Samford Bulldogs vs. George Mason Patriots

Mar 19, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SAM	24	45	69
GMU	45	41	86

Game Recap

Johnson scores 20 as George Mason defeats Samford 86-69 in NIT. K.D. Johnson scored 20 points off of the bench, Zach Anderson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and George Mason beat Samford 86-69 on Wednesday night in the NIT.

Player Stats

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
33Jaden Brownell	27	9-16	6-10	3-4	7	0	0	1	1	27
5Collin Holloway	19	0-5	0-4	2-2	3	1	0	2	3	2
1Josh Holloway	22	4-8	0-1	1-2	3	3	0	2	4	9
3Trey Fort	25	2-9	1-6	0-0	9	2	0	1	2	5
21Rylan Jones	30	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	8	2	2	3	0
35Riley Allenspach	14	1-2	1-2	4-6	0	0	0	2	3	7
11Hamed Olayinka	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	4	0
15Grayson Walters	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Lukas Walls	26	3-4	2-3	2-2	3	0	3	3	3	10
8Zion Wilburn	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	0
13Julian Brown	20	3-6	2-5	1-2	2	0	1	3	3	9
7Paulie Stramaglia	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Isaiah West	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5440.7%	12-3435.3%	13-1872.2%	32	15	7	16	28	69

GEORGE MASON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Jalen Haynes	26	4-8	0-0	6-13	4	2	1	1	1	4	14
10Zach Anderson	34	6-8	3-5	4-5	10	2	0	0	2	1	19
4Brayden O'Connor	32	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	4	2	0	0	2	2
2Woody Newton	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Darius Maddox	32	5-13	5-12	2-2	1	1	1	0	2	1	17
9Stas Sivka	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Giovanni Emejuru	14	3-5	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	0	0	0	6
7Bryson Cokley	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Justin Begg	6	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3
1Jared Billups	26	0-2	0-2	5-6	2	1	0	0	1	5	5
0K.D. Johnson	23	6-10	1-4	7-8	3	5	4	1	3	1	20


TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	10-2737.0%	24-3666.7%	29	17	8	2	9	16	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSAMGMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Samford.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by George Mason.
(19:35) Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:29) Josh Holloway Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:27) Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Holloway.
30
(19:06) Foul on Trey Fort.
(19:06) Jalen Haynes missed Free Throw.
(19:06) George Mason Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:06) Jalen Haynes missed Free Throw.
(19:06) Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Trey Fort Turnover.
(18:54) Darius Maddox Steal.
(18:46) Woody Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:44) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:27) Zach Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:12) Jalen Haynes made Layup.
32
(17:40) Rylan Jones Turnover.
(17:19) Woody Newton missed Jumper.
(17:16) Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.
(17:14) Collin Holloway Turnover.
(16:58) Darius Maddox missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:54) Josh Holloway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:47) Jaden Brownell made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
52
+2 (16:31) Jalen Haynes made Layup. Assisted by Zach Anderson.
54
(16:13) Foul on Brayden O'Connor.
(16:13) Jaden Brownell missed Free Throw.
+1 (16:13) Jaden Brownell made Free Throw.
64
(16:13) Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:45) Jared Billups missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:41) Zach Anderson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:39) Zach Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Maddox.
67
(15:23) Collin Holloway missed Jumper.
(15:20) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:11) Darius Maddox made Three Point Jumper.
610
+3 (14:53) Riley Allenspach made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
910
(14:41) Darius Maddox Turnover.
(14:41) Lukas Walls Steal.
(14:32) Josh Holloway Turnover.
(14:11) Zach Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:03) Zach Anderson Offensive Rebound.
(13:50) Foul on Josh Holloway.
(13:49) Jared Billups missed Free Throw.
(13:49) George Mason Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:49) Jared Billups made Free Throw.
911
(13:48) Jaden Brownell Turnover.
+3 (13:35) Darius Maddox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.D. Johnson.
914
(13:14) Isaiah West missed Layup.
(13:14) K.D. Johnson Block.
(13:10) K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:08) K.D. Johnson made Layup.
916
(13:08) Foul on Riley Allenspach.
+1 (13:08) K.D. Johnson made Free Throw.
917
(12:51) Jaden Brownell missed Jumper.
(12:46) K.D. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) K.D. Johnson Turnover.
(12:45) Lukas Walls Steal.
+2 (12:38) Lukas Walls made Layup.
1117
(12:25) Giovanni Emejuru missed Layup.
(12:22) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
(12:21) Giovanni Emejuru missed Layup.
(12:18) Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Jaden Brownell missed Jumper.
(12:05) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) Foul on Josh Holloway.
+2 (11:49) K.D. Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Haynes.
1119
+2 (11:17) Trey Fort made Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
1319
(10:58) Jared Billups missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:54) Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
(10:34) Foul on Darius Maddox.
+1 (10:34) Riley Allenspach made Free Throw.
1419
(10:34) Riley Allenspach missed Free Throw.
(10:34) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Jalen Haynes missed Jumper.
(10:00) George Mason Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:52) Darius Maddox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.D. Johnson.
1422
(9:32) Rylan Jones Turnover.
(9:32) K.D. Johnson Steal.
(9:26) Darius Maddox missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Julian Brown Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Foul on Jared Billups.
+1 (9:14) Riley Allenspach made Free Throw.
1522
(9:14) Riley Allenspach missed Free Throw.
(9:14) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:50) Jalen Haynes made Layup. Assisted by K.D. Johnson.
1524
(8:33) Foul on Riley Allenspach.
(8:33) Riley Allenspach Turnover.
+3 (8:13) Zach Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brayden O'Connor.
1527
(7:57) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:54) Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound.
(7:53) Foul on Lukas Walls.
(7:53) Lukas Walls Turnover.
(7:42) Zach Anderson Turnover.
(7:42) Lukas Walls Steal.
+2 (7:36) Josh Holloway made Layup.
1727
(7:27) Foul on K.D. Johnson.
(7:27) K.D. Johnson Turnover.
(7:13) Julian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:09) George Mason Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Foul on Collin Holloway.
+1 (7:03) Jared Billups made Free Throw.
1728
+1 (7:03) Jared Billups made Free Throw.
1729
(6:44) Foul on Jalen Haynes.
(6:34) Josh Holloway missed Layup.
(6:31) Jalen Haynes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Zach Anderson made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Begg.
1731
(6:10) Josh Holloway Turnover.
(6:10) Technical Foul on Josh Holloway.
(6:10) Technical Foul on Jalen Haynes.
(6:10) Jalen Haynes Turnover.
+3 (5:47) Justin Begg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brayden O'Connor.
1734
(5:31) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:27) Giovanni Emejuru Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:22) Giovanni Emejuru made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Begg.
1736
(5:01) Collin Holloway Turnover.
(4:54) Foul on Lukas Walls.
+1 (4:54) Zach Anderson made Free Throw.
1737
+1 (4:54) Zach Anderson made Free Throw.
1738
(4:44) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:40) Zach Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Darius Maddox missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:18) Zach Anderson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:12) Giovanni Emejuru made Layup.
1740
(3:49) Foul on Justin Begg.
+1 (3:49) Riley Allenspach made Free Throw.
1840
+1 (3:49) Riley Allenspach made Free Throw.
1940
(3:26) Darius Maddox missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:17) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Lukas Walls Turnover.
(3:08) Brayden O'Connor Steal.
+2 (2:57) Giovanni Emejuru made Dunk. Assisted by K.D. Johnson.
1942
+3 (2:24) Lukas Walls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Holloway.
2242
(1:58) Darius Maddox missed Layup.
(1:56) George Mason Offensive Rebound.
(1:50) K.D. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:46) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Zach Anderson.
+1 (1:39) Collin Holloway made Free Throw.
2342
+1 (1:39) Collin Holloway made Free Throw.
2442
(1:12) K.D. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:08) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:49) Zach Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
(0:49) Zach Anderson missed Free Throw.
(0:49) George Mason Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:49) Zach Anderson made Free Throw.
2443
(0:38) Riley Allenspach missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:35) Brayden O'Connor Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) K.D. Johnson missed Layup.
(0:30) Giovanni Emejuru Offensive Rebound.
(0:29) Foul on Rylan Jones.
(0:29) Giovanni Emejuru missed Free Throw.
(0:29) George Mason Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:29) Giovanni Emejuru missed Free Throw.
(0:29) Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
(0:17) Lukas Walls Turnover.
(0:17) K.D. Johnson Steal.
+2 (0:12) K.D. Johnson made Layup.
2445
(0:01) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Brayden O'Connor Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SAM

GMU

69Points86

22-54(40.7%)Field Goal(%)26-52(50.0%)

12-34(35.3%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)24-36(66.7%)

34(13)Rebounds(Offensive)33(11)

15Assists17

7Steals8

0Blocks2

18Turnovers10

28(1)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

3Largest Lead25

Game Details

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 · 7:00 PM

EagleBank Arena · Fairfax, VA

attendance: 2,021 (25.7%)

tv: ESPN+