George Mason downs Towson for first CAA win of the year

[Photo by John Powell]

The Patriots got the win over Towson on Saturday to start off 1-0 in the CAA. But that outcome was never really in question heading into this game.  They jumped out to a big lead early and then seemed like they coasted through the rest of the game.  A conference win is a conference win and I said that all these games are going to be important come February, however Mason lacked a killer instinct in this one.  Against a slightly better team, the Patriots could have easily have lost and that's not a good sign considering they are about to face UVA on Tuesday. 

Something positive to take out of this game, besides the victory of course, was that Mike Morrison had another solid night getting 14 points and 8 rebounds. The team had a very balanced attack, something last year's team also had.  Ryan Pearson also continued to be effective from the free-throw line going 6-for-6 from there, as a team there shot 82% from the charity stripe. Much improved from the beginning of the season where they were leaving a lot of points on the court.

Freshman Corey Edwards missed his second straight game due to a concussion, but Hewitt said after the game he should be a go for Tuesday.  

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[Photo by John Powell]