Scores

Final

Georgia St 59

(21-11, 11-7 CAA)

George Mason 61

(24-8, 14-4 CAA)

8:30 PM ET, March 3, 2012

Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA

1 2 T
GAST 30 2959
GMU 25 3661

Top Performers

Georgia State: J. Fields 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

George Mason: M. Morrison 12 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Blk

George Mason 61, Georgia St. 59

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. -- Bryon Allen's reverse layup with 3.4 seconds remaining broke a 59-all tie and gave third-seeded George Mason a 61-59 victory against Georgia State in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Saturday night.

Mike Morrison had 12 points and four blocks and Sherrod Wright scored all 10 of his points in a span of four minutes late in the second half for the Patriots (24-8), who advanced to a rubber game against second-seeded Virginia Commonwealth in the semifinals on Sunday.

The Panthers (21-11) led most off the way before a 12-3 run gave George Mason a 52-46 lead with 7:24 to play. Georgia State finally drew even again on a steal and layup by James Fields with 33 seconds to go, but Allen's play denied them their first trip to the semifinals.

Fields scored 15 points and Rashaad Richardson 10 for the Panthers.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GAST
GMU
Points 59 61
FG Made-Attempted 19-51 (.373) 26-57 (.456)
3P Made-Attempted 4-11 (.364) 2-15 (.133)
FT Made-Attempted 17-30 (.567) 7-12 (.583)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 6

Game Leaders

 
GAST
GMU
PointsJ. Fields 15M. Morrison 12
ReboundsE. Buckner 7M. Morrison 7
AssistsD. White 4R. Pearson 5
StealsJ. Ali 2R. Pearson 1
BlocksJ. Fields 2M. Morrison 4
Team Stats: Georgia State | George Mason

2011-12 Season

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Next 5 Games

GAST
GMU
03/13 TNTC 7:00pm
03/17 @MER 4:00pm
11/09 @DUKE 7:00pm
11/13 @BYU 9:00pm
11/19 MONM 7:00pm
 03/04 @VCU 4:30pm
11/09 UVA 7:00pm
11/13 @BUCK 7:00pm
11/16 MER 1:30pm
11/18 @UNM 6:00pm
Complete Schedule: Georgia State | George Mason

Colonial Athletic Association Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Virginia Commonwealth15-328-6
Drexel16-227-6
George Mason14-424-9
Georgia State11-721-11
Old Dominion13-520-13
Delaware12-618-13
Northeastern9-914-17
James Madison5-1312-20
North Carolina-Wilmington5-1310-21
Hofstra3-1510-22
William & Mary4-146-26
Towson1-171-31
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