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George Mason falls at Bucknell, 61-56

Chris Graham

The George Mason men’s basketball team could not overcome a hot-shooting start by the Bucknell Bison and the Patriots late rally fell short, as Mason was defeated 61-56 on Tuesday night at Sojka Pavilion. In the first of four straight road games, Mason dropped to 1-1 following the loss, while the Bison improved to 2-0.

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VMI falls to Army, 80-74

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The VMI Keydets had cut a double-digit deficit down to just one with under five minutes to go, thanks to five straight points by Stan Okoye, but the Army Black Knights answered with a 6-0 run and went on to defeat the Keydets, 80-74, in the third-place game of the All-Military Classic, contested Sunday in Charleston, S.C.

Fishburne threes sink Rise

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If a Fishburne player is open, the light is green. “We tell the guys, If you’re open, shoot it. We did that tonight, and had some good open looks,” said FMS postgrad assistant coach Brian Benator after the Caissons drained 13 three-pointers to key a 97-58 win over Rise Academy Friday night on day two of the FMS Holiday Inn Express Tip-Off Challenge.