Three days ago George Mason was hoping to get their first ever NCAA Tournament victory. Now, after beating the UNC Tarheels 65-60 on Sunday, they are preparing for the Sweet 16 and a matchup with Wichita State. Down by 14 in the first half, Mason used an aggressive defense that forced a young UNC team into repeated turnovers and bad shots while taking advantage on the offensive end. The Patriots rode big men Will…

For George Mason, Selection Sunday was a relief. For George Washington, it was the worst-case scenario. The Patriots — a bubble team thanks to two recent losses to Hofstra — didn’t have to sweat too long on Selection Sunday, as they were named the 11 seed in the second bracket announced. This was much to the dismay of CBS basketball announcer Billy Packer. The Patriots’ regional will be played in Washington, but GMU has plenty…

Coming in to last night’s game against the Wisconsin Badgers, the Maryland Terrapins had ample reason to think they could snap the Badgers 30-game home winning streak. The ACC was once again dominating the annual ACC-Big Ten challenge: N.C. State defeated slumping Purdue, Florida State eked one out over Minnesota, and surging Georgia Tech took it to the house against Michigan. Not to mention the fact that Maryland was coming in at 3-0, ranked 13…