NIT - 1st Round

22-11, 9-7 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Samford SAM	24	45	69
George Mason GMU	45	41	86

George Mason PatriotsGeorge MasonGMU

27-8, 18-1 Home

Samford Bulldogs @ George Mason Patriots

Game Information

Fairfax, VA

ESPN+

Referee:Tony Crisp

Referee:Ryan Sassano

Referee:Ben Stirt

NCAA Division I

Southern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Mercer	0-0	-	1-0
Chattanooga	0-0	-	0-0
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	0-0
Furman	0-0	-	0-0
Samford	0-0	-	0-0
Tennessee Tech	0-0	-	0-0
The Citadel	0-0	-	0-0
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	0-0
VMI	0-0	-	0-0
Western Carolina	0-0	-	0-0
Wofford	0-0	-	0-0

Atlantic 10 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
George Mason	0-0	-	1-0
Davidson	0-0	-	0-0
Dayton	0-0	-	0-0
Duquesne	0-0	-	0-0
Fordham	0-0	-	0-0
George Washington	0-0	-	0-0
La Salle	0-0	-	0-0
Loyola Chicago	0-0	-	0-0
Rhode Island	0-0	-	0-0
Richmond	0-0	-	0-0
Saint Joseph's	0-0	-	0-0
Saint Louis	0-0	-	0-0
St. Bonaventure	0-0	-	0-0
VCU	0-0	-	0-0

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