Game 723 - Richmond at George Mason

February 27 at Eaglebank Arena in Fairfax, VA
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FAIRFAX, Va. - Jamal Hartwell and his George Mason teammates were nearly unstoppable from behind the arc in the second half Wednesday.

The Patriots were 8-of-12 from three over the final 20 minutes with Hartwell knocking down three in a 77-63 victory in Atlantic 10 play.

George Mason (16-12, 10-5) trailed by a point when Richmond's Jacob Gilyard hit a jumper with just over 16 minutes left. But George Mason's first five field goals in the second half were threes, including three straight - Hartwell hit two and Otis Livingston added one of his own - to turn that deficit into a 44-37 lead at the 13:50 mark.

Richmond (12-16, 6-9) got as close as four points the rest of the night.

Hartwell, just a freshman, scored a team-high 15 points, all on threes.

The Spiders led by as much as 10 points in the opening half, building a 16-6 lead on Julius Johnson's 3-pointer at the 14:49 mark. Hartwell drained a three with five seconds to play that put the Patriots up 32-29 at the break.

Johnson scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting for Richmond.

Game 22 - Mississippi vs. George Mason

November 19 at TD Arena in Charleston, SC
ESPN

What a day for color commentator Craig Robinson, who was all over the place, yet right there in TD Arena.

Let's take a look at Craig's top 6:

6. "That's the sign of a young team - losing a halftime lead."

I disagree. I think the sign of a young team is youth.

5. "Shevon Thompson is keeping every NBA scout in the country keeping their eye on this kid."

4. "That was a restaurant-quality pass."

Pardon?

3. "That's really good basketball playing there."

Thanks, Craig!

2. "It can't go said enough."

1. "It'd be better for them to get a five-second call than a turnover."

Again, thanks Craig!