Score: VCU 64, George Mason 56 (OT)
Location: Fairfax, Va. (EagleBank Arena)
Record: VCU 8-7 (6-2 A-10), George Mason 3-12 (0-8)
 
THE SHORT STORY: In a game with seven ties and seven lead changes, VCU outscored George Mason 11-3 in the overtime period to pull away for the 64-56 win.
  
QUICK FACTS

• Sydnei Archie recorded her third double-double of the season with 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds
• Chloe Bloom scored a career-high 13 points and added a career-high six rebounds
• Sarah Te-Biasu added 11 points and five rebounds
• VCU shot 35.3 percent from the floor while Mason shot 31.7 percent. The Rams held an 11-3 edge in bench points and a 28-18 advantage in points in the paint

HOW IT HAPPENED

• George Mason's Rachel Balzer hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter to give the Patriots a 16-12 lead with 2:51 left in the quarter
• After trading buckets, the Rams went on a 10-0 run that lasted nearly six minutes and was capped off with back-to-back layups from Chloe Bloom. The run put VCU in front 24-18 with 4:52 left before halftime
• The Patriots outscored VCU 8-4 to end the half and cut the Rams' lead to 28-26 at halftime
• The Rams built their lead to 34-26 early in the third quarter but the Patriots went on a 9-2 run to get back within 36-35 with 1:43 left in the quarter. A Reed layup gave VCU a 38-35 lead heading into the fourth
• VCU slowly pulled away and led 51-45 after a Madison Hattix-Covington jumper but Mason went on an 8-2 run to close the game and send it to overtime tied 53-53
• After George Mason went up 56-54 with 4:11 left in overtime, the Rams closed the game on a 10-2 run bolstered by shooting 6-of-8 at the free throw line

NEXT UP
VCU will travel to back to Washington, D.C. for a 2 p.m. matchup at George Washington on Monday, Feb. 1.