Mason grinds out win over Drexel

Patriots defended their home court again last night to remain unbeaten at the Patriot Center and get closer to securing a first round bye in the CAA tourney. Poor free throw shooting almost doomed Mason but Darryl Monroe, who had 15 points, hit some keys ones to secure the victory. The game was sloppy and niether team really was able to find rhythmn on offense. We saw Michael Morrison have another good showing but his inability to hit any free throws made him a liability in the 2nd half. Kind of disturbing to see the Patriots struggle so much from the charity stripe with the CAA tournament being right around the corner. Although the game was ugly at times the end of the first half was encouraging if your a Mason fan when you saw guys flying all over the place and bodies on the floor fighting for loose balls. That kind of grit and determination is something that has been missing at times this season. They grinded out this win which was impressive but the offensive output or lack of it was a little scary at times. Dre Smith fired off a lot misses and Ryan Pearson was not much of a factor again (foul trouble). It also wasn't too encouraging that we didn't see Isaiah Tate again, who I believe is suffering from some kind of wrist injury.

Although Northeastern lost last night, Patriots would still have the #3 spot as the Huskies own the tie-breaker but the top of the CAA standings could still be a log-jam before everything is said and done.

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