Score: VCU 61, George Mason 56

Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)

Records: VCU 26-4 (15-3 Atlantic 10), George Mason 23-6 (14-4)

The Short Story: In front of a program record 6,054 people, VCU used a 14-0 fourth quarter run to beat George Mason on senior day and secured the No. 2 seed for the A-10 Championship.

Opening tip:

• Te-Biasu shot 8-of-18 from the field (4-of-9 from 3-pt), along with dishing three assists and three takeaways. 
• Timaya Lewis-Eutsey contributed 14 points and four rebounds
• Mary-Anna Asare scored 10 points on an efficient 3-of-6 shooting 
• Mykel Parham grabbed nine rebounds and two assists and two steals
• The Rams outrebounded George Mason 39-33 and held a 32-29 advantage in bench points

HOW IT HAPPENED

• VCU came out of the gate hot, jumping out to an early 12-1 lead after connecting on their first five shot attempts
• Te-Biasu converted on her first four attempts and was responsible for 10 of the 19 total first quarter points for the Rams, who held a two-point lead going into the second period
• Mason used a 12-0 run in the second to take a 29-19 lead early, but VCU responded with an 8-0 run to make it 29-27 with 4:05 remaining in the half. The Rams would trailed by two at the intermission
• The third quarter began with the Patriots building a 45-37 lead at the 4:11 mark of the period, having capitalized on 20 points off turnovers to VCU's four at that point. George Mason held a 49-45 lead heading to the final period
• The Rams trailed 51-45 with 9:08 left in the fourth quarter before a layup by Lewis-Eutsey started the 14-0 run
• Jennifer Ezeh would convert a layup during the run to give the Rams the lead at 53-51 with 4:45 remaining
• Te-Biasu scored the final six points of the 14-0 to give the Rams a 59-51 advantage with 2:36 left to play. VCU's defense held Mason scoreless for nearly seven minutes
• George Mason responded with a layup and 3-pointer to cut the Rams lead to 59-56 with 42 seconds left
• The Rams then held on the defensive end for a stop, forcing a missed 3-pointer and a reobund by Parham with three seconds left. Asare made two free throws to seal the game

• VCU has set a new record for most regular season wins at 26 and tied the record for most wins in program history in a season
• VCU set a new attendance record at 6,054

UP NEXT: 
VCU awaits the seeding for the Atlantic 10 championship starting Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 at the Henrico Sports and Events center.