NEW ORLEANS (AP) Amari Kelly and Ronald Polite scored 16 points each as George Mason Patriots beat Tulane Green Wave 69-66 on Friday.
Polite's three-point play gave the Patriots a 67-66 lead and they held Tulane scoreless over the final 2:48.
Kelly added 10 rebounds and three blocks for the Patriots (10-2). Polite had seven rebounds and six assists. Darius Maddox had 15 points and shot 3 for 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line.
Sion James finished with 17 points, five assists and three steals for the Green Wave (8-3). Jaylen Forbes added 14 points and five steals for Tulane. In addition, Kolby King had 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals.
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George Mason's next game is Saturday against N.C. A&T at home. Tulane hosts Dillard on Friday.
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1st Half
GMU
Patriots
29
TUL
Green Wave
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Amari Kelly vs. Kevin Cross (Keyshawn Hall gains possession)
19:34
+3
Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Amari Kelly assists)
3-0
19:12
Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
19:10
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
18:43
Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
18:41
Amari Kelly offensive rebound
18:37
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)
6-0
18:11
+2
Kevin Cross makes two point stepback jump shot
6-2
17:49
Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
17:47
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
17:34
Kolby King misses two point layup
17:32
Collin Holloway offensive rebound
17:29
+2
Collin Holloway makes two point putback layup
6-4
17:19
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
17:17
Kolby King defensive rebound
17:11
Amari Kelly personal foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
17:05
Sion James misses three point jump shot
17:03
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
16:51
Collin Holloway blocks Amari Kelly's two point layup
16:49
Sion James defensive rebound
16:38
+3
Kolby King makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)
6-7
16:27
+3
Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)
9-7
16:17
Ronald Polite III blocks Sion James's two point layup
16:15
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
16:06
Collin Holloway blocks Woody Newton's two point layup
16:04
Woody Newton offensive rebound
16:00
Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (Kolby King steals)
15:56
Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot
15:54
Woody Newton defensive rebound
15:29
Jared Billups misses three point jump shot
15:27
Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
15:13
Jump ball. Collin Holloway vs. Keyshawn Hall (Green Wave gains possession)
15:13
TV timeout
15:11
Kolby King misses three point jump shot
15:09
Kolby King offensive rebound
14:50
Woody Newton shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
14:50
+1
Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-8
14:50
Sion James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:50
Darius Maddox defensive rebound
14:30
+2
Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot
11-8
14:14
+2
Kevin Cross makes two point layup (Jaylen Forbes assists)
11-10
13:52
Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
13:50
Sion James defensive rebound
13:43
Kevin Cross turnover (bad pass) (Jared Billups steals)
13:36
Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
13:34
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
13:29
Ronald Polite III shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
13:29
+1
Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-11
13:29
+1
Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-12
13:02
Jaylen Forbes shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
13:02
+1
Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-12
13:02
Woody Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:02
Tre' Williams defensive rebound
12:46
Tre' Williams misses three point jump shot
12:44
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
12:31
Gregg Glenn III shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
12:31
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 3
13-12
12:31
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 3
14-12
12:31
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 3 of 3
15-12
12:06
Gregg Glenn III misses two point jump shot
12:04
Woody Newton defensive rebound
11:47
Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
11:45
Amari Kelly offensive rebound
11:40
Amari Kelly misses two point layup
11:38
Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
11:33
Jaylen Forbes misses two point jump shot
11:31
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
11:26
Darius Maddox misses two point layup
11:24
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
11:24
Kevin Cross turnover (lost ball)
11:24
TV timeout
11:17
Collin Holloway shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
11:17
+1
Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-12
11:17
+1
Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-12
10:58
Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
10:58
+1
Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-13
10:58
+1
Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-14
10:27
Official timeout
10:27
Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
10:10
+3
Jaylen Forbes makes three point bank jump shot (Kevin Cross assists)
17-17
9:42
Tre' Williams shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
9:42
+1
Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-17
9:42
Amari Kelly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42
Green Wave defensive rebound
9:30
+3
Tre' Williams makes three point jump shot (Kevin Cross assists)
18-20
9:04
Amari Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Forbes steals)
8:56
Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
8:54
Kolby King offensive rebound
8:54
Kolby King turnover (out of bounds)
8:34
+2
Woody Newton makes two point pullup jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)
20-20
8:17
Kolby King misses three point jump shot
8:15
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
8:14
Collin Holloway personal foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
8:00
Keyshawn Hall misses three point stepback jump shot
7:58
Kolby King defensive rebound
7:48
+2
Kevin Cross makes two point jump shot
20-22
7:29
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)
23-22
7:14
+2
Jaylen Forbes makes two point jump shot (Kevin Cross assists)
23-24
6:50
Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Kolby King steals)
6:44
Woody Newton blocks Tre' Williams's two point layup
6:42
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
6:36
Amari Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Forbes steals)
6:21
+3
Tre' Williams makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)
23-27
5:53
Amari Kelly offensive foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
5:53
Amari Kelly turnover (offensive foul)
5:53
TV timeout
5:28
Sion James misses three point jump shot
5:26
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
5:06
Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
5:03
Green Wave defensive rebound
4:38
Tre' Williams misses two point jump shot
4:36
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
4:22
Kolby King personal foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
4:13
Darius Maddox misses two point layup
4:11
Kolby King defensive rebound
4:07
Tony Skinn technical foul
4:07
Tony Skinn technical foul
4:07
Jaylen Forbes technical foul
4:07
Jaylen Forbes turnover
4:01
+2
Sion James makes two point driving layup
23-29
4:01
Darius Maddox shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
4:01
+1
Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 1
23-30
3:43
+2
Jared Billups makes two point driving layup (Keyshawn Hall assists)
25-30
3:31
Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
3:29
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
3:10
Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals)
3:05
+2
Kolby King makes two point driving layup (Sion James assists)
25-32
2:55
Kolby King personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
2:55
TV timeout
2:55
Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:55
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
2:28
Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
2:26
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
2:11
Woody Newton misses two point layup
2:09
Amari Kelly offensive rebound
2:08
Sion James shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
2:08
+1
Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-32
2:08
+1
Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-32
1:47
Jared Billups personal foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
1:47
+1
Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-33
1:47
+1
Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-34
1:33
Baraka Okojie turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals)
1:30
Darius Maddox shooting foul (Kolby King draws the foul)
1:30
Kolby King misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:30
+1
Kolby King makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-35
1:21
Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass)
1:06
+3
Sion James makes three point jump shot (Tre' Williams assists)
27-38
0:45
Ronald Polite III turnover (bad pass) (Tre' Williams steals)
0:40
+2
Kolby King makes two point layup (Sion James assists)
27-40
0:40
Patriots 30 second timeout
0:26
+2
Jared Billups makes two point pullup jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)
29-40
0:18
Green Wave 30 second timeout
0:01
Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
0:00
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
GMU
Patriots
40
TUL
Green Wave
26
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:52
Keyshawn Hall offensive foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul)
19:52
Keyshawn Hall turnover (offensive foul)
19:42
Ronald Polite III personal foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul)
19:27
Kolby King misses two point jump shot
19:25
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
18:57
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
18:55
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
18:43
Jaylen Forbes misses two point jump shot
18:41
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
18:32
Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
18:30
Collin Holloway defensive rebound
18:27
Amari Kelly blocks Jaylen Forbes's two point layup
18:25
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
18:19
Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
18:17
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
18:02
Jaylen Forbes misses two point layup
18:00
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
17:56
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)
32-40
17:38
Sion James misses three point jump shot
17:36
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
17:32
Kolby King shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
17:32
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 3
33-40
17:32
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 3
34-40
17:32
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 3 of 3
35-40
17:22
Woody Newton shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
17:22
+1
Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-41
17:22
+1
Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-42
16:57
Amari Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Forbes steals)
16:42
Darius Maddox personal foul (Kolby King draws the foul)
16:25
Jared Billups personal foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul)
16:17
Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot
16:15
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
16:09
Collin Holloway shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
16:09
+1
Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-42
16:09
Woody Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:09
Kevin Cross defensive rebound
15:57
+2
Sion James makes two point jump shot
36-44
15:42
+2
Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot
38-44
15:25
Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
15:23
Jared Billups defensive rebound
15:09
Kevin Cross shooting foul (Jared Billups draws the foul)
