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George Mason Falls 97-87 to Richmond - Recap
Grant Golden went off for 25 points and added 4 rebounds leading Richmond over George Mason, 97-87, on Saturday at EagleBank Arena.
Richmond won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -2.0-point spread as favorites.
Jacob Gilyard had 20 points for Richmond and Nick Sherod chipped in with 19 points. Jacob Gilyard had 8 assists for them, while Tyler Burton was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
George Mason got 39 points from Javon Greene in a losing cause and another 19 points from AJ Wilson. Xavier Johnson contributed 4 assists for them, while AJ Wilson had 8 rebounds.
Richmond led at halftime, 42-40.
George Mason won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 26-21.
Next game, Richmond takes its act home to face La Salle looking for another win. For George Mason, they head home to face UMass.