George Mason Men’s Basketball Falls too Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. – the George Mason University men’s basketball team (9-1) could not withstand a furious mid-game shooting barrage by Virginia Tech (8-2) during a 73-62 setback to the Hokies on saturday inside Cassell Coliseum.

The patriots led by one at 26-25 with a little over five minutes to play in the first half, but Virginia Tech got red hot at that point, utilizing a decisive 35-11 run between the two halves from which the Patriots could not come back.

George Mason,winners of nine of the team’s first 10 games of the season,returns to EagleBank Arena for next Saturday’s Final Four 20th Anniversary game against Old Dominion.

“The first 12 minutes of the game, we only had two turnovers and it was a one possession game,” head coach Tony Skinn (’06) said. “But in the last three minutes of the half,we turned it over three or four times and that’s where…

Key Takeaways

• Virginia Tech’s strong shooting run proved too much for George Mason to overcome.
• turnovers in the final minutes of the first half shifted momentum in favor of the Hokies.
• George Mason will return home to face Old Dominion next Saturday.