Dec 23, 2002

Box Score

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Freshman Jai Lewis was perfect from the field, scoring 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting, to lead George Mason to a 55-54 victory Monday over Hartford in the schools' first meeting.

Blocked shots in the final 10 seconds by Richard Tynes and Trent Wurtz preserved the win for the Patriots (5-3).

Junior Amous, who scored 11 points for Hartford (3-5), missed a shot at giving the Hawks the lead with 23 seconds remaining.

After Raoul Heinen missed the first of a 1-and-1 with 15.2 seconds left for the Patriots, the Hawks had another chance.

Tynes blocked Amous' driving 8-footer along the left baseline with 2 seconds left. After Hartford inbounded, Wurtz blocked Aaron Cook's 3-point attempt just before the final horn sounded.

Jerrell Parker led Hartford with 14 points and eight rebounds. Pierre Johnson and Ryan Stys each had eight rebounds for the Hawks.

Jon Larranaga scored all 12 of his points in the first half for the Patriots, who shot just 30.4 percent in the second.