Bradley University Athletics

George Mason Defeats Bradley, 77-66

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Men's Basketball 11/23/2016 4:06:00 PM

Box Score Estero, Fla. – George Mason shot better than 65 percent in the second half to turn a one-point contest into a 77-66 victory against the Bradley basketball team on Wednesday. The Patriots improved to 3-3 and finished in fifth place at the 2016 Gulf Coast Showcase, while the Braves also moved to 3-3 and placed sixth.

Freshman Darrell Brown led the Braves with 15 points to go with four assists, while sophomore Antoine Pittman added a season-best 12 points. Sophomore Callum Barker also chipped in eight points, while tying for the team lead with six rebounds.

The Braves dug out of an early hole in the game and eventually took the lead in the first half. After trailing by as many as 11 points, 17-6, Bradley responded with 12-1 run in less than three minutes of action to square the game at 18. The Braves then took the advantage with just 2:32 left in the half and led by as many as three points, 25-22, before George Mason scored the last four points to head into the break with a 26-25 advantage.

In the second stanza, a jumper by Koch Bar and a layup by Pittman put the Braves ahead, 29-27. However, the Patriots scored the next 14 points to take a 41-29 lead and never gave it back. Bradley pulled to as close as seven points but each time, George Mason used its hot shooting in the second half to keep itself ahead.

The Patriots finished the second by making 17-of-26 shots (65.4 percent), including 4-of-6 3-point attempts and 13-of-15 free throws, to outscore the Braves, 51-41, in the final 20 minutes of action. George Mason finished the game with a 41.0 percent shooting effort overall, while Bradley made 38.1 percent of its attempts.

Otis Livingston led the Patriots with 22 points, while Marquise Moore posted 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Bradley is back in action next week with a Tuesday matchup against Eastern Illinois. First tip in Charleston is set for 7 p.m.

Game Notes: The schools met for the first time in men's basketball … UT Arlington was the last team to score 50 points in a half against the Braves, doing so on Feb. 8, 2015 … Junior JoJo McGlaston scored five points, marking the first time he failed to reach double digits in a game this season … The Braves have alternated wins and losses in their six games this season.

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