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Polite scores 18 in George Mason's 86-68 win against NJIT
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) Ronald Polite's 18 points helped George Mason 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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Levi Lawal vs. Amari Kelly (Patriots gains possession) | Â |
| 19:49 | | Â | Jared Billups offensive foul | Â |
| 19:49 | | Â | Jared Billups turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 19:30 |  | +2 | Adam Hess makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | | Â | Levi Lawal blocks Jared Billups's two point layup | Â |
| 19:08 | | Â | Highlanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Elijah Buchanan draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 18:57 | | +1 | Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | | Â | Adam Hess personal foul | Â |
| 18:26 | | +2 | Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | | Â | Levi Lawal misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:48 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:46 | | Â | Levi Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Adam Hess turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 16:43 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Gray steals) | Â |
| 16:38 | | Â | Mekhi Gray misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:32 | | +2 | Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | | Â | Amari Kelly misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Mekhi Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall personal foul | Â |
| 16:08 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Woody Newton defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Jake Goldberg steals) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:43 | | Â | Woody Newton defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:22 | | +2 | Amari Kelly makes two point layup | 12-10 |
| 13:49 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:47 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:28 | | Â | Jared Billups misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:26 | | Â | Amari Kelly offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:26 | | Â | Daniel Schreier shooting foul (Amari Kelly draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:26 | | Â | Amari Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Woody Newton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:40 | | Â | Woody Newton offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:40 | | Â | Mekhi Gray personal foul | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Amari Kelly misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Woody Newton offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:25 | | +2 | Amari Kelly makes two point layup | 15-13 |
| 12:05 | | Â | Amari Kelly blocks Levi Lawal's two point layup | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Tariq Francis personal foul | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Buchanan steals) | Â |
| 11:42 | | Â | Mekhi Gray misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Ronald Polite III turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Tariq Francis offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | +3 | Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists) | 18-13 |
| 10:59 | | Â | Tariq Francis personal foul | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:47 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Amari Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Mekhi Gray personal foul | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Malik Henry offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Malik Henry makes two point layup | 18-15 |
| 10:15 | | Â | Levi Lawal shooting foul (Malik Henry draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:15 | | +1 | Malik Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-16 |
| 9:57 | | Â | Mekhi Gray turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Polite III steals) | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Mekhi Gray personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Baraka Okojie misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Malik Henry offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:27 | | Â | Levi Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Elijah Buchanan makes two point layup | 22-19 |
| 8:17 | | Â | Adam Hess personal foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Jake Goldberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan shooting foul (Baraka Okojie draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:34 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Jake Goldberg personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Justin Anderson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Ronald Polite III defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Ronald Polite III misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Malik Henry offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:32 | | Â | Malik Henry misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Elijah Buchanan makes two point layup | 27-28 |
| 5:07 | | Â | Baraka Okojie turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Adam Hess misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Baraka Okojie defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Jared Billups misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Baraka Okojie steals) | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Malik Henry offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot | 27-30 |
| 3:45 | | Â | Highlanders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Jared Billups shooting foul (Elijah Buchanan draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:30 | | +1 | Elijah Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-30 |
| 3:30 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Darius Maddox defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Levi Lawal blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Amari Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:54 | | Â | Patriots offensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Amari Kelly turnover (Levi Lawal steals) | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Jake Goldberg turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Amari Kelly misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:29 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:27 | | Â | Darius Maddox defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:10 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan blocks Amari Kelly's two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Levi Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Jared Billups personal foul | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Amari Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Patriots 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:18 | | Â | Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:16 | | Â | Jake Goldberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Levi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Austin Ball defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |