FAIRFAX, Va. – Erik Reynolds II led three Hawks in double figures with 18 points, but George Mason pulled away from Saint Joseph's in the final minutes for a 77-71 win on Monday evening at EagleBank Arena.

How It Happened
• In a tight first half that featured five ties and six lead changes, the Hawks opened their biggest lead of the contest in the final minutes.
• Tied at 31-31, St. Joe's got back-to-back three-pointers from Reynolds II and Taylor Funk to open a 37-31 advantage with :34 to play in the period.
• The Patriots beat the first-half buzzer to make it a 37-33 contest at halftime.
• Neither team was able to pull ahead by more than two possessions in the second half, as the final 20 minutes featured seven ties and seven lead changes.
• Saint Joseph's opened its biggest lead of the second stanza, 40-35, on a three-pointer by Jordan Hall just 50 seconds into the period.
• Hall broke a tie as he put the Hawks up 66-64 on a jumper in the paint at 5:17.
• The Patriots responded and pushed ahead 73-69 on a three-pointer by D'Shawn Schwartz with 1:18 to play.
• Reynolds II finished in the paint to bring Saint Joseph's within 73-71 with 54 seconds to go.
• An offensive rebound and putback by George Mason's Davonte Gaines extended the lead to 75-71.
• The Patriots sealed the contest from the line in the final seconds as Josh Oduro knocked down a pair of free throws.

Inside The Boxscore
• Reynolds II, who handed out three assists, finished a point shy of his season-high of 19.
• Funk went 6-of-9 from the field, including 5-of-7 from distance, for 17 points.
• Hall finished a rebound and assist shy of a triple-double as he scored 15 points to go with nine rebounds and nine assists.
• Saint Joseph's shot a season-high 56 percent from the floor (28-of-50) and 50 percent from three-point range (13-of-26).
• The Hawks' 13 three-pointers matched their season-high, originally set against Monmouth.
• The contest featured 13 lead changes and 12 ties.
• George Mason shot 54.1 percent from the floor (33-of-61), but was held to 22.7 percent from behind the arc (5-of-22).
• Oduro led all scorers with 31 points.

NEXT UP
The Hawks (8-10, 2-5 Atlantic 10) return home to host Duquesne on Wednesday, January 26 at 7 p.m.

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