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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

George Mason Patriots @ VCU Rams 71–76

2009-01-24 Β· NCAA Β· Stuart C. Siegel Center, Richmond VA

George Mason Patriots 2008-09 Β· VCU Rams 2008-09 Β· 2008-09 season

Team stats

George MasonVCU
Field goals24-54 .44426-57 .456
Three-pointers8-16 .5007-17 .412
Free throws15-21 .71417-22 .773
Offensive rebounds1813
Defensive rebounds2214
Total rebounds4631
Assists913
Steals47
Blocks33
Turnovers147
Personal fouls1920
Technical fouls11
Largest lead715

George Mason Patriots

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF
Dre Smith G39166-114-60-013401002
Cam Long G37247-102-48-914540060
Darryl Monroe F34104-80-02-441520213
Andre Cornelius G1621-30-00-211210031
Louis Birdsong F1400-30-10-010110005
Ryan Pearson F30124-90-04-425711105
Isaiah Tate G2372-62-51-213402022
Mike Morrison F700-40-00-042600011
Total7124-548-1615-211822469431419

FG .444 Β· 3P .500 Β· FT .714

Did not play: John Vaughan, Chris Fleming, Jimmy Nolan, Brian Henderson, Vlad Moldoveanu

VCU Rams

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF
Eric Maynor G38289-173-67-810163013
Kirill Pishchalnikov F37114-80-03-324610113
Joey Rodriguez G3552-51-30-112340012
Larry Sanders F23155-90-05-525701025
Bradford Burgess G-F1952-41-20-110112002
Brandon Rozzell G19104-92-60-201110100
Terrance Saintil F1700-10-00-031400112
Ed Nixon G1320-40-02-200001013
Gerard Smith G000-00-00-000000000
Total7626-577-1717-221314311373720

FG .456 Β· 3P .412 Β· FT .773

Did not play: T.J. Gwynn, Lance Kearse

Play-by-play

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First half

  • 19:45 VCU Larry Sanders missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 19:45 GMU Dre Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • 19:20 GMU Louis Birdsong missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 19:16 GMU George Mason Offensive Rebound.
  • 18:50 VCU Eric Maynor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 18:50 GMU Dre Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • 18:38 GMU Darryl Monroe missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 18:38 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov Defensive Rebound.
  • 18:32 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Bradford Burgess. 0–2
  • 17:54 GMU Cam Long missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 17:54 VCU Joey Rodriguez Defensive Rebound.
  • 17:43 VCU Eric Maynor missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 17:43 VCU Larry Sanders Offensive Rebound.
  • 17:40 VCU Larry Sanders made Two Point Layup. 0–4
  • 17:40 GMU Foul on Louis Birdsong
  • 17:40 VCU Larry Sanders made Free Throw. 0–5
  • 17:25 VCU Larry Sanders missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 17:25 GMU George Mason Defensive Rebound.
  • 16:57 GMU Dre Smith made Three Point Jumper. 3–5
  • 16:37 VCU Larry Sanders made Two Point Jumper. 3–7
  • 16:15 GMU Louis Birdsong missed Two Point Layup.
  • 16:15 VCU Larry Sanders Defensive Rebound.
  • 16:07 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov made Two Point Layup. 3–9
  • 16:07 GMU Foul on Dre Smith
  • 16:07 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov made Free Throw. 3–10
  • 15:57 GMU Cam Long made Two Point Jumper. 5–10
  • 15:40 VCU Bradford Burgess missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 15:40 GMU Ryan Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • 15:13 GMU Dre Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 15:13 GMU Ryan Pearson Offensive Rebound.
  • 15:09 GMU Ryan Pearson made Two Point Layup. 7–10
  • 14:49 VCU Larry Sanders missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 14:49 GMU Cam Long Defensive Rebound.
  • 14:31 GMU Ryan Pearson missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 14:31 GMU Isaiah Tate Offensive Rebound.
  • 14:28 VCU Foul on Bradford Burgess
  • 14:28 GMU Official TV Timeout.
  • 14:28 GMU Isaiah Tate missed Free Throw.
  • 14:28 GMU nan
  • 14:28 GMU Isaiah Tate made Free Throw. 8–10
  • 14:00 VCU Brandon Rozzell made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Maynor. 8–12
  • 13:40 GMU Dre Smith made Three Point Jumper. 11–12
  • 12:52 VCU Foul on Larry Sanders
  • 12:52 VCU Foul on Terrance Saintil
  • 12:43 VCU Foul on Bradford Burgess
  • 12:43 GMU Ryan Pearson made Free Throw. 12–12
  • 12:43 GMU Ryan Pearson made Free Throw. 13–12
  • 12:31 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 12:31 GMU Isaiah Tate Defensive Rebound.
  • 11:49 VCU Brandon Rozzell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 11:49 VCU Terrance Saintil Offensive Rebound.
  • 11:49 GMU Official TV Timeout.
  • 10:59 VCU Ed Nixon missed Two Point Layup.
  • 10:59 GMU Ryan Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • 10:48 GMU Michael Morrison missed Two Point Layup.
  • 10:48 GMU Ryan Pearson Offensive Rebound.
  • 10:45 GMU Ryan Pearson made Two Point Jumper. 15–12
  • 10:26 VCU Ed Nixon missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 10:26 GMU Ryan Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • 10:17 VCU Foul on Ed Nixon
  • 10:17 GMU Andre Cornelius missed Free Throw.
  • 10:17 GMU nan
  • 10:17 GMU Andre Cornelius missed Free Throw.
  • 10:17 VCU Larry Sanders Defensive Rebound.
  • 10:14 VCU Joey Rodriguez made Two Point Layup. 15–14
  • 9:56 GMU Ryan Pearson missed Two Point Layup.
  • 9:56 GMU Michael Morrison Offensive Rebound.
  • 9:54 GMU Michael Morrison missed Two Point Layup.
  • 9:54 GMU Michael Morrison Offensive Rebound.
  • 9:49 GMU Ryan Pearson made Two Point Layup. 17–14
  • 9:05 GMU Foul on Ryan Pearson
  • 9:02 VCU Foul on Kirill Pishchalnikov
  • 8:44 GMU Louis Birdsong missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 8:44 GMU Darryl Monroe Offensive Rebound.
  • 8:37 GMU Darryl Monroe made Two Point Layup. 19–14
  • 8:18 VCU Eric Maynor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 8:18 GMU Dre Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • 8:12 GMU Dre Smith made Two Point Layup. 21–14
  • 7:47 GMU Foul on Darryl Monroe
  • 7:47 VCU Official TV Timeout.
  • 7:44 VCU Larry Sanders made Free Throw. 21–15
  • 7:44 VCU Larry Sanders made Free Throw. 21–16
  • 7:41 GMU Foul on Louis Birdsong
  • 7:41 VCU Ed Nixon made Free Throw. 21–17
  • 7:41 VCU Ed Nixon made Free Throw. 21–18
  • 7:11 GMU Ryan Pearson missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 7:11 VCU Larry Sanders Defensive Rebound.
  • 7:04 VCU Ed Nixon missed Two Point Layup.
  • 7:04 GMU Ryan Pearson Block.
  • 7:04 VCU Virginia Commonwealt Offensive R.
  • 6:59 GMU Foul on Ryan Pearson
  • 6:59 VCU Larry Sanders made Free Throw. 21–19
  • 6:59 VCU Larry Sanders made Free Throw. 21–20
  • 6:54 VCU Eric Maynor made Two Point Jumper. 21–22
  • 6:43 VCU Foul on Ed Nixon
  • 6:43 VCU Technical Foul on Larry Sanders
  • 6:43 VCU Foul on Larry Sanders
  • 6:43 GMU Foul on Darryl Monroe
  • 6:43 GMU Technical Foul on Darryl Monroe
  • 6:43 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 22–22
  • 6:43 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 23–22
  • 6:29 VCU Eric Maynor made Two Point Layup. 23–24
  • 6:00 GMU Cam Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darryl Monroe. 26–24
  • 5:30 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov made Two Point Layup. 26–26
  • 5:13 GMU Isaiah Tate missed Two Point Layup.
  • 5:13 VCU Terrance Saintil Block.
  • 5:09 VCU Joey Rodriguez Defensive Rebound.
  • 5:06 VCU Brandon Rozzell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey Rodriguez. 26–29
  • 5:00 GMU George Mason Full Timeout.
  • 4:46 GMU Darryl Monroe made Two Point Jumper. 28–29
  • 4:37 VCU Eric Maynor missed Two Point Layup.
  • 4:37 GMU Cam Long Defensive Rebound.
  • 4:08 GMU Ryan Pearson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Tate. 30–29
  • 3:46 VCU Brandon Rozzell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 3:46 VCU Joey Rodriguez Offensive Rebound.
  • 3:37 VCU Eric Maynor made Two Point Jumper. 30–31
  • 3:10 GMU Dre Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 3:10 VCU Brandon Rozzell Defensive Rebound.
  • 2:57 VCU Eric Maynor made Two Point Jumper. 30–33
  • 2:35 GMU Isaiah Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 2:35 GMU Cam Long Offensive Rebound.
  • 2:30 GMU Darryl Monroe made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Cam Long. 32–33
  • 2:22 GMU Foul on Ryan Pearson
  • 2:22 VCU Official TV Timeout.
  • 2:22 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov made Free Throw. 32–34
  • 2:22 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov made Free Throw. 32–35
  • 2:10 GMU Andre Cornelius missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 2:09 VCU Brandon Rozzell Block.
  • 2:08 GMU Michael Morrison Offensive Rebound.
  • 2:05 VCU Terrance Saintil Defensive Rebound.
  • 2:05 GMU Michael Morrison missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 1:50 VCU Eric Maynor made Free Throw. 32–36
  • 1:50 GMU Foul on Michael Morrison
  • 1:50 VCU Eric Maynor made Free Throw. 32–37
  • 1:23 GMU Michael Morrison missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 1:20 GMU Andre Cornelius Offensive Rebound.
  • 1:18 GMU Michael Morrison Offensive Rebound.
  • 1:18 GMU Dre Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 1:10 GMU Foul on Dre Smith
  • 1:10 VCU Eric Maynor made Free Throw. 32–38
  • 1:10 VCU Eric Maynor made Free Throw. 32–39
  • 0:09 VCU Eric Maynor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 0:09 VCU Virginia Commonwealt Defensive R.
  • 0:00 End of the 1st Half.

Second half

  • 19:26 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Joey Rodriguez. 32–41
  • 19:07 VCU Foul on Larry Sanders
  • 19:06 GMU Dre Smith made Three Point Jumper. 35–41
  • 19:02 VCU Eric Maynor made Three Point Jumper. 35–44
  • 18:48 GMU Cam Long made Two Point Jumper. 37–44
  • 18:41 GMU Foul on Louis Birdsong
  • 18:37 GMU Foul on Louis Birdsong
  • 18:24 VCU Eric Maynor missed Two Point Layup.
  • 18:24 VCU Eric Maynor Offensive Rebound.
  • 18:21 VCU Eric Maynor made Two Point Layup. 37–46
  • 18:03 VCU Larry Sanders made Two Point Dunk Shot. 37–48
  • 18:03 GMU George Mason Full Timeout.
  • 17:53 VCU Foul on Joey Rodriguez
  • 17:32 GMU Cam Long missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 17:32 GMU Dre Smith Offensive Rebound.
  • 17:30 GMU Dre Smith made Three Point Jumper. 40–48
  • 17:06 VCU Foul on Joey Rodriguez
  • 17:02 GMU Louis Birdsong missed Two Point Layup.
  • 17:02 VCU Larry Sanders Defensive Rebound.
  • 16:52 VCU Eric Maynor missed Two Point Layup.
  • 16:52 GMU George Mason Defensive Rebound.
  • 16:44 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov Block.
  • 16:17 VCU Joey Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. 40–51
  • 15:55 VCU Larry Sanders made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Eric Maynor. 40–53
  • 15:47 GMU George Mason Full Timeout.
  • 15:38 VCU Official TV Timeout.
  • 15:23 VCU Bradford Burgess made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kirill Pishchalnikov. 40–55
  • 15:23 GMU Foul on Darryl Monroe
  • 15:23 VCU Bradford Burgess missed Free Throw.
  • 15:23 GMU Ryan Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • 15:01 GMU Isaiah Tate made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darryl Monroe. 43–55
  • 14:30 VCU Bradford Burgess missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 14:30 GMU Isaiah Tate Defensive Rebound.
  • 14:06 GMU Ryan Pearson missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 14:06 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov Defensive Rebound.
  • 13:31 VCU Eric Maynor missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 13:31 VCU Larry Sanders Offensive Rebound.
  • 13:26 VCU Larry Sanders made Two Point Layup. 43–57
  • 13:07 GMU Isaiah Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 13:07 VCU Larry Sanders Defensive Rebound.
  • 12:58 GMU Cam Long made Two Point Dunk Shot. 45–57
  • 12:40 VCU Larry Sanders missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 12:40 GMU Andre Cornelius Defensive Rebound.
  • 12:38 VCU Foul on Terrance Saintil
  • 12:26 VCU Foul on Larry Sanders
  • 12:26 GMU Ryan Pearson made Free Throw. 46–57
  • 12:26 GMU Ryan Pearson made Free Throw. 47–57
  • 12:13 VCU Brandon Rozzell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 12:13 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov Offensive Rebound.
  • 12:09 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov missed Two Point Layup.
  • 12:09 GMU Darryl Monroe Block.
  • 12:09 VCU Virginia Commonwealt Offensive R.
  • 11:57 VCU Eric Maynor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Rozzell. 47–60
  • 11:35 GMU Andre Cornelius missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 11:35 GMU Darryl Monroe Offensive Rebound.
  • 11:30 GMU Andre Cornelius made Two Point Jumper. 49–60
  • 11:20 VCU Brandon Rozzell missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 11:20 GMU Isaiah Tate Defensive Rebound.
  • 11:05 GMU Darryl Monroe missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 11:05 GMU George Mason Offensive Rebound.
  • 11:01 VCU Foul on Kirill Pishchalnikov
  • 11:01 GMU Official TV Timeout.
  • 11:01 GMU George Mason Full Timeout.
  • 10:29 VCU Foul on Ed Nixon
  • 10:29 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 50–60
  • 10:29 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 51–60
  • 9:58 VCU Joey Rodriguez missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 9:58 GMU George Mason Defensive Rebound.
  • 9:33 VCU Foul on Eric Maynor
  • 9:33 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 52–60
  • 9:33 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 53–60
  • 9:14 VCU Joey Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 9:14 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov Offensive Rebound.
  • 9:11 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov missed Two Point Layup.
  • 9:11 VCU Terrance Saintil Offensive Rebound.
  • 9:07 VCU Brandon Rozzell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey Rodriguez. 53–63
  • 8:37 GMU Darryl Monroe missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 8:37 GMU Louis Birdsong Offensive Rebound.
  • 8:29 GMU Cam Long made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Louis Birdsong. 55–63
  • 8:02 VCU Brandon Rozzell made Two Point Jumper. 55–65
  • 7:30 VCU Official TV Timeout.
  • 7:30 GMU Darryl Monroe Block.
  • 7:11 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov missed Two Point Layup.
  • 7:11 VCU Terrance Saintil Offensive Rebound.
  • 7:04 VCU Terrance Saintil missed Two Point Dunk Shot.
  • 7:04 GMU Cam Long Defensive Rebound.
  • 6:59 GMU Cam Long made Three Point Jumper. 58–65
  • 6:36 VCU Brandon Rozzell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 6:36 GMU Cam Long Defensive Rebound.
  • 6:29 VCU Foul on Kirill Pishchalnikov
  • 6:29 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 59–65
  • 6:29 GMU Cam Long made Free Throw. 60–65
  • 6:11 GMU Dre Smith made Two Point Layup. 62–65
  • 6:00 VCU Virginia Commonwealt Full Timeout.
  • 5:35 GMU Foul on Louis Birdsong
  • 5:35 VCU Brandon Rozzell missed Free Throw.
  • 5:35 VCU nan
  • 5:35 VCU Brandon Rozzell missed Free Throw.
  • 5:35 GMU Ryan Pearson Defensive Rebound.
  • 5:20 GMU Ryan Pearson missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 5:20 VCU Virginia Commonwealt Defensive R.
  • 5:00 GMU Foul on Isaiah Tate
  • 4:28 GMU Darryl Monroe made Two Point Jumper. 64–65
  • 4:03 VCU Eric Maynor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Rozzell. 64–68
  • 3:34 GMU Official TV Timeout.
  • 3:04 VCU Bradford Burgess made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey Rodriguez. 64–71
  • 2:22 GMU Cam Long made Two Point Layup. 66–71
  • 2:21 VCU Foul on Larry Sanders
  • 2:21 GMU Cam Long missed Free Throw.
  • 2:21 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov Defensive Rebound.
  • 1:58 VCU Joey Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 1:58 GMU Darryl Monroe Defensive Rebound.
  • 1:38 GMU Cam Long missed Two Point Jumper.
  • 1:38 VCU Kirill Pishchalnikov Defensive Rebound.
  • 1:16 VCU Eric Maynor made Two Point Layup. 66–73
  • 1:16 GMU Foul on Ryan Pearson
  • 1:16 GMU George Mason Full Timeout.
  • 1:16 VCU Eric Maynor made Free Throw. 66–74
  • 0:55 GMU Isaiah Tate made Three Point Jumper. 69–74
  • 0:43 VCU Ed Nixon missed Two Point Layup.
  • 0:40 VCU Bradford Burgess Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:40 GMU Foul on Ryan Pearson
  • 0:40 VCU Eric Maynor missed Free Throw.
  • 0:40 GMU Michael Morrison Defensive Rebound.
  • 0:37 GMU Isaiah Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 0:37 GMU Michael Morrison Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:31 GMU Dre Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 0:31 GMU Darryl Monroe Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:27 VCU Foul on Eric Maynor
  • 0:27 GMU Darryl Monroe missed Free Throw.
  • 0:27 GMU nan
  • 0:27 GMU Darryl Monroe made Free Throw. 70–74
  • 0:21 GMU Foul on Isaiah Tate
  • 0:21 VCU Eric Maynor made Free Throw. 70–75
  • 0:21 VCU Eric Maynor made Free Throw. 70–76
  • 0:09 GMU Dre Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • 0:09 GMU Darryl Monroe Offensive Rebound.
  • 0:09 VCU Foul on Eric Maynor
  • 0:09 GMU Darryl Monroe missed Free Throw.
  • 0:09 GMU nan
  • 0:09 GMU Darryl Monroe made Free Throw. 71–76
  • 0:06 GMU Foul on Andre Cornelius
  • 0:06 VCU Joey Rodriguez missed Free Throw.
  • 0:06 GMU Michael Morrison Defensive Rebound.
  • 0:00 End Game