N.C. A&T NCA&T 2-11,0-0 CAA

George Mason GMU 11-2,0-0 Atlantic 10

N.C. A&T NCA&T

2-11,0-0 CAA

Final

Dec. 30, 2023

George Mason GMU

11-2,0-0 Atlantic 10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
N.C. A&T NCA&T	33	36	69
George Mason GMU	51	43	94

Box Score

Patriots Improve to 11-2 with 94-69 Triumph over N.C. A&T

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/30/2023 5:46:00 PM

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University men's basketball team reached 11 non-league victories for just the second time in the last 40 years after capping its out-of-conference schedule with a 94-69 victory over North Carolina A&T on Saturday afternoon inside EagleBank Arena.

Mason (11-2) led for 35:51 of a possible 40 minutes of action and shot an efficient 58.6 percent from the floor, including a 28-of-36 (.778) mark from inside the arc. That 2pt percentage is Mason's highest in more than a decade.

The victory sends the Patriots into A-10 play riding a four-game win streak and improves the Green & Gold to 8-0 at home on the year.

"These guys committed since they stepped foot in Fairfax in April," head coach Tony Skinn ('06) said. "I'm so happy with their performance, not only in this arena but in general this season. I think coaches get too much credit sometimes. These guys have been incredible and for the first half of the season, they've taken care of business."

Four Patriots scored 14+ points in a balanced all-around effort on Saturday.

Sophomore Keyshawn Hall tallied all of his game-high 18 points in the second half and made 8-of-13 attempts from the floor to go along with seven rebounds and three assists.

Senior Ronald Polite III added 15 points (3-5 3pt FG), a game-high four assists and two steals, while senior Darius Maddox chipped in 15 points (4-8 FG), five rebounds and two assists.

Graduate student Amari Kelly notched 14 points (7-9 FG) and two blocks, and Woody Newton tallied nine points (3-5 FG), five rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Senior Malik Henry returned to the floor as well Saturday and notched his usual high-energy output with eight points (3-5) and four offensive rebounds.

Mason held significant advantages in points in the paint (44-30) and bench scoring (28-18) in the victory. The Patriots led by 18 (51-33) at the break and by as many as 31 (73-42) in the second stanza.

The Patriots open Atlantic 10 play Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. contest vs. La Salle in Philly. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Mason opens its home A-10 schedule next Saturday (Jan. 6) vs. Saint Louis.

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