George Mason Patriots

Paul Hewitt could pick up only so much on tape about his new players at George Mason.
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There could be a few bumpy patches in the transition from one coach with a Final Four appearance to another. But there wasn't.

For George Mason to push its latest NCAA tournament stay into another week, coach Jim Larranaga knew the Patriots needed an off night from Ohio State.

The George Mason basketball team had time - more than it could have ever fathomed - to process its 98-66 loss to Ohio State on Sunday in the NCAA tournament's round of 32 before reporters descended on the Patriots' locker room.

George Mason’s next generation of players scripted the start of their own NCAA tournament story Friday.
Ohio State

George Mason is at it again, leading a mid-major charge against the NCAA's big boys.