Georgia State Routed by George Mason 68-45

Photo Courtesy of George Mason Sports Communications

The Panthers competed well enough in the first half to build an 11 point lead, then the roof caved in.  Going 15 minutes without a made basket, turning the ball over 21 times and basically missing an opportunity to shake the CAA Tournament up a little more all slipped away tonight.

Eric Buckner played very well in the first half and trailed off due in large part to foul trouble in the second stanza and finished with 10 points and 7 rebounds.

Senior Marques Johnson played well in his last game in Panther uniform with 9 points, 5 rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes.  The reigns now get turned over to Devonta White and he had a rough go vs. the #25 ranked Patriots scoring 4 points on 1-5 shooting and turning the ball over 3 times.

Dante Curry, who also played his last game, proved to be his enigmatic self again putting another 0 in the scoring column for the 7th time this season.

Josh Michaeux played well on the defensive end with 6 rebounds and 3 steal but had a team high 4 turnovers that were key in Mason's run.

The Coach Paul Graham Era at Georgia State ends at 1-1. 

Coming next week: My thoughts on the Roster Moving Forward into the offseason and into 2011-12.