Ian Boyd gets his third straight buzzer beater, you can’t make this stuff up. Ok well not exactly a buzzer beater but there was under a second remaining after his basket:

George Mason finally got a win on the road at VCU, something they hadn’t accomplished since 2011. The Patriots got a clutch steal with less than 20 seconds remaining to set up this game-winner. They really had great poise down the stretch, despite being with out Justin Kier (fouled out) and AJ Wilson (injured earlier in game):

A little bit lost in all the talk about Mr. Sportscenter Ian Boyd was the great play of Goanar Mar and Otis Livingston II late in the game. Both were hitting clutch shots with each finishing with 26 points. Mar really battled from all angles and Mason’s overall aggressive on the boards was a huge difference than when these two teams had faced earlier in the season.

Paulsen’s pack line defense approach prevented the Rams from getting anything in the paint going early. It was clear they weren’t going to let Justin Tillman or Khris Lane dominate against them again inside. In the second half VCU started to hit more of their open opportunities from the outside and made a comeback but Tillman was frustrated by Mason all night long.

Now Mason has to chance to grab the #4 seed in the Atlantic 10 tournament if they beat Richmond on Saturday. Who would have thought.