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Maddox scores 19 as George Mason downs East Carolina 81-59

AP
Nov 25, 2023

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) Darius Maddox scored 19 points as George Mason Patriots beat East Carolina Pirates 81-59 on Saturday.

Maddox shot 7 for 14 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Patriots (5-1). Keyshawn Hall scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds. Ronald Polite finished with 11 points.

The Pirates (4-3) were led by Brandon Johnson, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds. East Carolina also got 13 points from Quentin Diboundje. In addition, Ezra Ausar had 10 points.

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1st Half
ECU
Pirates
31
GMU
Patriots
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brandon Johnson vs. Amari Kelly (Patriots gains possession)
19:40		Ezra Ausar personal foul
19:30	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot (Amari Kelly assists)	0-2
18:57		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
18:55		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
18:55		Jared Billups personal foul
18:47	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	2-2
18:27	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Jared Billups assists)	2-5
18:12	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point layup	4-5
17:48	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	4-7
17:16	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point jump shot	6-7
16:51	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot	6-9
16:21		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:19		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	6-11
16:09		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:07		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
16:00		Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
15:58		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
15:05		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:03		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
14:51		Amari Kelly turnover (RJ Felton steals)
14:43		RJ Felton misses two point layup
14:41		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
14:29		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
14:27		Jared Billups offensive rebound
14:24	+2	Jared Billups makes two point layup	6-13
14:09		Pirates 30 second timeout
14:09		TV timeout
14:01	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point jump shot	8-13
13:31		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
13:29		Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound
13:16		Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
13:14		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
13:06	+3	Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	8-16
12:46	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point jump shot	10-16
12:29	+2	Jared Billups makes two point jump shot	10-18
12:03		Amari Kelly blocks Cyr Malonga's two point layup
12:01		Pirates offensive rebound
11:53		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
11:51		Pirates offensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:46	+2	Kalib LaCount makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	12-18
11:30		Ezra Ausar personal foul
11:25		Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
11:23		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
11:16	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	14-18
11:04		Woody Newton misses two point layup
11:02		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
10:37		Ezra Ausar misses three point jump shot
10:35		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
10:31		Woody Newton blocks Brandon Johnson's two point jump shot
10:29		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point layup (Keyshawn Hall assists)	14-20
10:02		Jaden Walker misses two point jump shot
10:00		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
9:53		Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
9:51		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:22		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
9:18		RJ Felton offensive rebound
9:18		Ronald Polite III personal foul
9:16	+3	Quentin Diboundje makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	17-20
8:47	+2	Malik Henry makes two point dunk (Darius Maddox assists)	17-22
8:29		Quentin Diboundje misses two point layup
8:27		Jared Billups defensive rebound
8:06		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
8:04		Jared Billups offensive rebound
7:55		Callum Richard personal foul
7:55		TV timeout
7:48		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
7:17		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
7:07		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
7:07	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-23
7:07	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-24
7:01		Bobby Pettiford Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Woody Newton steals)
6:56	+2	Woody Newton makes two point dunk	17-26
6:40		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-26
6:40		Quentin Diboundje misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:40		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
6:27		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
6:25		Quentin Diboundje defensive rebound
6:11	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kalib LaCount assists)	21-26
5:40		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
5:38		RJ Felton defensive rebound
5:15		Woody Newton blocks Quentin Diboundje's two point layup
5:13		Pirates offensive rebound
5:10	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point jump shot	23-26
4:55		Jared Billups misses two point jump shot
4:53		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
4:35	+3	Quentin Diboundje makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	26-26
4:14		Jaden Walker blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
4:14		Patriots offensive rebound
4:01	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Amari Kelly assists)	26-29
3:46		Keyshawn Hall blocks Jaden Walker's two point layup
3:45		Pirates offensive rebound
3:45		TV timeout
3:31		Jaden Walker turnover (lost ball) (Jared Billups steals)
3:26	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	26-31
3:15		Jared Billups blocks Brandon Johnson's two point layup
3:13		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
2:44	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot	26-33
2:30		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
2:28		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Jared Billups makes two point dunk (Amari Kelly assists)	26-35
1:58	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	29-35
1:45	+2	Jared Billups makes two point dunk (Ronald Polite III assists)	29-37
1:25		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
1:23		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point layup	29-39
0:45	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	31-39
0:34		Patriots 30 second timeout
0:22		Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
0:20		RJ Felton defensive rebound
0:09		Ronald Polite III personal foul
0:05		Baraka Okojie personal foul
0:01		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ECU
Pirates
28
GMU
Patriots
42

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point layup
19:46		Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
19:42	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	31-42
19:27	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Ezra Ausar assists)	33-42
18:54		Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
18:37		Amari Kelly shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
18:37		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:37	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-42
18:23		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
18:21		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
18:19		Ezra Ausar personal foul
18:12		Brandon Johnson personal foul
17:54	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Amari Kelly assists)	34-45
17:35		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul)
17:35		Quentin Diboundje misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:35		Quentin Diboundje misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:35		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
17:20	+2	Jared Billups makes two point jump shot	34-47
17:08		RJ Felton misses two point layup
17:06		Patriots defensive rebound
16:45		Jaden Walker shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-48
16:45	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-49
16:32		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
16:30		Jared Billups defensive rebound
16:17	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot	34-51
15:59	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point layup	36-51
15:44	+2	Ronald Polite III makes two point layup	36-53
15:24		Quentin Diboundje misses two point jump shot
15:22		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
15:11	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)	36-56
15:08		Pirates 30 second timeout
15:08		TV timeout
14:53		Amari Kelly shooting foul (Bobby Pettiford Jr. draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:53	+1	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-56
14:53	+1	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-56
14:32		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
14:30		RJ Felton defensive rebound
14:15		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
14:13		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
14:05		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
14:03		Jaden Walker offensive rebound
13:51		Jump ball. Bobby Pettiford Jr. vs. Jared Billups (Patriots gains possession)
13:51		Bobby Pettiford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jared Billups steals)
13:35		Bobby Pettiford Jr. personal foul
13:29		Kalib LaCount personal foul
13:26	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot	38-58
13:19		Baraka Okojie shooting foul (Kalib LaCount draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-58
13:19	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-58
13:04		RJ Felton personal foul
12:58		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
12:56		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
12:43		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
12:41		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
12:32		Amari Kelly turnover (lost ball)
12:22	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup	42-58
12:01		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
11:59		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
11:52		Kalib LaCount misses three point jump shot
11:50		Benjamin Bayela offensive rebound
11:34	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Benjamin Bayela assists)	45-58
11:22		Patriots 30 second timeout
11:22		TV timeout
11:16		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Malik Henry draws the foul)
11:16	+1	Malik Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-59
11:16		Malik Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:16		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
11:03		Kalib LaCount misses two point jump shot
11:01		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
10:51		Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
10:49		Patriots offensive rebound
10:31		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
10:29		Kalib LaCount defensive rebound
10:19		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:18		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
10:18		RJ Felton personal foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
10:18		Darius Maddox misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:18		RJ Felton defensive rebound
10:01		Kalib LaCount misses three point jump shot
9:59		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
9:55		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
9:55		Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:55	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-59
9:41		Darius Maddox turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
9:37		Darius Maddox blocks RJ Felton's two point layup
9:35		Pirates offensive rebound
9:33		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
9:31		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Amari Kelly makes two point dunk (Keyshawn Hall assists)	46-61
9:10		Kalib LaCount turnover (Ronald Polite III steals)
9:03		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
9:01		Jared Billups offensive rebound
8:56	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Jared Billups assists)	46-64
8:55		Pirates 30 second timeout
8:41		Amari Kelly shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
8:41		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:41	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-64
8:17		Jaden Walker blocks Darius Maddox's two point jump shot
8:15		Jared Billups offensive rebound
8:12		Bobby Pettiford Jr. personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-65
8:12	+1	Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-66
7:56		Malik Henry shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-66
7:56	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-66
7:35		Baraka Okojie turnover (out of bounds)
7:21	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	51-66
6:51	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Malik Henry assists)	51-68
6:25		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:23		Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
6:18		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
6:16		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
5:54		Darius Maddox personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-68
5:54	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-68
5:32	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Amari Kelly assists)	53-70
5:18		Quentin Diboundje turnover (lost ball) (Baraka Okojie steals)
5:09		Cyr Malonga blocks Baraka Okojie's two point layup
5:07		Quentin Diboundje defensive rebound
4:46	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot	55-70
4:23	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)	55-73
4:05		Jaden Walker misses two point jump shot
4:03		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
4:02		Amari Kelly personal foul (Cyr Malonga draws the foul)
4:02		Cyr Malonga misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:02		Woody Newton defensive rebound
3:40		Amari Kelly misses three point jump shot
3:38		Woody Newton offensive rebound
3:29		RJ Felton shooting foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:29		Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:29	+1	Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-74
3:14		Amari Kelly blocks Cyr Malonga's two point layup
3:12		Pirates offensive rebound
3:02		Kalib LaCount misses two point layup
3:00		Amari Kelly defensive rebound
2:36	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)	55-77
2:24		Benjamin Bayela misses three point jump shot
2:22		Austin Ball defensive rebound
1:55		Woody Newton turnover (out of bounds)
1:44	+3	Logan Bourgeois makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	58-77
1:13	+2	Tre' Wood makes two point layup	58-79
1:00		Benjamin Bayela turnover (bad pass) (Woody Newton steals)
0:58	+2	Woody Newton makes two point dunk	58-81
0:58		Patriots 30 second timeout
0:31		Woody Newton shooting foul (Jaden Walker draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Jaden Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-81
0:31		Jaden Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:31		Callum Richard offensive rebound
0:29		Callum Richard misses two point jump shot
0:27		Woody Newton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Woody Newton defensive rebound