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Thomas breaks tie with 1 second left, leads Rhode Island past George Mason 62-59

AP
Jan 04, 2025

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) Sebastian Thomas scored 23 points and secured the victory with a jump shot with one second remaining as Rhode Island Rams knocked off George Mason Patriots 62-59 on Saturday.

Thomas hit a jumper, was fouled and added a free throw for the final margin.

Thomas shot 8 for 13 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Rams (12-2, 1-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Javonte Brown added nine points while shooting 3 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line while he also had 13 rebounds and six blocks.

Darius Maddox led the Patriots (10-5, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. George Mason also got 13 points from Woody Newton and 12 points from Brayden O'Connor.

Thomas scored 12 points in the first half and Rhode Island went into halftime trailing 34-25. Thomas scored 11 points in the second half for Rhode Island, including the game-winning shot.

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1st Half
GMU
Patriots
34
URI
Rams
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rams gains possession)
19:47	+3	David Green makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	0-3
19:28	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	2-3
19:18		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:16		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
18:48		David Green shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
18:48		Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:48	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-3
18:23		Javonte Brown misses two point layup
18:21		Drissa Traore offensive rebound
18:17		Woody Newton blocks Drissa Traore's two point layup
18:15		Woody Newton defensive rebound
18:00		Sebastian Thomas shooting foul (Brayden O'Connor draws the foul)
18:00		Brayden O'Connor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:00	+1	Brayden O'Connor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-3
17:48		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
17:46		Woody Newton defensive rebound
17:33		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
17:31		Drissa Traore defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot	4-5
17:23		Zach Anderson shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-6
17:09	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point driving layup	6-6
17:00	+3	Drissa Traore makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	6-9
16:35		Javonte Brown blocks Jalen Haynes's two point hook shot
16:33		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
16:24		Drissa Traore misses two point layup
16:22		Woody Newton defensive rebound
16:15		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
16:13		Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
16:08		Javonte Brown blocks Jalen Haynes's two point layup
16:06		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
15:50	+3	Sebastian Thomas makes three point jump shot (Javonte Brown assists)	6-12
15:28		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
15:26		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
15:05		Drissa Traore misses two point layup
15:03		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
14:49		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
14:47		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
14:40		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:38		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
14:12		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
14:10		Drissa Traore defensive rebound
13:54		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Darius Maddox steals)
13:50	+2	Woody Newton makes two point layup	8-12
13:50		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
13:50		TV timeout
13:50	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-12
13:43		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
13:38		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
13:36		Jared Billups offensive rebound
13:35	+2	Jared Billups makes two point tip layup	11-12
13:22		Quentin Diboundje misses two point layup
13:20		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
13:12		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
13:10		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
12:57		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
12:55		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
12:31		David Fuchs shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
12:31	+1	Jalen Haynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-12
12:04		David Green misses two point jump shot
12:02		Quentin Diboundje offensive rebound
12:02		Quentin Diboundje turnover (out of bounds)
11:42	+2	Woody Newton makes two point driving dunk (Brayden O'Connor assists)	15-12
11:25		David Green misses three point jump shot
11:23		Patriots defensive rebound
11:22		TV timeout
11:09		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
11:07		K.D. Johnson offensive rebound
10:50	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup (K.D. Johnson assists)	17-12
10:15		Tyonne Farrell misses two point layup
10:15		Rams offensive rebound
10:15		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
9:44		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:44		Patriots offensive rebound
9:44		Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
9:21		David Green misses two point layup
9:19		David Fuchs offensive rebound
9:14		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
8:55		Brayden O'Connor misses three point jump shot
8:53		Jared Billups offensive rebound
8:55		Jump ball. Jared Billups vs. Tyonne Farrell (Patriots gains possession)
8:35		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
8:33		K.D. Johnson offensive rebound
8:23	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup (K.D. Johnson assists)	19-12
7:58		Tyonne Farrell turnover (bad pass) (Giovanni Emejuru steals)
7:54		TV timeout
7:46		Darius Maddox turnover (traveling)
7:32		Giovanni Emejuru blocks David Green's two point driving layup
7:30		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
7:21		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
7:19		Rams defensive rebound
7:01		Tyonne Farrell misses two point layup
6:59		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
6:57		Javonte Brown misses two point layup
6:55		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point dunk (Jalen Haynes assists)	21-12
6:16		David Green misses two point jump shot
6:14		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
5:51		Justin Begg turnover (bad pass)
5:39		Justin Begg personal foul
5:30		Sebastian Thomas misses two point layup
5:28		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
5:23	+2	Javonte Brown makes two point layup	21-14
5:05		Justin Begg offensive foul
5:05		Justin Begg turnover (offensive foul)
4:54	+2	David Green makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	21-16
4:37	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point jump shot	23-16
4:17		David Green turnover (lost ball)
4:07	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point driving floating jump shot	25-16
3:57		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
3:55		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
3:47	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (K.D. Johnson assists)	28-16
3:24		Jalen Haynes blocks Tyonne Farrell's two point driving layup
3:24		Rams offensive rebound
3:24		TV timeout
3:03	+3	Sebastian Thomas makes three point jump shot	28-19
2:50	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Jalen Haynes assists)	30-19
2:42		K.D. Johnson shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul)
2:42		Sebastian Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:42	+1	Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-20
2:30	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point driving layup	32-20
2:16	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point bank jump shot	32-22
1:43	+2	Woody Newton makes two point driving finger roll layup	34-22
1:34		Woody Newton personal foul (Drissa Traore draws the foul)
1:25		Cam Estevez misses three point jump shot
1:23		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
1:23		Jalen Haynes personal foul
1:05		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:03		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
0:55		Patriots 30 second timeout
0:44		Brayden O'Connor turnover (traveling)
0:30		Cam Estevez misses three point jump shot
0:28		David Fuchs offensive rebound
0:06	+3	Cam Estevez makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Thomas assists)	34-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GMU
Patriots
25
URI
Rams
37

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Javonte Brown shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
19:41		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:41		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:41		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
19:15		Javonte Brown misses two point layup
19:13		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
19:10	+2	Javonte Brown makes two point layup	34-27
18:38	+2	Woody Newton makes two point layup	36-27
18:38		David Green shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
18:38		Woody Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:38		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
18:23		Jalen Haynes blocks Javonte Brown's two point layup
18:21		Woody Newton defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	38-27
17:49		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul)
17:49		Sebastian Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:49	+1	Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-28
17:28		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
17:26		Tyonne Farrell defensive rebound
17:18	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Tyonne Farrell assists)	38-31
16:51	+2	Zach Anderson makes two point layup	40-31
16:42		David Green turnover (lost ball) (Zach Anderson steals)
16:18		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
16:16		David Green defensive rebound
16:06		David Green misses two point jump shot
16:04		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
16:00	+2	Javonte Brown makes two point dunk	40-33
15:46		TV timeout
15:42		K.D. Johnson turnover (bad pass) (David Fuchs steals)
15:36		Jalen Haynes blocks David Fuchs's two point dunk
15:34		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
15:14		David Fuchs shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
15:14		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:14		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:14		David Fuchs defensive rebound
14:54		Jalen Haynes shooting foul (David Fuchs draws the foul)
14:54	+1	David Fuchs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-34
14:54	+1	David Fuchs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-35
14:34	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point pullup jump shot (Jared Billups assists)	42-35
14:14		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Jaden House draws the foul)
14:14	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
14:14	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
13:59		Woody Newton misses two point driving layup
13:57		David Fuchs defensive rebound
13:57		Woody Newton personal foul
13:39		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Giovanni Emejuru steals)
13:32		K.D. Johnson turnover (lost ball)
13:17		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
13:15		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
12:53		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
12:51		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
12:51		David Fuchs shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-37
12:51		Darius Maddox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:51		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
12:51		K.D. Johnson shooting foul (Jaden House draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-38
12:51	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-39
12:28		Javonte Brown blocks Giovanni Emejuru's two point layup
12:26		Rams defensive rebound
12:08		Jared Billups blocks Jamarques Lawrence's two point jump shot
12:06		Jared Billups defensive rebound
12:00		Jalen Haynes offensive foul
12:00		Jalen Haynes turnover (offensive foul)
12:00		TV timeout
11:34		Jaden House misses two point driving finger roll layup
11:32		Jared Billups defensive rebound
11:26	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Jared Billups assists)	45-39
11:08		Cam Estevez misses three point jump shot
11:06		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
10:56		Javonte Brown blocks Giovanni Emejuru's two point dunk
10:54		Jared Billups offensive rebound
10:52	+2	Jared Billups makes two point putback layup	47-39
10:39		Drissa Traore misses three point jump shot
10:37		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
10:13		Brayden O'Connor turnover (bad pass)
9:56	+3	Sebastian Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	47-42
9:30	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point pullup jump shot (Zach Anderson assists)	49-42
9:12		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
9:10		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
8:54		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul
8:47		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
8:45		Zach Anderson offensive rebound
8:41		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
8:39		Jared Billups offensive rebound
8:29		Giovanni Emejuru offensive foul
8:29		Giovanni Emejuru turnover (offensive foul)
8:12		Giovanni Emejuru personal foul (Javonte Brown draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Javonte Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-43
8:12	+1	Javonte Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-44
7:57		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:55		David Fuchs defensive rebound
7:43		Sebastian Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Zach Anderson steals)
7:37		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
7:35		David Green defensive rebound
7:31		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point driving layup
7:29		Quentin Diboundje offensive rebound
7:23	+2	David Fuchs makes two point tip layup	49-46
7:03		Sebastian Thomas shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
7:03		TV timeout
7:03	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-46
7:03	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-46
6:38		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
6:36		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
6:12		Brayden O'Connor misses two point pullup jump shot
6:10		David Fuchs defensive rebound
5:54		Darius Maddox shooting foul (David Green draws the foul)
5:54	+1	David Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-47
5:54	+1	David Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-48
5:46		Brayden O'Connor turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Thomas steals)
5:37		Sebastian Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:35		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
5:18	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Brayden O'Connor assists)	54-48
5:00		Woody Newton shooting foul (Jaden House draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-49
5:00	+1	Jaden House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-50
4:34		Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (David Green steals)
4:29	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point layup (David Green assists)	54-52
4:00		Javonte Brown blocks Jalen Haynes's two point layup
3:58		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point driving layup	54-54
3:45		Patriots 30 second timeout
3:45		TV timeout
3:27		Javonte Brown blocks Jalen Haynes's two point driving layup
3:25		Patriots offensive rebound
3:25		TV timeout
3:13		Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
2:58	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point jump shot (Javonte Brown assists)	54-56
2:36		Brayden O'Connor offensive foul
2:36		Brayden O'Connor turnover (offensive foul)
2:25		Javonte Brown turnover (traveling)
2:14	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup (K.D. Johnson assists)	56-56
2:14		David Green shooting foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
2:14		Jalen Haynes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:14		Jaden House defensive rebound
1:58		Brayden O'Connor blocks Javonte Brown's two point layup
1:56		Javonte Brown offensive rebound
1:56		Jared Billups shooting foul (Javonte Brown draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Javonte Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
1:56		Javonte Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:56		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
1:42		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
1:40		Javonte Brown defensive rebound
1:11		David Green misses three point jump shot
1:09		Jared Billups defensive rebound
0:53		Jared Billups misses three point jump shot
0:51		Sebastian Thomas defensive rebound
0:23	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point jump shot	56-59
0:22		Patriots 60 second timeout
0:11	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point layup	58-59
0:11		Jaden House shooting foul (Brayden O'Connor draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Brayden O'Connor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-59
0:01	+2	Sebastian Thomas makes two point fadeaway jump shot	59-61
0:01		Jared Billups shooting foul (Sebastian Thomas draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-62
0:00		End of period

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Sebastian Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1