Final Score: VCU 60, George Mason 41
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU (6-5, 4-0 A-10), George Mason (3-8, 0-4 A-10)
 
The Short Story: VCU committed just three turnovers, the fewest in a game since at least 2001-02, and used a big second quarter to cruise to the win against George Mason.

QUICK FACTS

• Tera Reed scored a team-high 11 points along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals
• Sydnei Archie scored 10 points and added four rebounds
• In total, nine Rams scored in the contest with six of them scoring at least 6 points
• VCU outscored George Mason 21-1 in points off turnovers, with the Rams forcing 17 turnovers and committing just three
• VCU shot 40.7 percent from the floor while limiting George Mason to just 28.6 percent
• The Patriots were led by Daijah Jefferson who scored 11 points

HOW IT HAPPENED

• VCU went on a 7-2 run to start the game that started on a Taya Robinson layup and ended with a pair of Madison Hattix-Covington free throws
• The Patriots then outscored the Rams 9-4 to get within 13-11 at the end of the first quarter
• The Rams took control of the game with a 14-1 run to begin the second quarter that included seven straight points from Janika Griffith-Wallace to lead 27-12 with 4:29 left in the quarter
• Overall, VCU outscored George Mason 22-10 in the second quarter to lead 35-21 at halftime
• The Rams continued to pull away in the third quarter, stretching their lead to 52-28 on a Griffith-Wallace layup, the largest lead of the game
• George Mason would get back within 52-41 with 6:04 remaining in the fourth quarter but VCU held the Patriots scoreless for the remainder of the game

WHAT'S NEXT
VCU faces UMass on Friday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.