Davidson bus breaks down, but Wildcats roll on to uber-smooth win at George Mason
Jon Axel Gudmundsson hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 points and Davidson took control early for an 86-59 win over George Mason on Sunday.
Peyton Aldridge added 17 points for the Wildcats (8-8, 2-1 Atlantic-10). KiShawn Pritchett and Kellan Grady had 15 points apiece.
Otis Livingston II led the Patriots (6-8, 1-2) with 20 points, making 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
Pritchett had the first five points of an early 10-0 spurt that gave Davidson the lead for good, 13-8. Grady had five in another 10-0 run that put the lead into double figures at 30-18. Gudmundsson then scored six in a third 10-0 run for a 45-24 lead before Livingston knocked down a 3 at the buzzer.
The Wildcats shot 56 percent (18 of 32) and George Mason shot 42 (10 of 24) despite going 6 of 12 behind the arc.
Gudmundsson, a sophomore from Grindavik, Iceland, scored 15 points in the second half and Davidson shot 55 percent (17 of 31) for the easy win.
The Wildcats, who controlled the glass, 35-26, led by as many 32 late in the game.
Davidson players had to Uber to the game after their bus broke down in the hotel parking lot.
Next: Davidson returns home to John M. Belk Arena Wednesday for a 7 p.m. contest with George Washington.
Observer staff contributed to this report.
DAVIDSON 86, GEORGE MASON 59
DAVIDSON (7-7): Michelsen 0-2 0-0 0, Aldridge 7-14 2-3 17, Pritchett 6-7 1-1 15, Gudmundsson 9-14 2-2 24, Grady 7-13 0-0 15, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Magarity 3-5 0-0 7, Watkins 1-1 0-0 3, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Reigel 1-4 0-0 3, Freundlich 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Wynter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-63 5-6 86.
GEORGE MASON (7-9): Mar 1-4 0-0 3, Calixte 3-4 1-2 7, Kier 1-7 0-0 2, Grayer 4-9 0-0 11, Livingston 7-12 2-4 20, Wilson 3-6 0-0 6, Boyd 2-5 0-0 5, Greene 2-7 0-0 5. Totals 23-54 3-6 59.
Halftime—Davidson 45-27. 3-Point Goals—Davidson 11-26 (Gudmundsson 4-6, Pritchett 2-3, Watkins 1-1, Magarity 1-2, Reigel 1-3, Aldridge 1-3, Grady 1-5, Jones 0-1, Michelsen 0-2), George Mason 10-22 (Livingston 4-5, Grayer 3-6, Boyd 1-2, Mar 1-3, Greene 1-4, Kier 0-1, Wilson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Davidson 32 (Gudmundsson 8), George Mason 22 (Calixte, Kier 5). Assists—Davidson 15 (Aldridge, Gudmundsson 3), George Mason 12 (Kier, Livingston 3). Total Fouls—Davidson 9, George Mason 9. A—3,023 (10,000).
This story was originally published January 7, 2018 at 4:02 PM with the headline "Davidson bus breaks down, but Wildcats roll on to uber-smooth win at George Mason."