George Mason welcomed in the Lamar Cardinals in a critical BracketBusters matchup for the Patriots. At halftime, George Mason holds a 47-34 lead and look to hold on to the lead in the second half. Ryan Pearson leads the Patriots in scoring with nine points on the day so far with five rebounds and three assists. Sherrod Wright has also been able to pick up eight points off the bench while Mike Morrison and Corey Edwards both have seven points at halftime.
Devon Lamb leads Lamar in scoring with 10 points so far on the day, but the George Mason defense has held the Cardinals to just one of five from the three-point land. George Mason is also out rebounding Lamar 12 to 9 in the first half and look to put more distance between the two teams.
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