The George Mason Patriots had a case of Jekyll and Hyde, playing two very different looking halves of basketball, but a 57-point second half outburst led to a 90-65 lopsided victory against Lebanon Valley College tonight at EagleBank Arena.

Lebanon Valley seem to do everything right in the first half, finishing with 43 points with six three-pointers and hitting their first 15 free throws to take a 10-point lead into the half. The score was tied at 18 apiece at the 11:03 mark. Down 10 points with 2:29 on the clock, neither team would score until Marquise Moore made a layup with four seconds left. The Dutchmen's Marquis Davis would respond with a layup on the other end to keep the margin at 10 points, 43-33.

"We had to turn up the level of urgency on the defensive end and calm down and relax on the offensive end," added Paulsen.

Mason opened the half on a 6-0 run and a much better defensive effort. Sophomore Kam Murrell gave the Patriots their first lead since the score was 4-3 early in the first half, 55-53, with a three-point play on a layup at 12:26 left in the game. Mason would go on a 35-12 run to end the game.

"We told our guys in the locker room a 35-point turnaround in a half in nothing short of remarkable," said Coach Paulsen in the postgame presser. "It just points out to our guys that when they are locked in and they're focused and they're approaching the game from the right end of the floor, from the defensive end, they are capable of great things. And the opponent really doesn't matter. We talked before the game about playing against the game not the opponent."

Mason had five players score in the double figures led by a season-high 19 points by senior Marquise Moore. Otis Livingston II added 16 points. Kameron Murrell scored a career-high 15 points, tying a career-high three 3-pointers and five rebounds. Jaire Grayer added 14 points and a career-high 5 blocks.

 "I thought Marquise played very very well, but for me, the guys that sparked us were Jaire Grayer who had nine rebounds, four offensive, and five blocks and just did the little things," added Paulsen. "I thought kam (Murrell) was phenomenal. Sam Light was a heck of a player and Kam was our most effective guy guarding him. That's what we focus on not much who scores the ball, but who does the little things."

First Half

• 43-33 halftime lead belong to Lebanon Valley. The game was tied at 18 at the 11:03 mark.
• Lebanon Valley made their first 15 free throws before they missed three straight to end the first half. They managed to go to the line only four times in the second half, finishing 19-of-22. The Patriots made one free throw on seven attempts.
• The Flying Dutchmen made six of 11 three-point shots, the Patriots Kam Murrell made two behind the arc in the first half for Mason.
• Mason had eight players score at least two points in the first half. Three players for LVC were in double figures; Sam Light 12 points, Marquis Davis and Andy Orr 10 points.

Second Half

• The Patriots outscored Lebanon Valley 57-22.
• Mason would go on a 35-12 run to end the game.

Game Numbers

• The Flying Dutchmen had three guys in double figures led by Sam Light with 19 points and D3 Preseason All-American Andy Orr with 18 points and eight rebounds.
• Double-doubles: Seniors Jalen Jenkins and Marquise Moore each notched a double-double. Guard Moore had 10 rebound and Jenkins finish with 11, eight off the offensive glass.
• Kameron Murrell scored a career-high 15 points, tying a career-high three 3-pointers and five rebounds. He guarded Light who had only seven of his 19 points in the second half. 

Next Game: Friday night the Patriots host Mount St. Mary's in the second game of a Mason basketball double-header at 7:30 p.m. The women's basketball team will play Arizona at 5 p.m.