason	10	13
12:46	Darius Maddox subbing out for George Mason	10	13
12:46	Brayden O'Connor subbing in for George Mason	10	13
12:46	Zach Anderson subbing in for George Mason	10	13
12:46	Jalen Haynes subbing in for George Mason	10	13
12:46	Jack Clark made Free Throw.	10	14
12:31	Foul on Christian Fermin.	10	14
12:23	Jalen Haynes Turnover.	10	14
12:23	Phillip Russell Steal.	10	14
12:18	Foul on Brayden O'Connor.	10	14
12:18	Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.	10	15
12:18	Jack Clark subbing out for VCU	10	15
12:18	Michael Belle subbing in for VCU	10	15
12:18	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	10	15
12:18	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	10	15
12:18	Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.	10	16
12:05	Foul on Joe Bamisile.	10	16
12:05	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	10	16
12:05	Max Shulga subbing in for VCU	10	16
11:48	Jalen Haynes made Three Point Jumper.	13	16
11:21	Phillip Russell Turnover.	13	16
11:21	Zach Anderson Steal.	13	16
11:21	Official TV Timeout	13	16
11:01	Zach Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
10:58	Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.	13	16
10:36	Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.	13	19
10:18	Brayden O'Connor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Haynes.	16	19
9:56	Christian Fermin missed Jumper.	16	19
9:53	Zach Anderson Defensive Rebound.	16	19
9:36	Brayden O'Connor made Jumper.	18	19
9:09	Foul on K.D. Johnson.	18	19
9:09	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	18	19
9:09	Michael Belle subbing out for VCU	18	19
9:09	Christian Fermin subbing out for VCU	18	19
9:09	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	18	19
9:09	Jack Clark subbing in for VCU	18	19
9:09	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	18	19
9:09	K.D. Johnson subbing out for George Mason	18	19
9:09	Zach Anderson subbing out for George Mason	18	19
9:09	Jalen Haynes subbing out for George Mason	18	19
9:09	Woody Newton subbing in for George Mason	18	19
9:09	Giovanni Emejuru subbing in for George Mason	18	19
9:09	Darius Maddox subbing in for George Mason	18	19
9:04	Max Shulga Turnover.	18	19
9:04	George Mason Timeout	18	19
8:48	Jared Billups missed Layup.	18	19
8:48	Luke Bamgboye Block.	18	19
8:46	George Mason Offensive Rebound.	18	19
8:36	Brayden O'Connor missed Three Point Jumper.	18	19
8:36	Zeb Jackson Block.	18	19
8:34	Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.	18	19
8:15	Brandon Jennings missed Jumper.	18	19
8:12	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	18	19
8:11	Luke Bamgboye missed Jumper.	18	19
8:08	Brayden O'Connor Defensive Rebound.	18	19
7:58	Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.	18	19
7:58	Giovanni Emejuru Turnover.	18	19
7:58	Official TV Timeout	18	19
7:58	Brayden O'Connor subbing out for George Mason	18	19
7:58	Giovanni Emejuru subbing out for George Mason	18	19
7:58	Jalen Haynes subbing in for George Mason	18	19
7:58	Justin Begg subbing in for George Mason	18	19
7:36	Max Shulga made Layup.	18	21
7:16	Justin Begg missed Jumper.	18	21
7:14	Jalen Haynes Offensive Rebound.	18	21
7:13	Jalen Haynes Turnover.	18	21
7:13	Jack Clark Steal.	18	21
7:05	Zeb Jackson missed Jumper.	18	21
7:02	Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.	18	21
7:01	Foul on Brandon Jennings.	18	21
7:01	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	18	21
7:01	Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU	18	21
7:01	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	18	21
7:01	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	18	21
6:39	Woody Newton missed Three Point Jumper.	18	21
6:35	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	18	21
6:18	Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.	18	24
5:56	Justin Begg made Jumper.	20	24
5:30	Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
5:27	Woody Newton Defensive Rebound.	20	24
5:05	Jared Billups missed Layup.	20	24
5:05	Jack Clark Block.	20	24
5:04	George Mason Offensive Rebound.	20	24
5:04	Justin Begg subbing out for George Mason	20	24
5:04	K.D. Johnson subbing in for George Mason	20	24
5:03	Darius Maddox missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
5:00	Phillip Russell Defensive Rebound.	20	24
4:51	Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
4:49	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	20	24
4:48	Luke Bamgboye Turnover.	20	24
4:48	Woody Newton Steal.	20	24
4:45	Phillip Russell Turnover.	21	24
4:45	Foul on Phillip Russell.	20	24
4:45	Foul on Phillip Russell.	20	24
4:45	K.D. Johnson made Free Throw.	23	24
4:45	K.D. Johnson made Free Throw.	24	24
4:45	Jared Billups made Free Throw.	21	24
4:45	Jared Billups made Free Throw.	22	24
4:45	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	24	24
4:45	Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU	24	24
4:45	Jalen Haynes subbing out for George Mason	24	24
4:45	Giovanni Emejuru subbing in for George Mason	24	24
4:41	Darius Maddox missed Layup.	24	24
4:38	George Mason Offensive Rebound.	24	24
4:24	Jared Billups missed Jumper.	24	24
4:21	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	24	24
4:17	Foul on K.D. Johnson.	24	24
4:17	K.D. Johnson subbing out for George Mason	24	24
4:17	Brayden O'Connor subbing in for George Mason	24	24
4:17	Jack Clark made Free Throw.	24	25
4:17	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	24	25
4:17	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	24	25
4:17	Jack Clark made Free Throw.	24	26
3:56	Darius Maddox missed Three Point Jumper.	24	26
3:54	Official TV Timeout	24	26
3:54	Woody Newton subbing out for George Mason	24	26
3:54	Giovanni Emejuru subbing out for George Mason	24	26
3:54	K.D. Johnson subbing in for George Mason	24	26
3:54	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	24	26
3:54	Foul on Jared Billups.	24	26
3:54	Jalen Haynes subbing in for George Mason	24	26
3:54	Jack Clark made Free Throw.	24	27
3:54	Jack Clark made Free Throw.	24	28
3:36	Jalen Haynes missed Layup.	24	28
3:36	Jack Clark Block.	24	28
3:35	George Mason Offensive Rebound.	24	28
3:28	Jalen Haynes missed Layup.	24	28
3:25	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	24	28
3:01	Max Shulga Turnover.	24	28
3:01	Jalen Haynes Steal.	24	28
3:01	Technical Foul on Christian Fermin.	24	28
3:01	Technical Foul on Jalen Haynes.	24	28
3:01	Christian Fermin subbing out for VCU	24	28
3:01	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	24	28
2:45	Foul on Joe Bamisile.	24	28
2:45	Brayden O'Connor made Free Throw.	25	28
2:45	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	25	28
2:45	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	25	28
2:45	Jalen Haynes subbing out for George Mason	25	28
2:45	Giovanni Emejuru subbing in for George Mason	25	28
2:45	Brayden O'Connor made Free Throw.	26	28
2:45	Darius Maddox subbing out for George Mason	26	28
2:45	Woody Newton subbing in for George Mason	26	28
2:33	Foul on Jared Billups.	26	28
2:33	Max Shulga made Free Throw.	26	29
2:33	Jared Billups subbing out for George Mason	26	29
2:33	Darius Maddox subbing in for George Mason	26	29
2:33	Max Shulga made Free Throw.	26	30
2:07	Foul on Brandon Jennings.	26	30
2:07	Darius Maddox made Free Throw.	27	30
2:07	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	27	30
2:07	Michael Belle subbing in for VCU	27	30
2:07	Darius Maddox made Free Throw.	28	30
1:50	Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.	28	33
1:20	K.D. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	33
1:17	Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.	28	33
0:52	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	28	33
0:49	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	28	33
0:49	Foul on Giovanni Emejuru.	28	33
0:49	Luke Bamgboye missed Free Throw.	28	33
0:49	VCU Deadball Team Rebound.	28	33
0:49	Giovanni Emejuru subbing out for George Mason	28	33
0:49	Jalen Haynes subbing in for George Mason	28	33
0:49	Luke Bamgboye made Free Throw.	28	34
0:24	K.D. Johnson Turnover.	28	34
0:24	Michael Belle subbing out for VCU	28	34
0:24	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	28	34
0:24	Jalen Haynes subbing out for George Mason	28	34
0:24	Darius Maddox subbing out for George Mason	28	34
0:24	Jared Billups subbing in for George Mason	28	34
0:24	Giovanni Emejuru subbing in for George Mason	28	34
0:03	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	34
0:01	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	28	34
0:00	Max Shulga made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bamgboye.	28	36
0:00	End of 1st half	28	36

VCU wins the Atlantic 10 over George Mason

1:32

Max Shulga beats the halftime buzzer for VCU

0:26

Capital One Arena

1:00 PM, March 16, 2025Coverage: CBS

Washington, DC

Line: VCU -7.5

Over/Under: 127.5

Attendance: 12,516

Referees:
Lee Cassell
Brian O'Connell
Bert Smith

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
VCU	15-3	-	28-6
George Mason	15-3	-	26-8
Dayton	12-6	3	22-10
Loyola Chicago	12-6	3	22-11
Saint Joseph's	11-7	4	22-12
Saint Louis	11-7	4	19-14
St. Bonaventure	9-9	6	22-11
George Washington	9-9	6	21-12
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	14-19
Richmond	5-13	10	10-22
Fordham	3-15	12	12-21

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