Polite scores 18 in George Mason's 86-68 win against NJIT
AP
Nov 29, 2023
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) Ronald Polite's 18 points helped George Mason Patriots defeat NJIT 86-68 on Wednesday night.
Polite added six assists and three steals for the Patriots (6-1). Darius Maddox scored 17 points, shooting 7 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc. Amari Kelly had 11 points and was 4 of 9 shooting and 1 of 4 from the free throw line.
Elijah Buchanan led the way for the Highlanders (1-5) with 28 points and seven rebounds. Adam Hess added 15 points for NJIT. Tariq Francis also put up 12 points and four assists.
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1st Half
NJIT
Highlanders
31
GMU
Patriots
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Levi Lawal vs. Amari Kelly (Patriots gains possession)
19:49
Jared Billups offensive foul
19:49
Jared Billups turnover (offensive foul)
19:30
+2
Adam Hess makes two point layup
2-0
19:10
Levi Lawal blocks Jared Billups's two point layup
19:08
Highlanders defensive rebound
18:57
Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Elijah Buchanan draws the foul)
18:57
Elijah Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:57
+1
Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-0
18:42
Adam Hess personal foul
18:26
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot
3-2
17:59
Levi Lawal misses two point layup
17:57
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
17:48
Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot
17:46
Levi Lawal defensive rebound
17:28
+3
Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Gray assists)
6-2
17:12
+2
Jared Billups makes two point dunk (Ronald Polite III assists)
6-4
16:57
Adam Hess turnover (out of bounds)
16:43
Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Gray steals)
16:38
Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
16:36
Sebastian Robinson offensive rebound
16:32
+2
Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup
8-4
16:22
Amari Kelly misses two point jump shot
16:20
Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
16:20
Keyshawn Hall personal foul
16:08
Elijah Buchanan misses two point layup
16:06
Woody Newton defensive rebound
16:00
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot
8-6
15:45
+2
Adam Hess makes two point layup
10-6
15:37
Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Jake Goldberg steals)
15:31
+2
Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup
12-6
15:17
+2
Jared Billups makes two point dunk (Ronald Polite III assists)
12-8
14:50
TV timeout
14:45
Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
14:43
Woody Newton defensive rebound
14:22
+2
Amari Kelly makes two point layup
12-10
13:49
Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
13:47
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
13:28
Jared Billups misses two point jump shot
13:26
Amari Kelly offensive rebound
13:26
Daniel Schreier shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
13:26
Amari Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:26
+1
Amari Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-11
13:06
+3
Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)
15-11
12:42
Woody Newton misses two point jump shot
12:40
Woody Newton offensive rebound
12:40
Mekhi Gray personal foul
12:34
Amari Kelly misses two point layup
12:32
Woody Newton offensive rebound
12:25
+2
Amari Kelly makes two point layup
15-13
12:05
Amari Kelly blocks Levi Lawal's two point layup
12:03
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
11:59
Tariq Francis personal foul
11:59
TV timeout
11:48
Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Buchanan steals)
11:42
Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
11:40
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
11:35
Ronald Polite III turnover (lost ball)
11:16
Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
11:14
Tariq Francis offensive rebound
11:05
+3
Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)
18-13
10:59
Tariq Francis personal foul
10:49
Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
10:47
Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
10:41
Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
10:39
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
10:39
Mekhi Gray personal foul
10:18
Ronald Polite III misses two point layup
10:16
Malik Henry offensive rebound
10:15
+2
Malik Henry makes two point layup
18-15
10:15
Levi Lawal shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul)
10:15
+1
Malik Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 1
18-16
9:57
Mekhi Gray turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Polite III steals)
9:47
Mekhi Gray personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
9:47
Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:47
Malik Henry offensive rebound
9:29
Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot
9:27
Levi Lawal defensive rebound
9:06
+2
Elijah Buchanan makes two point layup (Jake Goldberg assists)
20-16
8:57
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)
20-19
8:36
Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot
8:34
Elijah Buchanan offensive rebound
8:29
+2
Elijah Buchanan makes two point layup
22-19
8:17
Adam Hess personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
8:17
+1
Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-20
8:17
+1
Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-21
8:04
+3
Sebastian Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jake Goldberg assists)
25-21
7:50
+3
Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)
25-24
7:34
Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
7:32
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
7:24
Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
7:22
Jake Goldberg defensive rebound
7:03
Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot
7:01
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
6:48
Elijah Buchanan shooting foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
6:48
TV timeout
6:48
+1
Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-25
6:48
+1
Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-26
6:36
Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
6:34
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
6:18
Jake Goldberg personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
6:18
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-27
6:18
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-28
6:04
Justin Anderson misses two point jump shot
6:02
Ronald Polite III defensive rebound
5:37
Ronald Polite III misses two point layup
5:35
Malik Henry offensive rebound
5:32
Malik Henry misses two point layup
5:30
Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
5:23
+2
Elijah Buchanan makes two point layup
27-28
5:07
Baraka Okojie turnover (bad pass)
4:53
Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
4:51
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
4:37
Jared Billups misses two point layup
4:35
Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
4:08
Sebastian Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Baraka Okojie steals)
3:59
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
3:57
Malik Henry offensive rebound
3:47
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot
27-30
3:45
Highlanders 30 second timeout
3:45
TV timeout
3:30
Jared Billups shooting foul (Elijah Buchanan draws the foul)
3:30
+1
Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-30
3:30
Elijah Buchanan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:30
Darius Maddox defensive rebound
3:12
Levi Lawal blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
3:10
Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
3:04
Sebastian Robinson misses two point layup
3:02
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
2:56
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
2:54
Patriots offensive rebound
2:42
+2
Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot
28-32
2:24
+3
Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot
31-32
2:02
Amari Kelly turnover (Levi Lawal steals)
1:57
Jake Goldberg turnover (bad pass)
1:36
Amari Kelly misses two point layup
1:34
Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
1:29
Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
1:27
Darius Maddox defensive rebound
1:10
Elijah Buchanan blocks Amari Kelly's two point jump shot
1:08
Levi Lawal defensive rebound
1:08
Jared Billups personal foul
0:44
Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
0:42
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
0:32
Patriots 30 second timeout
0:18
Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
0:16
Jake Goldberg defensive rebound
0:03
Levi Lawal misses three point jump shot
0:01
Austin Ball defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
NJIT
Highlanders
37
GMU
Patriots
54
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
+2
Baraka Okojie makes two point layup (Ronald Polite III assists)
31-34
19:33
Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot
19:31
Levi Lawal offensive rebound
19:22
Levi Lawal turnover (bad pass) (Amari Kelly steals)
19:15
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot (Amari Kelly assists)
31-36
19:03
+3
Adam Hess makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists)
34-36
18:37
+3
Amari Kelly makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)
34-39
18:09
Amari Kelly shooting foul (Levi Lawal draws the foul)
18:09
Levi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:09
+1
Levi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-39
18:00
Elijah Buchanan personal foul
17:53
Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
17:51
Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
17:46
+2
Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup
35-41
17:45
Levi Lawal personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
17:45
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1
35-42
17:35
Elijah Buchanan misses two point jump shot
17:33
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
17:22
Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
17:20
Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
17:12
Darius Maddox shooting foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
17:12
+1
Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-42
17:12
+1
Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-42
16:56
+3
Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)
37-45
16:35
+2
Levi Lawal makes two point layup (Tariq Francis assists)
39-45
16:16
+3
Ronald Polite III makes three point jump shot (Baraka Okojie assists)
39-48
16:12
Highlanders 30 second timeout
16:12
TV timeout
16:01
Keyshawn Hall personal foul
15:44
+3
Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)
42-48
15:14
Levi Lawal shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
15:14
TV timeout
15:14
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-49
15:14
Darius Maddox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:14
Daniel Schreier defensive rebound
15:01
+3
Adam Hess makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Gray assists)
45-49
14:45
Elijah Buchanan personal foul
14:39
+2
Jared Billups makes two point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)
45-51
14:13
Mekhi Gray misses two point jump shot
14:08
Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
14:08
Jeffrey Akintolu offensive rebound
14:08
Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Jeffrey Akintolu draws the foul)
14:08
Jeffrey Akintolu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:08
+1
Jeffrey Akintolu makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-51
13:55
+2
Ronald Polite III makes two point layup
46-53
13:55
Daniel Schreier shooting foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
13:55
Ronald Polite III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:55
Adam Hess defensive rebound
13:38
Adam Hess misses two point jump shot
13:36
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
13:22
Woody Newton misses two point layup
13:20
Adam Hess defensive rebound
13:10
Sebastian Robinson misses two point layup
13:08
Daniel Schreier offensive rebound
12:59
Adam Hess misses two point jump shot
12:57
Jake Goldberg offensive rebound
12:56
Jared Billups personal foul
12:56
Sebastian Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Polite III steals)
12:41
+2
Ronald Polite III makes two point layup
46-55
12:22
Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
12:20
Woody Newton defensive rebound
12:03
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot
46-58
11:53
Highlanders 30 second timeout
11:53
TV timeout
11:27
Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
11:08
+3
Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)
46-61
10:45
Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
10:43
Darius Maddox defensive rebound
10:33
+2
Malik Henry makes two point dunk (Darius Maddox assists)
46-63
10:17
Woody Newton personal foul
10:12
+3
Adam Hess makes three point jump shot (Levi Lawal assists)
49-63
9:45
Sebastian Robinson personal foul
9:42
+2
Ronald Polite III makes two point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)
49-65
9:28
Woody Newton personal foul (Elijah Buchanan draws the foul)
9:28
+1
Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-65
9:28
+1
Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-65
9:12
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot
51-67
8:57
Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
8:55
Mekhi Gray offensive rebound
8:55
Woody Newton personal foul (Mekhi Gray draws the foul)
8:55
+1
Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-67
8:55
+1
Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-67
8:35
+2
Malik Henry makes two point layup (Jared Billups assists)
53-69
8:20
Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
8:18
Malik Henry defensive rebound
8:06
+2
Malik Henry makes two point layup (Jared Billups assists)
53-71
7:48
Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
7:46
Highlanders offensive rebound
7:46
TV timeout
7:36
Darius Maddox shooting foul (Adam Hess draws the foul)
7:36
+1
Adam Hess makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-71
7:36
+1
Adam Hess makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-71
7:34
Elijah Buchanan personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
7:34
+1
Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-72
7:34
Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:34
Levi Lawal defensive rebound
7:19
Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
7:17
Sebastian Robinson offensive rebound
7:10
Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
7:08
Jared Billups defensive rebound
6:59
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
6:57
Jake Goldberg defensive rebound
6:41
Sebastian Robinson misses two point layup
6:39
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
6:31
Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
6:29
Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
6:20
Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot
6:18
Baraka Okojie defensive rebound
6:10
Jared Billups misses two point dunk
6:10
Baraka Okojie offensive rebound
6:10
Levi Lawal personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
6:10
Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:10
Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
5:51
Jared Billups personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
5:51
+1
Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-72
5:51
+1
Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-72
5:24
Mekhi Gray shooting foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul)
5:24
+1
Baraka Okojie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-73
5:24
Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:24
Woody Newton offensive rebound
5:24
Mekhi Gray personal foul
5:24
+1
Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-74
5:24
+1
Woody Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-75
5:13
Darius Maddox shooting foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul)
5:13
+1
Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-75
5:13
+1
Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
59-75
4:57
Baraka Okojie turnover (bad pass)
4:44
Adam Hess misses two point layup
4:42
Highlanders offensive rebound
4:40
+3
Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot (Adam Hess assists)
62-75
4:24
Woody Newton misses two point layup
4:22
Woody Newton offensive rebound
4:22
Adam Hess shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
4:22
+1
Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
62-76
4:22
Woody Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:22
Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
4:09
+3
Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot
65-76
3:39
Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
3:37
Daniel Schreier defensive rebound
3:28
Elijah Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Woody Newton steals)
3:23
Baraka Okojie misses three point jump shot
3:21
Tariq Francis defensive rebound
3:13
+3
Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot
68-76
3:10
Patriots 30 second timeout
3:10
TV timeout
2:54
Adam Hess personal foul (Ronald Polite III draws the foul)
2:54
+1
Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
68-77
2:54
+1
Ronald Polite III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
68-78
2:42
Tariq Francis misses two point layup
2:40
Patriots defensive rebound
2:23
Amari Kelly misses two point jump shot
2:21
Woody Newton offensive rebound
2:17
Woody Newton misses two point layup
2:16
Amari Kelly offensive rebound
2:16
Daniel Schreier shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul)
2:16
Amari Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:16
Amari Kelly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:16
Levi Lawal defensive rebound
2:08
Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
2:06
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
1:43
+3
Woody Newton makes three point jump shot
68-81
1:39
Highlanders 60 second timeout
1:34
Tariq Francis turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Polite III steals)
1:30
+2
Ronald Polite III makes two point dunk
68-83
1:24
Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot
1:22
Amari Kelly defensive rebound
1:02
Levi Lawal shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
1:02
Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:02
Woody Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02
Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound
0:53
Tariq Francis turnover (bad pass)
0:53
Woody Newton turnover (bad pass)
0:45
Adam Hess turnover (lost ball) (Woody Newton steals)
0:19
+3
Amari Kelly makes three point jump shot (Ronald Polite III assists)
