Scores

Final

George Mason 68

(15-10, 8-5 CAA)

Drexel 62

(10-15, 6-7 CAA)

Coverage: CBSS

7:00 PM ET, February 14, 2013

John A Daskalakis Center, Philadelphia, PA

1 2 T
GMU 22 4668
DREX 26 3662

Top Performers

George Mason: E. Copes 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Blk

Drexel: D. Thomas 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Stl

George Mason 68, Drexel 62

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA -- Vertrail Vaughns scored a season-high 14 points as George Mason rallied from an eight-point deficit and held on to defeat Drexel 68-62 Thursday night, splitting the season series.

The Patriots (15-10, 8-5 Colonial Athletic Association) trailed 32-24 with 15:46 remaining, but chipped away to pull in front briefly at 43-42.

After four more lead changes and five ties, George Mason took the lead for good at 58-56 on Corey Edwards' 3-pointer with 1:57 left.

The Patriots hit 8 of 10 free throws in the final 48 seconds, with Edwards 4 of 4 for 10 points and Wright 3 of 4 for 11 points.

Erik Copes added 12 points for George Mason, which outshot Drexel 47.8 percent (22 of 46) to 37.5 percent (21 of 56) and outrebounded the Dragons 37-28.

Damion Lee and Derrick Thomas scored 16 apiece for Drexel (10-15, 6-7), which beat the Patriots 58-54 on Jan. 31.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GMU
DREX
Points 68 62
FG Made-Attempted 22-46 (.478) 21-56 (.375)
3P Made-Attempted 5-12 (.417) 9-27 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 19-25 (.760) 11-14 (.786)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 8

Game Leaders

 
GMU
DREX
PointsV. Vaughns 14D. Thomas 16
ReboundsE. Copes 8D. McCoy 12
AssistsB. Allen 4F. Massenat 4
StealsB. Allen 2D. Thomas 4
BlocksE. Copes 2K. Abif 2
Team Stats: George Mason | Drexel

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 31, 2013 DREX 58, @GMU 54Recap
» Feb 14, 2013 GMU 68, @DREX 62Recap
Mar 9, 2013 @GMU 60, DREX 54Recap

Next 5 Games

GMU
DREX
02/16 GAST 4:00pm
02/20 @HOF 7:00pm
02/23 W&M 4:00pm
02/26 TOWS 7:00pm
03/02 @DEL 2:00pm
 02/18 HOF 7:00pm
02/21 @DEL 7:00pm
02/23 @TOWS 12:00pm
02/28 @ODU 7:00pm
03/02 UNCW 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: George Mason | Drexel

Colonial Athletic Association Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Northeastern14-420-12
James Madison11-720-14
Towson13-518-13
Delaware13-519-14
George Mason10-818-14
Georgia State10-815-16
William & Mary7-1113-17
Drexel9-913-18
North Carolina-Wilmington5-1310-20
Hofstra4-147-25
Old Dominion3-155-25
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