ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane Pendergrass helped lead George Mason past Missouri-Kansas City on Thursday with 16 points off of the bench in a 76-68 win.Pendergrass went 7 of 11 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Patriots (3-0). Brayden O’Connor added 15 points while shooting 3 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line, and dished out six assists. Baraka Okojie had 13 points.Jaylen Smith led the way for the Roos (2-3) with 22 points. Kansas City also got 15 points and six rebounds from Assane Diop. Lincoln Goodwin finished with nine points.George Mason took the lead for good with 50 seconds to go in the first half. The score was 37-33 at halftime, with Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor racking up eight points. George Mason turned a two-point second-half lead into a 15-point advantage with a 15-2 run to make it a 58-43 lead with 10:18 left in the half. Pendergrass scored 11 second-half points in the victory.Up nextGeorge Mason’s next game is Saturday against Bradley. Kansas City hosts Newman on Tuesday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Pendergrass scores 16 off the bench, George Mason downs Kansas City 76-68
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(AP) — Shane Pendergrass helped lead George Mason past Missouri-Kansas City on Thursday with 16 points off of the bench in a 76-68 win.Pendergrass went 7 of 11 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Patriots (3-0).
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- Pendergrass scores 16 off the bench, George Mason downs Kansas City 76-68.
- Brayden O’Connor added 15 points while shooting 3 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line, and dished out six assists.
- Baraka Okojie had 13 points.Jaylen Smith led the way for the Roos (2-3) with 22 points.
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