Scores

Final

George Mason 77

(12-7, 5-2 CAA)

Towson 67

(10-11, 5-3 CAA)

7:00 PM ET, January 23, 2013

Towson Center, Towson, MD

1 2 T
GMU 41 3677
TOWS 34 3367

Top Performers

George Mason: S. Wright 24 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Towson: J. Benimon 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Blk

George Mason 77, Towson 67

Associated Press

TOWSON, Md. -- Sherrod Wright scored 24 points and Bryon Allen added 16 as George Mason defeated Towson 77-67 Wednesday night for its 20th consecutive victory over the Tigers.

Wright made 14 of 17 free throws for the Patriots (12-7, 5-2 Colonial Athletic Association), who clung to a 69-65 lead with 1:25 remaining. A layup by Allen made it 71-65, and two Wright free throws stretched the lead to 73-65 with 36 seconds left.

George Mason led 41-34 at the half after shooting 50 percent (15 of 30) to Towson's 34.3 percent (12 of 35). The Tigers (10-11, 5-3) were playing their third game in five days.

Rafriel Guthrie scored 18 points for Towson and Jerrelle Benimon had 16, but for the first time in seven games Benimon did not get a double-double, grabbing only eight rebounds. Bilal Dixon had 14 rebounds for Towson, which outrebounded George Mason 44-34.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GMU
TOWS
Points 77 67
FG Made-Attempted 26-53 (.491) 24-64 (.375)
3P Made-Attempted 2-11 (.182) 4-21 (.190)
FT Made-Attempted 23-31 (.742) 15-24 (.625)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 25 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 0

Game Leaders

 
GMU
TOWS
PointsS. Wright 24R. Guthrie 18
ReboundsM. Gujanicic 9B. Dixon 14
AssistsB. Allen 6J. Benimon 3
BlocksE. Copes 2J. Benimon 4
Team Stats: George Mason | Towson

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 23, 2013 GMU 77, @TOWS 67Recap
Feb 26, 2013 TOWS 85, @GMU 81Recap

Next 5 Games

GMU
TOWS
01/27 @NE 8:00pm
01/31 DREX 7:00pm
02/02 @JMU 4:00pm
02/04 @ODU 7:00pm
02/09 DEL 2:00pm
 01/26 @W&M 7:00pm
01/30 @ODU 7:00pm
02/04 UNCW 7:00pm
02/06 DEL 7:00pm
02/09 @GAST 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: George Mason | Towson

Colonial Athletic Association Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Northeastern14-420-12
James Madison11-720-14
Towson13-518-13
Delaware13-519-14
George Mason10-818-14
Georgia State10-815-16
William & Mary7-1113-17
Drexel9-913-18
North Carolina-Wilmington5-1310-20
Hofstra4-147-25
Old Dominion3-155-25
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