Game 11 Final: Championship - George Mason 68 - William & Mary 59
> Live on-location in Richmond, VA at the CAA Tournament
Well it will be interesting to see how many people pencil George Mason into their Final Four this time around. The Patriots punched their ticket with a 68-59 win over William & Mary. Tribe senior Liamis Kisielius was clearly upset about the loss, almost on the verge on tears in the post game press conference.
For Mason it was the same thing we’ve come to expect from them in the Jim Larannage era: great defense. The Patriots held W&M to just 38% shooting on the game, while shooting 49% from the field themselves. Will Thomas had a big game, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, while Folarin Campbell posted 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in taking home tournament MVP honors.
After the press conference Larannage grabbed Thomas around the shoulders and very excitedly said “Now we don’t have to wait a whole week,” in regards to their automatic bid, as opposed to an at-large bid in 2006.
Tribe Coach Tony Shaver was optimistic in defeat saying that this weekend was huge for his program and that he was looking forward to the future. He also of course had kind words to say about his seniors, particularly Kisielius who had a fantastic 22-point performance.
The All-Tournament team was announced prior to the press conference with Kisielius and Thomas both making it. Eric Maynor of VCU was voted to the team and David Schneider and Danny Sumner joined teammate Kisielius as well on the team.
In all it was a fantastic weekend of basketball and a great wrap up to the 2007-08 CAA season. I was lucky enough to take in all 11 games from right on the floor and document it as best I could for you the readers. I hope you all enjoyed reading this blog as much as I enjoyed writing it. So for the last time I’m signing off from the Richmond Coliseum, George Mason is going back to the Big Dance!
Well it will be interesting to see how many people pencil George Mason into their Final Four this time around. The Patriots punched their ticket with a 68-59 win over William & Mary. Tribe senior Liamis Kisielius was clearly upset about the loss, almost on the verge on tears in the post game press conference.
For Mason it was the same thing we’ve come to expect from them in the Jim Larannage era: great defense. The Patriots held W&M to just 38% shooting on the game, while shooting 49% from the field themselves. Will Thomas had a big game, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, while Folarin Campbell posted 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in taking home tournament MVP honors.
After the press conference Larannage grabbed Thomas around the shoulders and very excitedly said “Now we don’t have to wait a whole week,” in regards to their automatic bid, as opposed to an at-large bid in 2006.
Tribe Coach Tony Shaver was optimistic in defeat saying that this weekend was huge for his program and that he was looking forward to the future. He also of course had kind words to say about his seniors, particularly Kisielius who had a fantastic 22-point performance.
The All-Tournament team was announced prior to the press conference with Kisielius and Thomas both making it. Eric Maynor of VCU was voted to the team and David Schneider and Danny Sumner joined teammate Kisielius as well on the team.
In all it was a fantastic weekend of basketball and a great wrap up to the 2007-08 CAA season. I was lucky enough to take in all 11 games from right on the floor and document it as best I could for you the readers. I hope you all enjoyed reading this blog as much as I enjoyed writing it. So for the last time I’m signing off from the Richmond Coliseum, George Mason is going back to the Big Dance!
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