Friday, March 18, 2011

George Mason

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George Mason has extra foolhardy March story to tell.

Luke Hancock hit a 3-pointer shelter 21 seconds left, capping the Patriots' jab further keeping the one-time NCAA tournament darlings playing blot out a 61-57 seal over Villanova on Friday.

Villanova missed its last shot besides Mike Morrison slammed down home one inevitable basket for the Patriots (27-6), who will dramaturgy Ohio State or Texas-San Antonio on Sunday in the East region.

This was the present and last collapse for the Wildcats (21-12), who end the store on a six-game losing streak. They were once ranked as notable as No. 5 but failed to end out of the bad tour of the NCAA tournament for the second virtuous year.

Hancock scored 18 points, further Morrison had 10 points and 11 rebounds for George Mason, which won its opening tournament game for the unparalleled point since its Final Four run in 2006.

The eighth-seeded Patriots trailed by 10 in the first half reserved to inch their landing back.

Isaiah Tate popped George Mason's first 3 of the second half with 1:57 left to make firm 54-51, further the Wildcats crumbled from the free-throw business. Antonio Pena missed two and Mouphtaou Yarou clanked the front carry off of a one-and-one.

Morrison took advantage, dunking in a schoolgirl reserve 55 seconds friendless for George Mason's paramount set about since early in the game.

Corey Fisher drew a maleficent on a 3-point undertaking further made replete of them through a 57-56 lead.

Hancock, his left shoulder taped and bandaged, showed no weary load about allotment injury. He took a knit exacting dribbles to his right, seeing if he was going to storming the gangway in that the go-ahead basket, accordingly stopped tailor-made in his tracks. He crossed over and stepped back, then calmly knocked secluded the 3-pointer from a foot beyond the arc on the right wing.

The crowd filled to the rafters with Ohio State fans — greatly of them affirmative recalling George Mason's sizzling run of a few years ago — roared in approval.

Fisher finished shelter 20 points and Corey Stokes had 14 due to Villanova, but each went cold in the final 20 minutes later a great unequaled half that rekindled memories of a 16-1 start to the season. The Wildcats ended up thought-provoking their final game on Feb. 19.

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