Thomas breaks tie with 1 second left, leads Rhode Island past George Mason 62-59
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) Sebastian Thomas scored 23 points and secured the victory with a jump shot with one second remaining as Rhode Island knocked off George Mason 62-59 on Saturday.
Thomas hit a jumper, was fouled and added a free throw for the final margin.
Thomas shot 8 for 13 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Rams (12-2, 1-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Javonte Brown added nine points while shooting 3 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line while he also had 13 rebounds and six blocks.
Darius Maddox led the Patriots (10-5, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. George Mason also got 13 points from Woody Newton and 12 points from Brayden O'Connor.
Thomas scored 12 points in the first half and Rhode Island went into halftime trailing 34-25. Thomas scored 11 points in the second half for Rhode Island, including the game-winning shot.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Rams gains possession) | Â | |
19:47 | +3 | David Green makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists) | 0-3 | |
19:28 | +2 | Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup | 2-3 | |
19:18 | Â | Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:16 | Â | Darius Maddox defensive rebound | Â | |
18:48 | Â | David Green shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul) | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:48 | +1 | Woody Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-3 | |
18:23 | Â | Javonte Brown misses two point layup | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Drissa Traore offensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | Â | Woody Newton blocks Drissa Traore's two point layup | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Woody Newton defensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Sebastian Thomas shooting foul (Brayden O'Connor draws the foul) | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Brayden O'Connor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:00 | +1 | Brayden O'Connor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-3 | |
17:48 | Â | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Woody Newton defensive rebound | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Drissa Traore defensive rebound | Â | |
17:23 | +2 | Sebastian Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-5 | |
17:23 | Â | Zach Anderson shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul) | Â | |
17:23 | +1 | Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-6 | |
17:09 | +2 | Darius Maddox makes two point driving layup | 6-6 | |
17:00 | +3 | Drissa Traore makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists) | 6-9 | |
16:35 | Â | Javonte Brown blocks Jalen Haynes's two point hook shot | Â | |
16:33 | Â | Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Drissa Traore misses two point layup | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Woody Newton defensive rebound | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Woody Newton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:13 | Â | Jalen Haynes offensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Javonte Brown blocks Jalen Haynes's two point layup | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Javonte Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
15:50 | +3 | Sebastian Thomas makes three point jump shot (Javonte Brown assists) | 6-12 | |
15:28 | Â | Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Javonte Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Drissa Traore misses two point layup | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:38 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
14:12 | Â | Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:10 | Â | Drissa Traore defensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Darius Maddox steals) | Â | |
13:50 | +2 | Woody Newton makes two point layup | 8-12 | |
13:50 | Â | Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul) | Â | |
13:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:50 | +1 | Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-12 | |
13:43 | Â | Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals) | Â | |
13:38 | Â | K.D. Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Jared Billups offensive rebound | Â | |
13:35 | +2 | Jared Billups makes two point tip layup | 11-12 | |
13:22 | Â | Quentin Diboundje misses two point layup | Â | |
13:20 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
13:12 | Â | Woody Newton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
12:31 | Â | David Fuchs shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul) | Â | |
12:31 | +1 | Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-12 | |
12:31 | +1 | Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-12 | |
12:04 | Â | David Green misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Quentin Diboundje offensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Quentin Diboundje turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
11:42 | +2 | Woody Newton makes two point driving dunk (Brayden O'Connor assists) | 15-12 | |
11:25 | Â | David Green misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Patriots defensive rebound | Â | |
11:22 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:09 | Â | Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:07 | Â | K.D. Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
10:50 | +2 | Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup (K.D. Johnson assists) | 17-12 | |
10:15 | Â | Tyonne Farrell misses two point layup | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Rams offensive rebound | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Rams turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
9:44 | Â | K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Patriots offensive rebound | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Patriots turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
9:21 | Â | David Green misses two point layup | Â | |
9:19 | Â | David Fuchs offensive rebound | Â | |
9:14 | Â | Rams turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
8:55 | Â | Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Jared Billups offensive rebound | Â | |
8:55 | Â | Jump ball. Jared Billups vs. Tyonne Farrell (Patriots gains possession) | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:33 | Â | K.D. Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
8:23 | +2 | Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup (K.D. Johnson assists) | 19-12 | |
7:58 | Â | Tyonne Farrell turnover (bad pass) (Giovanni Emejuru steals) | Â | |
7:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Darius Maddox turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:32 | Â | Giovanni Emejuru blocks David Green's two point driving layup | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
7:21 | Â | K.D. Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Rams defensive rebound | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Tyonne Farrell misses two point layup | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Javonte Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Javonte Brown misses two point layup | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
6:41 | +2 | Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Jalen Haynes assists) | 21-12 | |
6:16 | Â | David Green misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Justin Begg turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Justin Begg personal foul | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Sebastian Thomas misses two point layup | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Javonte Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
5:23 | +2 | Javonte Brown makes two point layup | 21-14 | |
5:05 | Â | Justin Begg offensive foul | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Justin Begg turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:54 | +2 | David Green makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 21-16 | |
4:37 | +2 | K.D. Johnson makes two point jump shot | 23-16 | |
4:17 | Â | David Green turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:07 | +2 | Brayden O'Connor makes two point driving floating jump shot | 25-16 | |
3:57 | Â | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Jalen Haynes defensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | +3 | Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (K.D. Johnson assists) | 28-16 | |
3:24 | Â | Jalen Haynes blocks Tyonne Farrell's two point driving layup | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Rams offensive rebound | Â | |
3:24 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:03 | +3 | Sebastian Thomas makes three point jump shot | 28-19 | |
2:50 | +2 | Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Jalen Haynes assists) | 30-19 | |
2:42 | Â | K.D. Johnson shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul) | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Sebastian Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:42 | +1 | Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-20 | |
2:30 | +2 | Brayden O'Connor makes two point driving layup | 32-20 | |
2:16 | +2 | Sebastian Thomas makes two point bank jump shot | 32-22 | |
1:43 | +2 | Woody Newton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 34-22 | |
1:34 | Â | Woody Newton personal foul (Drissa Traore draws the foul) | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Cam Estevez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Javonte Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Jalen Haynes personal foul | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Patriots 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Brayden O'Connor turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Cam Estevez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:28 | Â | David Fuchs offensive rebound | Â | |
0:06 | +3 | Cam Estevez makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists) | 34-25 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |