Scores

Final

George Mason 65

(6-2, 1-0 CAA)

Towson 53

(0-7, 0-1 CAA)

7:30 PM ET, December 3, 2011

Towson Center, Towson, MD

1 2 T
GMU 39 2665
TOWS 31 2253

Top Performers

George Mason: M. Morrison 14 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Blk

Towson: M. Damas 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

George Mason 65, Towson 53

Associated Press

TOWSON, Md. -- Ryan Pearson and Mike Morrison scored 14 points each as all five George Mason starters scored in double figures in a 65-53 Colonial Athletic Association victory over winless Towson on Saturday night.

Vertrail Vaughns scored 12 points, Sherrod Wright 11 and Bryon Allen 10 for the Patriots (6-2, 1-0), who opened a 19-5 lead with 5:22 elapsed and never trailed.

The Tigers (0-7) trailed 54-41 with 8:51 remaining but came back to cut the deficit to 56-51 at the 3:13 mark on a 3-pointer by Marcus Damas, who finished with 25 points.

George Mason answered with a dunk by Wright, a 3-pointer by Vaughns and two free throws by Allen to push its lead back to double digits at 63-51 with 49 seconds left. All seven of Towson's losses have been by double digits.

The Patriots outrebounded the Tigers 41-26.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GMU
TOWS
Points 65 53
FG Made-Attempted 23-55 (.418) 18-48 (.375)
3P Made-Attempted 5-17 (.294) 8-17 (.471)
FT Made-Attempted 14-17 (.824) 9-13 (.692)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 12 0

Game Leaders

 
GMU
TOWS
PointsM. Morrison 14M. Damas 25
ReboundsM. Morrison 8R. Nwankwo 7
AssistsM. Morrison 3K. Walden 2
StealsS. Wright 3M. Damas 1
BlocksM. Morrison 2M. Damas 1
Team Stats: George Mason | Towson

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 3, 2011 GMU 65, @TOWS 53Recap
Jan 21, 2012 @GMU 72, TOWS 60Recap

Next 5 Games

GMU
TOWS
12/06 @UVA 7:00pm
12/10 @RAD 4:00pm
12/21 DUQ 7:00pm
12/23 MAN 7:00pm
12/30 @COFC 7:00pm
 12/07 LAS 7:00pm
12/10 UMBC 7:00pm
12/14 @COPP 7:30pm
12/20 MAN 7:00pm
12/23 UVM 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: George Mason | Towson

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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