Dayton Flyers beat George Mason for second time by same score

The Dayton Flyers beat George Mason 74-65 on Jan. 2 at UD Arena and 74-65 on Feb. 5 at UD Arena.

The big difference between the two games was the lack of drama. Dayton pulled away in the final 90 seconds to beat the Patriots in the first game and had a comfortable lead throughout the second half in the second game.

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Jalen Crutcher led the Flyers with 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Ibi Watson scored 20 points, bouncing back from an 0-for-10 3-point shooting performance in a 69-64 loss Tuesday at Duquesne by making 5 of 10 3-pointers.

Elijah Weaver, who did not score in 15 minutes against Duquesne, also delivered a much-improved performance. He scored 11 points and made 3 of 3 3-pointers. He had made 3 of 20 3-pointers this season before this game.

Mustapha Amzil scored 10 points, and Jordy Tshimanga had eight.

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Dayton led 36-32 at halftime and scored the first five points of the second half. It led by as many as 17 points in the second half.

Dayton (11-5, 7-4) was supposed to play Richmond at home on Friday. Richmond paused basketball activities Sunday because of COVID-19 issues. George Mason (8-8, 4-6), which also was unable to play Richmond this week, took its place and made a second trip to UD Arena.

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