Scores

Final

Towson 59

(10-21, 5-13 CAA)

George Mason 71

(20-9, 13-5 CAA)

8:00 PM ET, February 28, 2009

Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA

1 2 T
TOWS 29 3059
GMU 35 3671

Top Performers

Towson: J. Hairston 19 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk

George Mason: D. Monroe 13 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

George Mason 71, Towson 59

Associated Press

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Darryl Monroe scored 13 points and had nine rebounds to help George Mason beat Towson 71-59 on Saturday night.

The Patriots (20-9, 13-5 Colonial Athletic Association) clinched the second seed in the conference tournament.

George Mason overcame a slow start and used an early second half push to cap off its first undefeated season at Patriot Center, where they went 14-0 this season.

Dre Smith also had 13 points, Cam Long had 11 and Louis Birdsong added 10 as the Patriots, the defending conference champions, shot 51 percent from the field and won for the fourth time in five games.

Towson (10-21, 5-13) was led by Junior Hairston, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TOWS
GMU
Points 59 71
FG Made-Attempted 21-56 (.375) 26-51 (.510)
3P Made-Attempted 8-25 (.320) 6-14 (.429)
FT Made-Attempted 9-12 (.750) 13-20 (.650)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (1/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 12

Game Leaders

 
TOWS
GMU
PointsJ. Hairston 19D. Smith 13
ReboundsJ. Hairston 12D. Monroe 9
AssistsB. Morris 4D. Monroe 2
StealsJ. Hairston 2C. Long 2
BlocksJ. Hairston 3D. Monroe 1
Team Stats: Towson | George Mason

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 7, 2009 GMU 71, @TOWS 59Recap
» Feb 28, 2009 @GMU 71, TOWS 59Recap
Mar 8, 2009 @GMU 56, TOWS 48Recap

Next 5 Games

TOWS
GMU
03/06 @DREX 8:30pm
03/07 @NE 8:30pm
03/08 @GMU 5:30pm
11/13 M-OH 7:00pm
11/21 BUFF 1:00pm
 03/07 JMU 6:00pm
03/08 TOWS 5:30pm
03/09 @VCU 7:00pm
03/17 @PSU 8:00pm
11/13 LIB 7:30pm
Complete Schedule: Towson | George Mason

Colonial Athletic Association Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Virginia Commonwealth14-424-9
George Mason13-522-10
Old Dominion12-621-10
Hofstra11-721-11
Northeastern12-618-12
James Madison9-919-14
Drexel10-815-14
Delaware6-1213-19
Georgia State8-1012-20
Towson5-1312-22
William & Mary5-1310-20
North Carolina-Wilmington3-157-25
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