Cinderella Quarterfinals: '04 Nevada vs '06 George Mason
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In the First Round, '06 Mason had little problem with '04 UAB while '04 Nevada Barely Beat '10 Cornell.
Quarterfinals: 2003-04 Nevada vs 2005-06 George Mason
George Mason found itself in familiar territory, playing with the chance to advance to the Final Four. Opposing the Patriots, the Nevada Wolf Pack were fresh off an upset of Cornell.
Everything went right for Nevada in the opening stanza as they scored 44 points against a team that only surrendered 60.1 points per game during the 2005-06 season. George Mason forward Jai Lewis kept his team afloat, scoring 16 of the Patriots' 32 first half points.
Jim Larranaga's halftime adjustments paid off, as the Patriots scored the first 12 points to tie the game at 44. George Mason held Nevada to j
ust 24
second-half points, and found itself with a narrow lead in the game's waning
moments. Both Nick Fazekas and Kirk Snyder had a chance to win or tie the
game in the final seconds for Nevada, but their three-point attempts
misfired. George Mason survived with a 71-68 victory. Lewis dominated with 27 points and 16 rebounds for the Patriots. Todd Okeson led all Wolfpack scorers with 18 points.
Player of the game: Jai Lewis (27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals)
Winning Percentage of 501 Simulations: '06 George Mason 55.5% - '04 Nevada 44.5%
Game Recap: George Mason 70 - Nevada 69 (Boxscore)
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