Fairfax, Va. – Winthrop men's basketball fell 96-90 in a road matchup at George Mason, Friday night in non-conference action.
WINTHROP (1-1, 0-0 Big South)
GEORGE MASON (2-0, 0-0 A10)
- Kory Mincy (29 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists)
- Jahari Long (22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists)
- Nick Ellington (10 points, 7 rebounds, block)
FIRST HALF
- Jahari Long buried a left wing three to open the scoring on the first possession of the game
- Kareem Rozier knocked down a trail three from the left wing to tie the game at 3-3
- Rozier then drove baseline and kicked out a pass to Daylen Berry on the right wing as he knocked down the three for a 6-3 advantage
- Ed Nnamoko knocked down a short jumper from the middle of the paint to put the Eagles on top 8-3
- Dola Daebayo buried a right wing three in transition to cut the Eagle lead to two points
- Malik Presley received a lead pass and finishes one-on-one at the rim to tie the game at 8-8
- Eagles were back on top 10-8 after Josh Meo followed a missed jumper from Rozier
- Then after a defensive stop the Eagles moved the ball in transition as Rozier buried a left wing three for a five point lead
- A straight away three from deep by Jahari Long gave the Patriots their first lead as his triple was part of an 11-0 run for a 19-13 lead with 11:18 to play in the half
- Patriots lead by six when Berry drained a three and then a Seifeldin Hendawy three pulled the Eagles within two points at 26-24 with 8:45 left
- Eagles came back to tie the game at 31-31 as the Eagles beat some pressure and Tommy Kamarad drained a left win three with 6:35 remaining
- George Mason led 41-40 with 3:14 to play in the half after Nick Ellington hit 1-of-2 free throws
- The Eagles regained the lead at 43-41 as Kody Clouet dropped in a right wing three
- Rozier followed by dropping in a floater to force a timeout by the Patriots
- Eagles went on top 47-41 on a basket inside by Logan Duncomb with 48 seconds left
- Winthrop took a 47-43 lead into halftime as they connected on 50 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes
SECOND HALF
- Patriots opened the scoring in the second half as Long dropped in a left wing three
- A straight away three by Adebayo tied the game at 49-49 but Duncomb responded with a jumper just in front of the free throw line to regain the lead
- Duncomb scored the first six points of the second half for the Eagles for a 53-49 lead
- A Josh Meo triple with 15:32 to play in the game gave Winthrop a 56-51 advantage
- Meo scored again with 13:23 as he got to the basket for a layup for a 58-53
- George Mason scored a quick five points to tie the game at 58-58 with 12:29 remaining
- Duncomb was called for a flagrant one foul with 11:59 to play as the Patriots took advantage to turn it into a 61-58 lead
- With 10:57 to play in the game Clouet made an extra pass to Meo in the corner as he dropped in a three and was fouled as he completed the four-point play for a 64-63 lead for the Eagles
- After George Mason tied the game at 64-64, Clouet responded by splashing in a straight away three
- A stick back by Emmanuel Kanga put the Patriots back in front at 68-67 with 7:43 to play
- Following an Eagle turnover, Long hit another three to put the Patriots up by four at 71-67
- A Clouet three with 6:24 to play brought the Eagles within a point at 72-71
- A second chance three by Kory Mincy from straight on put the Patriot in front 81-78 with 2:41 left in the game
- It was a one point game again as Berry knocked down two free throws with 2:26 remaining
- Mincy drained a contested straight away three to put George Mason on top 84-80 with just over two minutes left
- George Mason held off the Eagles over the final three minutes for the six point win
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Eagles shot 29 percent from the floor in the second half and finished the game at 39 percent
- George Mason shot 46 percent from the floor after shooting 50 percent in the second half
- The two teams combined for 72 free throws as the Eagles were 25-for-29 (86%) and the Patriots were 31-of-43 (72%)
- Patriots dominated the glass with a 50-31 advantage, which included 16 offensive boards (Eagles had 11 on the offensive glass)
NOTABLES
- Eagles finished with five players in double-figures led by the 17 points from Meo and Berry as Duncomb had 16 followed by Clouet with 13 and Rozier chipped in with 12
- Winthrop made a season-high 13 threes and have now made 12 or more in five of the last seven games dating back to last season
UP NEXT
Winthrop remains on the road as it heads toward the coast on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to take on Coastal Carolina at 7 p.m. in Conway, S.C.
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