George Mason 63, at Saint Joseph`s 81

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Derek Simpson orchestrated a dominant first-half surge and Saint Joseph’s never looked back, avenging a loss from earlier this month with an 81-63 victory over George Mason in an Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Hagan Arena. The Hawks, fueled by a 19-point performance from Simpson in the opening period, built a commanding 44-25 halftime lead and withstood a series of second-half pushes from the Patriots to secure the win before a crowd of 2,221. The most important stretch of the game came early, as Saint Joseph’s transformed a tight contest into a lopsided… Read more...