Liberty Flames vs. George Mason Patriots - Final Score - March 17, 2026

NIT - FIRST ROUND

Liberty vs

・March 17, 2026 March 17 Mar 17

Smith drops 23 and grabs 9 rebounds as Liberty beats George Mason

	1	2	T
LIB	-	-	-
GMU	-	-	-

EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, VA

	1	2	T
LIB	34	43	77
GMU	24	47	71

Smith drops 23 and grabs 9 rebounds as Liberty beats George Mason

Josh Smith LIB · #12 F

23 pts (7-9 FG), 9 reb

Jahari Long GMU · #2 G

27 pts (4-7 3pt), 4 ast

Kory Mincy GMU · #3 G

16 pts (6-17 FG), 9 reb

JJ Harper LIB · #9 G

8 pts, 1 reb, 3 stl, 3 blk

LIB STREAK

LIB 23 GMU 14

(1H 7:37) Liberty completed a 13-4 scoring run over 6:09. LIB 23, GMU 14

GMU STREAK

LIB 63 GMU 59

(2H 5:48) George Mason completed a 12-4 scoring run over 3:11. LIB 63, GMU 59

LEAD CHANGE

LIB 65 GMU 65

(2H 3:38) After trailing since 18:38 in the first half, George Mason tied the score at 65.

GMU KEY STAT

LIB 67 GMU 65

(2H 1:20) E. Kanga (GMU) has 10 rebounds.

LIB STREAK

LIB 77 GMU 71

(2H :01.0) Liberty completed a 12-4 scoring run over 3:08. LIB 77, GMU 71