George Mason wins another foul happy affair

This years George Mason is getting more consistent, but just not in the areas that a coach would like to see.  They have let countless teams hang around in games they did not have any business hanging around in  this year. The main reason for this has been because they send teams to the foul line at an alarming rate. Saturday against Hofstra was another prime example. The Pride shot 22.9% from the field but were able to stay in the game late because of the Patriots fouling. Sherrod Wright was again big for Mason and Corey Edwards continued to keep the pace for Mason, although it wasn't a great pace on offense. Still, the two did what was needed in order to get the win at home and secure third place in the CAA.

We will see what the Patriots are really made of during their next two games. They have fought some some adversity this season and it's time to start seeing if they have learned anything from it. With Edwards running the point the offense has been better at times but we are still seeing a slew of awful possession at times. It nearly doomed them again in this one but Hofstra was just so bad on offense that it wasn't exposed much. Also it was another night with a different second scorer. Jon Arledge, who barely played in the prior game tallied 8 points and 7 rebounds in 15 minutes of action. Still no consistent second scorer and I think having to rely on a different guy each night it's going to be good towards the end of this CAA schedule.

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