George Mason vs Saint Louis — College Basketball, Feb 11, 2025

George Mason beat Saint Louis 76–74 at Saint Louis on Feb 11, 2025.

FinalTue, Feb 11Conference game

George Mason Patriots

25-8 · 7-7 on the road

76

Saint Louis Billikens

17-14 · 13-4 at home

74

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	OT	Final
GMU	30	40	6	76
SLU	28	42	4	74

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

George Mason Patriots

• Woody NewtonG

  27 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
  9-16 FG

  8-12 3PT
• Darius MaddoxG

  14 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
  5-14 FG

  3-6 3PT
• K.D. JohnsonG

  11 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
  4-8 FG

  2-3 3PT

Saint Louis Billikens

• Robbie AvilaC

  27 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
  11-18 FG

  5-10 3PT
• Isaiah SwopeG

  22 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
  7-18 FG

  4-13 3PT
• Gibson JimersonG

  9 pts · 6 reb
  3-14 FG

  2-11 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

GMU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Maddox	39	14	6	2	1	0	0	5-14	3-6	1-2	—
Jalen Haynes	39	10	8	3	2	0	0	4-10	0-0	2-3	—
Brayden O'Connor	31	2	5	4	2	0	1	1-7	0-4	0-0	—
Woody Newton	26	27	2	2	2	1	0	9-16	8-12	1-2	—
Zach Anderson	24	0	4	4	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	—
K.D. Johnson	28	11	2	1	0	0	2	4-8	2-3	1-1	—
Jared Billups	25	10	3	1	0	0	1	2-9	2-6	4-4	—
Justin Begg	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Giovanni Emejuru	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		76	33	17	7	1	4	26-68	15-33	9-12

SLU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Gibson Jimerson	45	9	6	0	0	0	2	3-14	2-11	1-3	—
Robbie Avila	42	27	9	2	2	1	3	11-18	5-10	0-2	—
Isaiah Swope	42	22	5	3	0	0	4	7-18	4-13	4-4	—
Kobe Johnson	41	8	5	1	0	0	0	3-5	1-3	1-1	—
Kalu Anya	40	8	15	5	1	2	2	4-7	0-1	0-0	—
Dylan Warlick	8	0	1	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Max Pikaar	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Amari McCottry	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		74	42	12	3	4	12	28-62	12-38	6-10

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

GMUSLU

38.2%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 26-68, home 28-62.

45.2%

45.5%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 15-33, home 12-38.

31.6%

75.0%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 9-12, home 6-10.

60.0%

36

Rebounds

43

11

Offensive rebounds

11

17

Assists

12

5

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

14

7

Steals

3

1

Blocks

4

16

Points in the paint

20

10

Fast-break points

5

14

Fouls?Fewer is better.

13

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 360 (#1 = best)

GMU offensevsSLU defense

GMU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · SLU defense in 4

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

51.5%

#133

48.6%

slight#77

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

17.6%

#335

12.5%

slight#330

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

32.1%

#115

28.0%

slight#84

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

29.8%

#19

17.5%

slight#14

SLU offensevsGMU defense

SLU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · GMU defense in 4 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

56.3%

#16

45.0%

slight#5

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

17.0%

#310

16.3%

Stronger#90

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

23.6%

#334

29.1%

Stronger#145

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

20.7%

#292

22.4%

Stronger#116

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 360 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

GMUSLU

+9.9 52ndNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions132nd +2.7

106.4 190thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions156th 108.1

96.6 9thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)129th 105.3

65.8 282ndPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)177th 67.9

Expected pace: about 67 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  GMU 3-point shooting

  GMU offense 35.3% (93rd) vs SLU defense allowing 33.2% (133rd)
  +40 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

SMTWTFSSMGame

GMU

GW

URI

SLU

2 days rest

SMTWTFSSMGame

SLU

MASS

JOES

GMU

3 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

GMU · last 10

25-8 · 2 days rest

• Feb 8 vs URIW 82–67
• Feb 5 @ GWW 53–50
• Feb 1 @ DAVW 64–60
• Jan 29 vs LUCW 58–53
• Jan 21 @ SBUW 75–62
• Jan 18 vs GWW 80–77
• Jan 15 @ DAYW 67–59
• Jan 11 vs MASSW 77–70
• Jan 8 vs RICHW 64–58
• Jan 4 @ URIL 59–62

9-1 in these

SLU · last 10

17-14 · 3 days rest

• Feb 7 @ JOESL 63–76
• Feb 4 @ MASSW 73–71
• Jan 31 vs DAYL 63–71
• Jan 28 vs VCUW 78–69
• Jan 25 @ GWL 61–67
• Jan 22 vs LASW 64–52
• Jan 18 @ RICHW 63–59
• Jan 14 @ VCUL 62–78
• Jan 8 vs SBUW 73–68
• Jan 3 vs JOESW 73–57

6-4 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.