George Mason Patriots @ Massachusetts Minutemen
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
GMU | 43 | 33 | 76 |
MASS | 34 | 40 | 74 |
George Mason downs UMass 76-74 behind Livingston's 22
AMHERST, Mass. -- Otis Livingston II scored 22 points, Jalen Jenkins added 15 and tied his career best with 12 rebounds, and George Mason held off UMass 76-74 on Saturday for its sixth victory on the road.
UMass closed to 66-65 on Donte Clark's layup with 4:47 to go, but the Patriots pulled ahead 74-69 on Marquise Moore's layup in traffic with 24 seconds left. Dejon Jarreau's tip-in and 3-pointer got the Minutemen within 76-74 with seven seconds to go before Livingston missed a free throw and C.J. Anderson was off on a 3 at the buzzer.
Jaire Grayer scored 12 for the Patriots (14-7, 4-4 America East), who made 14 of 22 free throws to the Minutemen's 8 for 17.
Clark scored 13, Anderson and Tyrn Flowers added 11 apiece and Jarreau had 10 for UMass (12-10, 2-7), which has lost three straight.
Karmari Newman's 3-pointer put the Patriots up for good 16-14 and George Mason led 43-34 at halftime.
Game Information
Amherst, MA
Referee:Dwayne Gladden
Referee:Nathan Farrell
Referee:Matt Dorn
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 14 | 9-21 |
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