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Kelly puts up 17, George Mason defeats Monmouth 72-61

AP
Nov 07, 2023

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) Amari Kelly scored 17 points to help George Mason Patriots defeat Monmouth Hawks 72-61 on Monday night in a season opener.

Kelly added eight rebounds and three blocks for the Patriots. Darius Maddox scored 17 points and added six rebounds. Woody Newton shot 2 of 3 from the field and 4 for 8 from the line to finish with 10 points.

Xander Rice led the way for the Hawks with 21 points, four assists and two steals. Jack Collins added 17 points for Monmouth. In addition, Jaret Valencia finished with six points.

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Both teams play on Friday. George Mason hosts Austin Peay and Monmouth travels to play West Virginia.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MONM
Hawks
23
GMU
Patriots
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nikita Konstantynovskyi vs. Amari Kelly (Hawks gains possession)
19:37		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
19:35		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
19:25		Ronald Polite III turnover (out of bounds)
19:03		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
19:01		Hawks offensive rebound
18:57		Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
18:55		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
18:27		Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Amari Kelly's two point jump shot
18:25		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
18:22		Amari Kelly personal foul
18:05		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
18:03		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
17:44		Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Ronald Polite III's two point layup
17:42		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
17:33		Xander Rice misses two point layup
17:31		Xander Rice offensive rebound
17:24	+3	Jack Collins makes three point jump shot (Xander Rice assists)	3-0
16:56	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Jared Billups assists)	3-3
16:45		Amari Kelly blocks Xander Rice's two point layup
16:43		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot (Jared Billups assists)	3-5
16:08		Xander Rice misses two point jump shot
16:06		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
15:40		Jack Collins personal foul
15:40		TV timeout
15:21		Jared Billups misses two point jump shot
15:19		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
15:02		Jakari Spence misses three point jump shot
15:00		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
14:52		Jaret Valencia blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
14:50		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
14:38		Xander Rice misses two point layup
14:36		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
14:15	+2	Jared Billups makes two point jump shot	3-7
14:06		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
14:04		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
13:58		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
13:56		Patriots offensive rebound
13:52	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Malik Henry assists)	3-10
13:32		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point jump shot
13:30		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
13:10		Darius Maddox offensive foul
13:10		Darius Maddox turnover (offensive foul)
12:54		Jaret Valencia turnover (traveling)
12:45	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)	3-13
12:24	+3	Jack Collins makes three point jump shot	6-13
12:02		Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
12:00		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
11:58		TV timeout
11:50	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)	6-16
11:28		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
11:26		Malik Henry defensive rebound
11:06		Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
11:04		Woody Newton offensive rebound
11:03		Xander Rice personal foul
10:49		Jack Collins shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul)
10:49		Malik Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:49		Malik Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:49		Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound
10:32		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:30		Hawks offensive rebound
10:27		Malik Henry blocks Abdi Bashir Jr.'s two point jump shot
10:25		Klemen Vuga offensive rebound
10:24	+2	Klemen Vuga makes two point jump shot	8-16
10:17		Woody Newton turnover (bad pass)
10:11		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:09		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
10:04		Baraka Okojie misses two point layup
10:02		Jayden Doyle defensive rebound
9:38		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:36		Woody Newton defensive rebound
9:17		Tre' Wood misses two point jump shot
9:15		Malik Henry offensive rebound
9:13	+2	Malik Henry makes two point layup	8-18
8:51		Klemen Vuga misses three point jump shot
8:49		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
8:39		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
8:37		Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound
8:28		Xander Rice misses two point layup
8:26		Tre' Wood defensive rebound
8:20		Cornelius Robinson Jr. shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
8:20		Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:20	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-19
7:54		Woody Newton shooting foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-19
7:53	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-19
7:36		Baraka Okojie turnover (traveling)
7:23	+2	Xander Rice makes two point layup	12-19
7:01		Baraka Okojie misses two point layup
6:59		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
6:52		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses two point layup
6:50		Cornelius Robinson Jr. offensive rebound
6:47		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
6:45		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
6:44		Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul
6:27		Nikita Konstantynovskyi shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-20
6:26	+1	Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-21
6:05		Jakari Spence turnover (bad pass) (Jared Billups steals)
5:45	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point layup (Ronald Polite III assists)	12-23
5:34	+3	Xander Rice makes three point jump shot (Jakari Spence assists)	15-23
5:08		Darius Maddox turnover (Jakari Spence steals)
5:04	+2	Jakari Spence makes two point layup	17-23
4:46		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Amaan Sandhu steals)
4:35		Xander Rice turnover (Keyshawn Hall steals)
4:29	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point dunk (Darius Maddox assists)	17-25
4:11		Ronald Polite III blocks Abdi Bashir Jr.'s three point jump shot
4:09		Patriots defensive rebound
3:56		Amari Kelly misses two point layup
3:54		Amaan Sandhu defensive rebound
3:40		Amari Kelly personal foul
3:40		TV timeout
3:34	+3	Xander Rice makes three point jump shot (Amaan Sandhu assists)	20-25
3:12		Jared Billups misses three point jump shot
3:10		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
2:56		Jaret Valencia misses three point jump shot
2:54		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
2:47		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
2:45		Jayden Doyle defensive rebound
2:40	+2	Jaret Valencia makes two point dunk (Jakari Spence assists)	22-25
2:40		Jared Billups shooting foul (Jaret Valencia draws the foul)
2:40		Jaret Valencia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:40		Jared Billups defensive rebound
2:28		Jakari Spence personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
2:28	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-26
2:28	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-27
2:12		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
2:10		Jaret Valencia offensive rebound
2:09		Keyshawn Hall personal foul
2:01		Jakari Spence misses two point jump shot
1:59		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
1:44		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
1:42		Jakari Spence defensive rebound
1:40		Darius Maddox personal foul (Jakari Spence draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Jakari Spence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-27
1:40		Jakari Spence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
1:20		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
1:17		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
1:15	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot	23-29
1:03		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:49		Jakari Spence turnover (out of bounds)
0:41		Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
0:39		Hawks defensive rebound
0:12		Xander Rice misses two point layup
0:10		Xander Rice offensive rebound
0:05		Jaret Valencia misses two point layup
0:02		Malik Henry defensive rebound
0:01		Ronald Polite III turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MONM
Hawks
38
GMU
Patriots
43

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
19:48		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
19:48		Jaret Valencia personal foul
19:28		Amari Kelly misses two point layup
19:26		Amari Kelly offensive rebound
19:20		Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Ronald Polite III's two point layup
19:18		Patriots offensive rebound
19:17		Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
18:46		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
18:46		Patriots defensive rebound
18:28		Ronald Polite III turnover (Xander Rice steals)
18:22	+2	Xander Rice makes two point layup (Jakari Spence assists)	25-29
18:01	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point dunk (Ronald Polite III assists)	25-31
17:38	+2	Jakari Spence makes two point jump shot	27-31
17:16		Jared Billups misses two point layup
17:14		Amari Kelly offensive rebound
17:13	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point layup	27-33
16:48	+2	Jaret Valencia makes two point jump shot	29-33
16:27	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	29-35
16:12	+3	Xander Rice makes three point jump shot (Nikita Konstantynovskyi assists)	32-35
15:52		Ronald Polite III turnover (lost ball) (Jakari Spence steals)
15:51		Ronald Polite III personal foul
15:51		TV timeout
15:32		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive foul
15:32		Nikita Konstantynovskyi turnover (offensive foul)
15:25		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Nikita Konstantynovskyi steals)
15:18		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
15:16		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Baraka Okojie makes two point layup	32-37
15:07		Jakari Spence shooting foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
15:06	+1	Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-38
14:46		Jaret Valencia misses two point layup
14:44		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
14:37		Baraka Okojie turnover (out of bounds)
14:13		Amari Kelly blocks Xander Rice's three point jump shot
14:11		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
14:06		Woody Newton misses two point jump shot
14:04		Jaret Valencia defensive rebound
13:57		Xander Rice turnover (traveling)
13:38		Klemen Vuga personal foul
13:35	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point jump shot	32-40
13:09		Baraka Okojie personal foul
13:07	+3	Jack Collins makes three point jump shot (Jakari Spence assists)	35-40
12:50	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)	35-43
12:28		Klemen Vuga misses two point jump shot
12:26		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
12:10	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot	35-46
11:57		Hawks 30 second timeout
11:43		Woody Newton shooting foul (Cornelius Robinson Jr. draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:43	+1	Cornelius Robinson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-46
11:42		Cornelius Robinson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:40		Jayden Doyle offensive rebound
11:27		Amaan Sandhu turnover (traveling)
11:15		Amaan Sandhu personal foul
11:07		Jaret Valencia personal foul
11:04	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point layup (Baraka Okojie assists)	36-48
10:43		Baraka Okojie blocks Cornelius Robinson Jr.'s two point layup
10:41		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
10:35		Darius Maddox turnover (Xander Rice steals)
10:23	+2	Cornelius Robinson Jr. makes two point layup	38-48
10:11		Baraka Okojie turnover (Cornelius Robinson Jr. steals)
10:06	+2	Jaret Valencia makes two point layup (Xander Rice assists)	40-48
9:58		Patriots 30 second timeout
9:44		Jaret Valencia shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
9:43		Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:43		Woody Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:43		Jaret Valencia defensive rebound
9:26	+3	Jack Collins makes three point jump shot (Xander Rice assists)	43-48
9:25		Jared Billups shooting foul (Jack Collins draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Jack Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-48
9:10	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	44-51
8:39		Jaret Valencia misses two point jump shot
8:37		Jaret Valencia offensive rebound
8:37		Jared Billups personal foul
8:30	+3	Abdi Bashir Jr. makes three point jump shot	47-51
8:09		Jared Billups misses three point jump shot
8:07		Woody Newton offensive rebound
8:06		Cornelius Robinson Jr. shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
8:06	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
8:06	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-53
7:49		Woody Newton blocks Jack Collins's two point layup
7:47		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
7:43		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
7:41		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
7:37		Amari Kelly blocks Nikita Konstantynovskyi's two point layup
7:37		Jack Collins offensive rebound
7:37		Jack Collins misses two point jump shot
7:35		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Amari Kelly makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	47-56
7:06		Abdi Bashir Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Darius Maddox steals)
6:54	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	47-59
6:40		Hawks 30 second timeout
6:24		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Xander Rice draws the foul)
6:24	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-59
6:24	+1	Xander Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-59
6:10	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	49-61
5:44	+2	Xander Rice makes two point layup	51-61
5:24		Malik Henry misses two point dunk
5:22		Cornelius Robinson Jr. defensive rebound
5:17		Jack Collins turnover (out of bounds)
5:03		Ronald Polite III turnover (bad pass) (Abdi Bashir Jr. steals)
4:57		Xander Rice turnover (out of bounds)
4:47		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
4:45		Jack Collins defensive rebound
4:22		Abdi Bashir Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jared Billups steals)
4:21		Abdi Bashir Jr. personal foul (Jared Billups draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Jared Billups makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-62
4:21		Jared Billups misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:21		Jack Collins defensive rebound
4:04		Jakari Spence misses three point jump shot
4:02		Jared Billups defensive rebound
3:44		Jaret Valencia personal foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-63
3:44	+1	Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-64
3:21	+2	Jack Collins makes two point jump shot	53-64
2:56		Amari Kelly turnover (out of bounds)
2:43		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
2:41		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
2:11		Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
2:10		Patriots 30 second timeout
1:59	+2	Xander Rice makes two point layup	55-64
1:39		Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
1:37		Amari Kelly offensive rebound
1:28		Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Jack Collins steals)
1:26	+2	Jack Collins makes two point layup	57-64
1:12		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
1:10		Hawks defensive rebound
0:47		Xander Rice turnover (lost ball) (Keyshawn Hall steals)
0:41	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point dunk	57-66
0:34		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
0:32		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
0:30		Jakari Spence personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-67
0:30		Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Jaret Valencia defensive rebound
0:24	+3	Abdi Bashir Jr. makes three point jump shot (Xander Rice assists)	60-67
0:21		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:23		Jayden Doyle personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-68
0:23	+1	Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-69
0:20		Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Jakari Spence draws the foul)
0:19		Jakari Spence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:19	+1	Jakari Spence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-69
0:19		Patriots 30 second timeout
0:17		Jakari Spence personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-70
0:17	+1	Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
0:10		Abdi Bashir Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:08		Woody Newton defensive rebound
0:06		Jack Collins personal foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-72
0:05		Woody Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:00		Xander Rice misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jared Billups defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jared Billups defensive rebound