Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
A couple of Atlantic 10 rivals meet Sunday afternoon as the George Mason Patriots host the St. Joseph's Hawks. The Patriots are 12-9 overall and 4-4 in the A10 while St. Joe's is 9-11 overall and 3-5 in the conference. George Mason has won 7 straight versus the Hawks, including 2 wins last season. Tipoff is at 12:00 p.m. EST at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Va.
The St. Joe's Hawks had their three game winning streak snapped last Wednesday with a heartbreaking 92-91 loss at George Washington. The Hawks trailed by 5 late in the second half, but Lynn Greer went off, scoring 5 straight points including the game tying tip-in with 4 seconds left. Greer had a game high 31 points on the night along with 11 rebounds.
Despite Lynn Greer III's career-high 31 point and 11 rebound explosion, St. Joseph's men's basketball fell 92-91 in an overtime defeat against George Washington on the road.https://t.co/RpMws7iWyS
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In overtime, the game was back and forth and St. Joe's had a chance to win but a three at the buzzer by Rasheer Fleming missed the mark and the Hawks fell 92-91. Erik Reynolds added 17 points while Kacper Klaczek chipped in with 16 points for St. Joe's. Cameron Brown added 9 points and 8 rebounds and reached the 1,000 point career plateau. Reynolds leads the team with 17.4 points per game while Brown averages 14.3 points per contest.