Game 25: Homecoming Game, Davidson College, Saturday, February 13th, 4 PM, MASN

[Washingtonian]

Back on January 9th, Mason lost at Davidson by a score of 81-75, and the box score is here:
http://www.gomason.com//ViewContent.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&CONTENT_ID=1603562

Davidson comes into this game with a 14-8 record/6-5 A-10/3-6 on the road after beating La Salle on Wed. night by a score of 79-66.

Jack Gibbs scored 26 in the first matchup, is averaging 24.6 PPG.

Davidson's stats are here: http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/custompages/mbball/2015-16/teamcume.HTM?path=mbball

Discuss.

 

[Patriotsince81]

With Marquis still out and the defense currently allowing everyone to shoot the lights out we break a Homecoming crowd's (6,500) heart and lose by 17. Over/under 15 students throwing up in the stands or bathrooms? That's the real question.

 

[smccart5]

If MM is out I don't think we have a shot. I hate when we schedule good teams for homecoming. Can't we do an OOC game against a DIII school?

 

[Washingtonian]

If MM is out I don't think we have a shot. I hate when we schedule good teams for homecoming. Can't we do an OOC game against a DIII school?

Or pull what MD did a few nights ago and play Bowie State.

 

[GMU92]

With Marquis still out and the defense currently allowing everyone to shoot the lights out we break a Homecoming crowd's (6,500) heart and lose by 17. Over/under 15 students throwing up in the stands or bathrooms? That's the real question.

Over/under on the number of airplane miniature liquor bottles that make it past the Eagle Bank Arena TSA?
Over/under on the number of people who impersonate Utah State's "Wild Bill" and run around half naked in 7 degree weather, ultimately resulting in hospitalization?

 

[GMU92]

If MM is out I don't think we have a shot. I hate when we schedule good teams for homecoming. Can't we do an OOC game against a DIII school?

Yes, please...that means during the out of conference schedule when the weather doesn't look like Siberia.

 

[GreenLantern]

Us 66
Them 80
OT

 

[Washingtonian]

Paulsen was just on the Junkies, Moore has a high ankle sprain, isn't sure if he will play on Saturday afternoon or not.

 

[GMU_DCU]

Paulsen was just on the Junkies, Moore has a high ankle sprain, isn't sure if he will play on Saturday afternoon or not.

Any other interesting notes from the interview?

Too bad Stephania Bell isn't around to give us updates on the severity of Moore's ankle injury.

 

[GMUSig03]

Over/under on the number of airplane miniature liquor bottles that make it past the Eagle Bank Arena TSA?

EBA security person/bag checker: "What's that?"
My wife: "A bottle..."
EBA security person/bag checker: "ok"
(Wife and I exchange puzzled but happy looks and proceed to take uber home)

 

[Washingtonian]

Any other interesting notes from the interview?

Too bad Stephania Bell isn't around to give us updates on the severity of Moore's ankle injury.

He drinks a lot of Diet Mountain Dew's. The Junkies said they would like to attend a game before the season is over (I bet they show up for the vcu game). The interview was barely 5 minutes long.

 

[liem.le.3388]

Paulsen was just on the Junkies, Moore has a high ankle sprain, isn't sure if he will play on Saturday afternoon or not.

I had a high ankle sprain back in aug of last year and I'm still not 100%.

 

[MasonFanatic]

high ankle sprain

Uh oh. Those are the worst kind.

 

[Steve33]

Homecoming against a guy who will drop 25+ (maybe 30+) and no Moore on Defense. gonna be a long day.
Davidson - 78
Mason-64
Hope its the other way around.

 

[GiantKiller_Co]

Or pull what MD did a few nights ago and play Bowie State.

I LOVE how CSN still d*ck rode them on that 'win' lol

 

[GMU92]

If MM is out I don't think we have a shot. I hate when we schedule good teams for homecoming. Can't we do an OOC game against a DIII school?

Beware a D-III school, remember how the exhibition against Randolph Macon went.

 

[smccart5]

Beware a D-III school, remember how the exhibition against Randolph Macon went.

hahaha yeah then we should just make this like Midnight Madness and play ourselves until we have a winning record. Or better yet, have alumni back to play the current team. That would be amazing. Bottom line is I want to be in a good mood when I show up to Brions

 

[JimP]

Homecoming against a guy who will drop 25+ (maybe 30+) and no Moore on Defense. gonna be a long day.
Davidson - 78
Mason-64
Hope its the other way around.

Maybe we'll get lucky and MM will play. Paulsen didn't rule it out and the fact that he made the trip to Rhody may be a good sign. Trying to be optimistic as I'm driving down from NY for the game. Won't get hopes up too high though.

 

[Five Two]

Trying to be optimistic as I'm driving down from NY for the game.

bring some speedies and Nirchi's pizza!

 

[psyclone]

Maybe we'll get lucky and MM will play. Paulsen didn't rule it out and the fact that he made the trip to Rhody may be a good sign. Trying to be optimistic as I'm driving down from NY for the game. Won't get hopes up too high though.

As I was heading into the RAC today, the basketball team was just leaving. For what it's worth, Marquis wasn't wearing a boot. I tried to watch him walk but he was talking to some other players going down the stairs into a car that was picking them up---couldn't really tell how much he might have been favoring the foot.

Not wearing a boot may not mean too much as I know someone who fractured slightly her foot and while she had to wear a boot over a few weeks, it was limited to a certain number of hours a day.

Given the high ankle sprain diagnosis, my bet is that he won't play. Sadly, Gibbs will go crazy.