Liberty Flames vs George Mason Patriots, NIT 1st Round
Lead tracker
LIB leadsBiggest lead LIB 15, GMU 0GMU leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 LIB | 34 | 43 | 77 |
 GMU | 24 | 47 | 71 |
Who won: Liberty 77-71
The Liberty Flames beat the George Mason Patriots 77-71 in NIT 1st Round on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at EagleBank Arena. The Liberty outscored the George Mason 34-24 in the 1st half. Josh Smith led the Liberty in points (23). Jahari Long led the George Mason in points (27).
GMU
Player of the game
Josh Smith
LIB · 23 PTS, 9 REB
8.8
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick EllingtonF | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Riley AllenspachF5.8 | 25 | 9 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Kory MincyG6.6 | 39 | 16 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Masai TroutmanG5.4 | 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Jahari LongG8.3 | 40 | 27 | 9-17 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19.6 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Stas SivkaF4.5 | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Emmanuel KangaF7.3 | 25 | 12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12.5 |
| Dola AdebayoF5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Devin BookerG5.6 | 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Malik PresleyG5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
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