George Mason 71 - 76 Tulane
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Tulane defeats George Mason 76-71

Nov 28, 2009 - 10:16 PM NEW ORLEANS(AP) -- Kevin Sims scored 22 points and Tulane defeated George Mason 76-71 on Saturday.

The Green Wave (2-3) trailed 40-34 with 18:17 left in the game before going on a 10-2 run. Asim McQueen gave Tulane a 44-42 lead on a jump shot with 15:32 left to play.

The Patriots (3-3) tied the game at 64-64, but the Green Wave pulled away in the final 2:26.

Tulane led 74-71 with 15.4 seconds remaining and George Mason's Cam Long missed a 3-pointer. Sims then hit two free throws with 7 seconds left to seal the win.

McQueen had 16 points and four steals and Aaron Holmes added 10 for the Green Wave, who scored 20 points off of 20 Patriots' turnovers.

The Green Wave held George Mason to 36.7 percent shooting in the second half (11 of 30), after allowing 55.6 percent (15 of 27) in the first.

Long scored a career-high 24 points for the Patriots and Luke Hancock added 14.








  • NCAA BB
    GEORGE MASON 71
    TULANE 76 FINAL

    Nov 28 4:01 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 22 roots (Close Finish)

    George Mason 64, Tulane 65  2nd - 2:00Nov 28 3:51 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 10 roots (Close Finish)

    George Mason 61, Tulane 63  2nd - 2:36Nov 28 3:48 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 27 roots (Close Finish)

    George Mason 58, Tulane 60  2nd - 3:39Nov 28 3:46 PM
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    George Mason 56, Tulane 60  2nd - 3:57Nov 28 3:43 PM


  • NCAA BB
    HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
    --- --- -----
    GEORGE MASON 36 36
    TULANE 33 33 HALFTIME
    HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
    GEORGE MASON - CAM LONG 10, LUKE HANCOCK 7, THREE
    PLAYERS WITH 5
    TULANE - KEVIN SIMS 10, ASIM MCQUEEN 8,
    AARON HOLMES 4

    Nov 28 2:50 PM

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