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George Mason defeats Saint Joseph's 74-64 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinal

AP
Mar 15, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Jalen Haynes had 22 points to lead George Mason to a 74-64 victory over Saint Joseph's in an Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinal on Saturday.

The second-seeded Patriots will play No. 1 seed VCU in the title game on Sunday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. George Mason is aiming for its first tournament championship since joining the conference in 2013. VCU, which became a member in 2012, has won it twice.

The Patriots made six trips to the NCAA Tournament as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association from 1989-2011. They advanced to the Final Four in 2006 where they lost to eventual-champion Florida. The Rams have made 19 appearances in the event and advanced to the Final Four in 2011 as an at-large team before losing to Butler. VCU beat USC in the first First Four game that season as the field grew to 68 teams.

Haynes also had seven rebounds and six assists for the Patriots (26-7). Darius Maddox hit three 3-pointers and scored 19. K.D. Johnson hit two 3-pointers and scored 12.

The sixth-seeded Hawks (22-12) were led by Xzayvier Brown, who finished with 26 points, six rebounds and two steals. Anthony Finkley totaled 14 points and four steals. Rasheer Fleming added nine points, 12 rebounds and two steals.

George Mason took the lead with 18:01 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 37-28 at halftime.

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1st Half
JOES
Hawks
28
GMU
Patriots
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justice Ajogbor vs. Jalen Haynes (Rasheer Fleming gains possession)
19:33		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
19:31		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
19:29		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
19:27		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
19:02		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
19:00		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:50		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
18:48		Patriots defensive rebound
18:36		Jalen Haynes misses two point jump shot
18:34		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
18:18		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
18:16		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot	0-2
17:28		Anthony Finkley misses two point jump shot
17:26		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
17:14	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Jalen Haynes assists)	0-5
17:04		Hawks turnover (5-second violation)
16:51	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	0-7
16:28		Woody Newton blocks Justice Ajogbor's two point layup
16:26		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
16:15	+2	Woody Newton makes two point layup	0-9
16:15		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
16:15	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-10
15:59		Woody Newton blocks Rasheer Fleming's two point layup
15:57		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
15:41	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup (Darius Maddox assists)	0-12
15:40		Hawks 30 second timeout
15:40		TV timeout
15:20		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
15:18		Patriots defensive rebound
14:50	+2	Woody Newton makes two point jump shot (Jared Billups assists)	0-14
14:39		Jared Billups personal foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
14:27	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point layup	2-14
14:01	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot	2-16
13:43		Erik Reynolds II turnover (bad pass)
13:31	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point hook shot (Darius Maddox assists)	2-18
13:09	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	5-18
12:50		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
12:48		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
12:32		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
12:32		Xzayvier Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:32	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-18
12:21	+3	Zach Anderson makes three point jump shot (Brayden O'Connor assists)	6-21
12:01		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
11:59		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
11:58		Zach Anderson shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-21
11:58		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:58		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
11:41		Zach Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
11:30		Erik Reynolds II misses two point layup
11:28		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
11:22		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:20		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
11:04		Dasear Haskins misses two point layup
11:02		Hawks offensive rebound
10:44		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
10:42		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
10:41		Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
10:13	+3	Jalen Haynes makes three point jump shot (Brayden O'Connor assists)	7-24
9:55		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
9:53		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
9:50		Dasear Haskins turnover (lost ball) (Jared Billups steals)
9:33		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
9:33		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:33	+1	Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-25
9:10		Xzayvier Brown turnover (traveling)
8:51		Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Finkley steals)
8:46	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup (Anthony Finkley assists)	9-25
8:46		K.D. Johnson shooting foul (Dasear Haskins draws the foul)
8:46		Dasear Haskins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:46		Woody Newton defensive rebound
8:28		K.D. Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
8:24	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	11-25
8:09		Jared Billups turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Finkley steals)
7:56		Jared Billups shooting foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-25
7:56	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-25
7:35		Xzayvier Brown personal foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
7:29	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point jump shot (K.D. Johnson assists)	13-27
7:19	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	15-27
7:04	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (K.D. Johnson assists)	15-30
6:53		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
6:51		Woody Newton defensive rebound
6:20		Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
6:08		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
6:06		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
6:03	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	17-30
5:44	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup (Brayden O'Connor assists)	17-32
5:31		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
5:29		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
5:07		Jalen Haynes turnover (lost ball) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
5:00	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	19-32
4:31		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:29		Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
4:27		Jalen Haynes turnover (traveling)
4:06	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot	22-32
3:41	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Woody Newton assists)	22-35
3:28	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	25-35
2:55		Jump ball. (Patriots gains possession)
2:55		TV timeout
2:54		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
2:52		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
2:49		Xzayvier Brown turnover (traveling)
2:29		Jalen Haynes turnover (bad pass) (Xzayvier Brown steals)
2:25		Woody Newton blocks Dasear Haskins's two point layup
2:23		Hawks offensive rebound
2:23		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
2:21		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
1:57		K.D. Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:55		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
1:49	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	28-35
1:46		Patriots 30 second timeout
1:27		Rasheer Fleming personal foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
1:13		Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Finkley steals)
1:07		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
1:05		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
1:04		Anthony Finkley personal foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
0:51		Jalen Haynes misses two point jump shot
0:49		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
0:25		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:23		Xzayvier Brown offensive rebound
0:19		Jump ball. (Hawks gains possession)
0:07		Woody Newton personal foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
0:04		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
0:02		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Zach Anderson assists)	28-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JOES
Hawks
36
GMU
Patriots
37

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Jalen Haynes misses two point jump shot
19:41		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
19:28		Rasheer Fleming offensive foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
19:28		Rasheer Fleming turnover (offensive foul)
19:12		Jalen Haynes misses two point jump shot
19:10		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	30-37
18:44		Brayden O'Connor misses two point jump shot
18:42		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:31		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
18:29		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
18:14		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
18:12		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Erik Reynolds II assists)	32-37
17:42		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
17:40		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
17:39		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
17:37		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
17:36		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
17:34		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
17:20	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot	35-37
17:19		Patriots 30 second timeout
17:19		TV timeout
17:14		Xzayvier Brown personal foul (Jared Billups draws the foul)
17:03	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup (Woody Newton assists)	35-39
16:53	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	38-39
16:25	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Jalen Haynes assists)	38-42
16:11	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot	41-42
15:53	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Jalen Haynes assists)	41-44
15:40		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Haynes steals)
15:35		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
15:33		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
15:17		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
15:15		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
15:15		Woody Newton blocks Justice Ajogbor's two point layup
15:14		Hawks offensive rebound
15:14		TV timeout
15:00		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
14:58		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
14:53		Jalen Haynes misses two point layup
14:51		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
14:42	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Haynes assists)	41-47
14:09		Jalen Haynes shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
14:09		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:09	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-47
13:49		Rasheer Fleming personal foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
13:45		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
13:43		Jared Billups offensive rebound
13:43		Jared Billups misses two point layup
13:41		Jared Billups offensive rebound
13:41		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Jared Billups draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Jared Billups makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-48
13:41	+1	Jared Billups makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-49
13:11		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
13:09		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
12:39		Jalen Haynes turnover (lost ball)
12:17	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	44-49
11:58		Jalen Haynes misses two point layup
11:56		Woody Newton offensive rebound
11:50		Woody Newton misses two point layup
11:50		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
11:50		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
11:48		Xzayvier Brown offensive rebound
11:50		Jump ball. (Hawks gains possession)
11:48		TV timeout
11:46		Xzayvier Brown turnover (bad pass) (Giovanni Emejuru steals)
11:30	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	44-51
11:07		Anthony Finkley misses two point jump shot
11:05		Woody Newton defensive rebound
10:48		Brayden O'Connor misses two point jump shot
10:46		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
10:23		Giovanni Emejuru shooting foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
10:23	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-51
10:23	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
9:58	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point layup	46-53
9:38		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
9:36		Woody Newton defensive rebound
9:06		Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (Erik Reynolds II steals)
9:06		Erik Reynolds II turnover (lost ball) (Woody Newton steals)
8:52		Erik Reynolds II personal foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
8:48		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
8:46		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
8:24	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot	49-53
7:58	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Jalen Haynes assists)	49-56
7:37		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:35		Jared Billups defensive rebound
7:10	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Haynes assists)	49-59
7:03		Hawks 30 second timeout
7:03		TV timeout
6:51		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
6:49		Jared Billups defensive rebound
6:25		Anthony Finkley shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
6:25	+1	Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-60
6:25	+1	Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-61
6:00		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
5:58		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
5:57	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup	51-61
5:36		Derek Simpson personal foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
5:36	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-62
5:36	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-63
5:09		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
5:07		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
5:03		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
5:01		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
4:55		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
4:53		Woody Newton defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup (Brayden O'Connor assists)	51-65
4:27		Hawks 30 second timeout
4:27		TV timeout
4:16		Jalen Haynes blocks Rasheer Fleming's two point layup
4:14		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
4:14		Jalen Haynes personal foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
4:14		Darius Maddox personal foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
4:13		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
4:11		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
4:09		Woody Newton shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-65
4:09	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-65
3:42		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
3:40		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
3:36		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
3:34		Woody Newton defensive rebound
3:24		Patriots 30 second timeout
3:17		K.D. Johnson turnover (bad pass)
3:05		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
3:03		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
3:03		Woody Newton personal foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
2:55	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point layup	55-65
2:45		K.D. Johnson turnover (traveling)
2:39		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jared Billups steals)
2:30	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point dunk (Jared Billups assists)	55-67
2:24	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point jump shot	57-67
2:24		K.D. Johnson shooting foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-67
2:21		Jalen Haynes turnover (lost ball) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
2:09		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
2:07		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
2:00	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	60-67
1:53		K.D. Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Xzayvier Brown steals)
1:49		Anthony Finkley offensive foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
1:49		Anthony Finkley turnover (offensive foul)
1:19		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:17		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
1:13		Woody Newton blocks Rasheer Fleming's two point layup
1:11		Hawks offensive rebound
1:06		Zach Anderson shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-67
1:06	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-67
0:40		Jalen Haynes turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Finkley steals)
0:38		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball) (Darius Maddox steals)
0:38		Xzayvier Brown personal foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
0:38	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
0:29		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
0:27		Jared Billups defensive rebound
0:25		Anthony Finkley personal foul (Jared Billups draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Jared Billups makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
0:25		Jared Billups misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:25		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
0:19		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jared Billups steals)
0:15	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point alley-oop dunk (K.D. Johnson assists)	62-72
0:10	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	64-72
0:09		Erik Reynolds II personal foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
0:09	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-73
0:09	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
0:05		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
0:03		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
0:02		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jared Billups defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jared Billups defensive rebound