Gallery: (3/7/2020) Men's Basketball vs. George Mason
Bronx, N.Y. – It was Senior Day for the Fordham men's basketball team today in the Rose Hill Gym.
Erten Gazi and
Antwon Portley, the two Ram seniors, did all they could to go out on top, combining for 33 points but it wasn't enough as Fordham fell to George Mason, 65-61, in an Atlantic 10 contest on Saturday.
With the loss, Fordham closes out the regular season with an 8-22 overall record, 2-16 in the Atlantic 10, while George Mason goes to 16-15 overall, 5-13 in the conference.
Gazi saved his best for last, scoring a career-high 22 points, hitting four three-pointers, while Portley finished with eleven points.
The game was tied at 57 with 5:02 left following a pair of Portley free throws but the Patriots outscored the Rams 8-4 over the final five minutes.
Takeaways
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Jalen Cobb led Fordham with four assists, the eleventh time this year he has led the Rams in assists.
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Joel Soriano grabbed a game-high ten rebounds, the 12th game this year he has led Fordham in rebounding.
• The game opened with a pair of big runs as George Mason used an 8-0 run to take a 20-10 lead with 9:09 left in the half and Fordham responded with an 11-0 spurt to take a 21-20 lead with 5:03 remaining.
• The Rams outscored the Patriots, 24-12, in the paint.
• In 25 of the 30 games this season, the Rams have held their opponent to under its season scoring average (George Mason entered the game averaging 66.9 ppg).
Buy the Numbers
3 – Blocks by
Joel Soriano, tying his season-high (it was his third three-block game this year).
7 – Double-digit rebounding games on the year for
Joel Soriano.
10 – Rebounds for
Joel Soriano, his fifth straight double-digit rebounding game.
11.3 –
Joel Soriano's rebounding average over the past ten games.
19 – Games this year for Fordham that were decided by ten points or less.
22 – Points by
Erten Gazi, a career-high (previous high was 21 vs. James Madison earlier this year).
23 – Leads changes in the game.
What's Next?
• The Rams open play at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship on Wednesday, March 11, against an opponent to be determined at 3:30 p.m.
• Should Dayton defeat George Washington tonight, Fordham will play the Colonials.
• If George Washington defeats Dayton, Fordham will play La Salle.
