>> al: 9000 tickets were sold for this match between george mason and james madison a good crowd on hand at the patriots center. they saw an entertaining first half. we want to tell how is the leading scorers were. we take a look at the numbers. good work we talked about from bowles and what a lift given to brady. >> glenn: plate. separately needed 3s. from elwiths and balanced scoring.

it will be turnovers for games madison. and they are doing a good job on the defensivend. we know how tough they are at home. when leading at the half. unbelievable mark at 12-2. dukes have their work cut out for them. they have first possession. and trying to get things started. and flores will. that puts a halt to the run and gives secondary scoring from a guy like flores. morrison in the paint. the back of the bowles bangs in and tate with the rebound. >> glenn: you looked at that, al, that was wide open. >> al: another step back for wells. didn't go far enough back

according to the referee. james madison falling back into it, wells had to light up. that will change the die nat. namic and making the 3s and extending the defense a bit. open up the inside and bowles. working against flores. contact again. another big block. this is danger for denzel es. onal foul for bowles. >> glenn: the process that brady has and he hit him with the body more that's a clean block. look at the bottom. it was clean but he kind of fouled him with the hips and go through it. brady now has to make a critical decision because he

can ill afford for bowls to pick up that now and you know that he is saying, guys to get everyone else go at him. i don't care if he does not bench him. >> al: going for his 147th conference win. and rejection with authority. morrison. and curtis. who has been silent was denied. and takes that's on me. >> glenn: that was a wide open play. you have to know where look at that block inside by morrison. he dependent it in play. he did not slap it out of bounds. that's why mason on the break. and on the way up.

morrison. >> al: ad hands at the of the defense. >> glenn: they make a couple of shots and a couple of turn overs. >> al: and will take one. long picking up in the figure half. he has 12 points. and wide open look and biggest lead of the day at 9 an answer there they have to tighten the screws. you look at and and white is on

and on cam long they switch it on. the hangar in the lane convert. and at the basketball challenges and because of it. and to drop it down and tate was on the right shoulder. i thought he made a good decision taking it to the rim. corn speared the run got the conversion and

>> al: the lad at the half is bumped up to and how well the caa is doing this year. look at the numbers the caa teams represented from the top

20. you have five representatives and number 6 but it sets up my colleague for his program. a lot of the schools. i don't like the term because they have been in the ncaa and but they have you know very successful year. and by the dukes. a lot of the time out there is now going to be 5 seconds for bowles. and the bucket and clears the

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and a story about long. suffering from the start of the season on with cramps and a terrible full body cramp. they tried to keep him hydrated. one of the things they found to eating better and sleep was jello seemed to keep him hydrated. and now it is a ritual but many of the patriots to load up on jello before the contest. >> there is always room. i think, though out of habit. eat right. sleep right. that's basic. >> al: inside a need from bowles to white. these are things he does well. picking up the third assist on a much needed jmu basket. >> glenn: and you saw it and the points has two points in the last 17 minutes.

>> al: wright on in and flores may have gotten a piece of it off the beench and most of the patriots will come off the bench. and into the story. and what comes up later on most of the stations great caa matchup. tied at the top with the team. and 30 seconds away from accomplishing that. williams and time to jump gathers it in and white and lost it out of bounds. what you say the second half. again. >> glenn: small margin of error

for the team. this is an opportunity to score and matt brady doesn't have the weapons to rely on again. and getting moore who is a great player. a key guy. i talked to him he feels that he coached nelson and jordan. and nelson and he feels that moore is a better leader than most of the guys. >> al: that's very high praise. bowles. he is and a bit of frustration. >> glenn: so much that you got. >> al: eighth double-double for bowles. he has 10 and 10. the look on jim larranaga's

face will say it all as things have been dominating. >> they have a double digit lead and with the basket right now and a chance to slice into it. >> glenn: you think about and a lot of people and he is like and old dominion that type of nj guy. >> al: the double-double 12 points. >> glenn: and dropped the ball to bowles. bringing the weak side defense away. >> al: and whittling the lead. george mason by 8. battling that. and despite the contact pearson will convert. >> glenn: pearson passed up the

jump shot and in. >> al: and hitting 2 3 pointers. back from bowles. off the left hand portion of the window. that's great work for bowles. four assists now. he is a great offensive. >> glenn: well parker saw limb lead him. you have to do because you have to expect to double team his partner bowles. >> al: hancock. and johnny williams. >> glenn: he has impressed me this year, hancock. he has something that's unusual for a freshman. a great off financessive feel to the game. and he has a knack of the game. >> al: and that's a long, long for wells.

>> glenn: not going away, al. >> al: not going away. you look at this james madison team they are 10-11 record. 3-7 in the caa. most of the losses have been at the buzzer. and wright answers. , watching them. mason is better defending the perimeter than madison. you can see it. it is ease is i for madison to get to the rim. >> bowles called for traveling. that takes us to break. and hancock, a very impressive and hancock, a very impressive top 25 freshman so far in the

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favor of madison smart plays. very smart play by madison and going to the go-to guy. and now the team that's turning it over. >> al: and bowles is 67% free throw shooter gets the first to drop. that's the 17th foul now on george mason. and they don't let them come back with the clock stopped. and two for bowles. and the rest of the way i believe. >> glenn: we have a game here. >> al: and 55-42 and a the deficit is now cut to 4. bowles and 12 rebounds and 6 assists. >> glenn: and louis out and

pearson got buy and fourpersonnal fouls on louis, i cannot tell you how many games i have done you have a lead you give it up and let a team hang around and they come and steal it. they commit the fewest turnovers with three minutes to go. will win the game. >> al: 8-0 run for madison. , a nice job defensively by james madison. >> al: and out to cornelius. the penetration is cut off by white. long shooting. that is the cool and calm of long. making jmu pay. >> glenn: and.

>> al: 20 points another great performance for long. >> glenn: he is patient. >> al: bowles. out of bounds. >> glenn: what did i tell you about turnovers. it could execute with efficient play wins the games down the stretch. he showed patience but it has been back and forth. >> al: 19th turnover was a minute and by james madison. that's the way to short single currency the come back. hancock is returning for byrdsong. on interesting time to bring a freshman into the game. the guy with good hands ad the assist. pearson with 5 to shoot. rejected inside but out of

bounds. they're going to say 3 seconds for george mason and take a shot. >> glenn: he turned his back and open in the ruth wing, you turn your back and you limit your visibility. >> al: that was well done. did not panic. got the man up. and could not tup toe on the out of bounds line. wells. that was again a pass that was not necessary. >> glenn: a turnover. >> al: 20. >> glenn: watch the foot on the catch and the baseline and the glare it was right on that baseline. he was out of bounds. >> al: unlike in college football. turned over and by george mason a break for the dukes. we approach 90 seconds of play in this one.

and bowles has it again. here we go. 67, 63 now added to the total. they have not put it on the board here at george mason. we have it 67-63. it is direct. count on comcast sportsnet to get it right. this is your first look in person at bowles i have been telling you about the transfer from texas, what do you think? , he is skilled. he knows how to score. he is one of the big guys that -- one thing that is hard when they pitch it. he has the natural feel.

he gets it. he is played on the left he goes right. the weak side defense many coulds to help on him. i like his knowledge. i think for him to take it to the next level he has to learn to play hard all the time. >> al: he had 20 or more points in the contest. sensational is bowles. the foul here. that's number 6 on the jmu team. picks up the first and for the afternoon. bowles from virginia beach, virginia. wanted to come home. did not feel things were going the way he wanted and, boy. have to get that and a young man who likes to come back to the state of virginia. a good trip so far for bowles and jmu. 1:10 to go.

a 4-point game. bowles, and long. weaves to the hoops. fouled by wells. and wants to be in the process of shooting. and be 1-1 with a 17 foul on jmu. >> glenn: what is nice about cam's game against the trapping defense of james madison is that he is keeping his dribble. he is under control. you know spinning and allowing for the weak side defense and meandering for the rim. >> al: i mean this and the game is starting to evolve in my mind about what we used to see about one of the best players in the game. he knew how to control the game. when to take over. now he is in the nba with the

oklahoma thunder. what a great career he has. he was in the virginia commonwealth university. a time out with the lead up to 6. long finishes the 2 free throws to give him 22 for the day. tough for the young players to find the moments. sometimes the guys who can back off are the guys who are the most effective. >> glenn: it is funny that's a good point, a lot of players at every level if you think you can score, you can score all the time. sometimes you have to let the game come to you. sometimes you have to pick your spot and you're right learning when to pick his spot. he is getting better and better

and improves the handle. you will never know he has great power. >> al: and wells was double teamed. and open look and he has it down. flores under pressure ad still cool. a big bucket to get this back into a reasonable number. and the three point game. and good movement. >> glenn: flores, who has not made many of the shots. make as big 3. the biggest 3 of his college career so far. >> al: you know coming into the game he is one of 115 from behind the arc. the last guy that you expect is flores. there you go. you have been a huge flores fan

for a long time you know appeared as a body double. and the something that you watch on the wizards charter is the you are familiar with the work of flores before you saw him, i didn't know that. he was a body double? >> al: cirque the vampires. >> glenn: i'm in the sure i want to know. it shows he is a multitalented kid. >> al: he is. >> glenn: and matt wants him to take a bite out of mason now. he did it with that 3 point shot. >> al: 52 seconds remaining in a three point game. one time george mason seemed with elin control. nervous time.

over more than 9000 tickets sold but the weather is a factor there. here is cornelius and cam long to milk the clock, make sure that you go and pressure. and cornelius 5 to shoot for hancock. the hole. and tips it to wright. and now 10 seconds to go. and he is going to take a time out. it got turned over. and cornelius got it on the baseline. matt brady gets the full time out called. we'll have possession and 9.4 seconds left in a 3-point game. >> glenn: and madison caught a big-time break. cornelius, that was going and the foot and picked the pocket.

look excitement. he had them and if it didn't hit his foot. he would have stole it. >> al: they will say the time out did get properly called with ben louis in possession of it. and cornelius just could not come up with it. what great quick hands for cornelius. so this is very interesting now. you don't think that flores will be another option but ben louis, we did a game on comcast sportsnet with. where ben louis hit a 3 pointer. er tond the first half then a 3 pointer to win the game against georgia state. he is an option as is a very good three point shotter. one of the top in the conference in wells. and matt brady has a couple of options depending on how he wants to play the 9.4 seconds. >> glenn: you know wells shoots 46%. i'm in the sure they will run it for flores.

>> al: the last time two weeks ago that george may san. son was at harrison burg a very critical moment with bowles shooting 1 and 1 in a four- point game. a hot dog from a jmu fan cam out. they gave them a technical. long and two free throws. and turned the game around. let's see what happens here the play and parker for 3. and wells has it. he will launch it. and off and. >> glenn: wow. fouled before the play. it is going to be shoot. shooting 1 and 1 instad of the 3. that's for matt brady's team. >> al: what a shot. and a whistled foul. let's hear it. we revisit the play.

and you can hear the whistles. wells launched it. >> glenn: they got a big-time break. you are talking about they fouled someone and got a break. that's going in. >> al: now a time out and to discuss the final 4.7 seconds. it will be a quick foul. will it be a chance to -- this will be critical. if you get the foul and itnds there will be a one possession game. >> glenn: give james madison a lot of credit for the game for hanging in there and macing for big shots. wells and flores and obviously bowles who dominates the game but you know it is interesting.

right now let me throw this at you. >> al: you are coaching you have wells. >> glenn: bowls is under the basket. he is a testimony nate rebounder. >> al: and let's see they will play it. and wells nails the free throws. here we go. no time off the clock. >> al: hancock, long, tate for jim larranaga. and there is the quick foul. and a few ticks. depending on what happens with the free throws james madison with no time outs left with ill have 3.6 seconds to work with.

and a chance now hits 2 to get a three pointer to send it into overtime. cam long has been good. 4-4. , that brings the substitute in and full court pressure. and good coaching. you have plenty of time to get that ball for 3 but you have to make free throws here. madison, by the way. and that is big. >> al: you cannot get beat with a 3 now. cam long's next point will make it get you to overtime. tie it up. but let me tell you. you get a layup.

you don't need to jack it. but you need the 3. you need to pull it up. >> al: oh... a chance to tie or win. the buzzer. no! and george mason survives they win the 7th straight caa home victory tying the school record and 7 straight and moving to 10- 1 in conference play final score. up next on odu and north eastern. :your local listings.

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