Duquesne Dukes @ George Mason Patriots
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
DUQ | 38 | 43 | 81 |
GMU | 31 | 38 | 69 |
Duquesne nabs No. 10 seed, tops George Mason 81-69
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Derrick Colter pumped in 21 points as Duquesne rolled to an 81-69 win at George Mason Saturday night to claim the No. 10 seed into the Atlantic 10 tournament.
Duquesne faces the No. 7 seed on Thursday. The loss sends No. 12 seed George Fox into an opening round game Wednesday against No. 13 Fordham.
The Dukes closed out the first half with a 13-2 run, taking a nine-point lead into intermission, then opened the second half by hitting three straight, unanswered 3-pointers.
Ovie Soko scored 18 points, going 8 of 13 from the free throw line, for Duquesne (13-16, 5-11 Atlantic 10). L.G. Gill added 16 points and Micah Mason and Dominique McKoy added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Sherrod Wright scored 25 points to lead George Mason (11-19, 4-12), with Bryon Allen adding another 17 points.
Game Information
Fairfax, VA
Referee:Sean Hull
Referee:Donnie Eppley
Referee:Alvin Cox
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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