Dayton 82, George Mason 67 - Box Score

NET #69

	H1	H2	T
Dayton	43	39	82
George Mason	36	31	67

George Mason

NET #92

	H1	H2	T
Dayton	43	39	82
George Mason	36	31	67

Wed, Feb 18, 2026EagleBank ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Dayton

George Mason

36%

64%

✗ MissedMargin: +4.0 predicted → -15 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.4%→ 66.3

eFG%

51.0 ←53.1%

15.0%→ 10.3

TO Rate

13.5 ←13.7%

25.6%

ORB%

29.1%

47.4%→ 40.4

FT Rate

45.8 ←45.0%

Dayton

Predicted Actual

George Mason

Recap

Dayton Flyers Stun George Mason Patriots 82-67 Behind Javon Bennett's 22 Points

The 15-point upset victory marks a significant shift in the tournament picture, with Dayton improving their NET ranking to 90 and George Mason dropping to 89, a 2-spot swing that could impact seed lines, particularly for George Mason, who has now lost 3 of their last 5 games, averaging just 65 points per game in that stretch.

The George Mason Patriots, ranked 89 in the NET, were expected to handle the Dayton Flyers, ranked 90, with ease, given their 21-6 record and recent form, which included a 77-73 win over St. Bonaventure, but the Flyers had other plans, stunning the Patriots 82-67 in a game that will have real conseq...

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Top Performers

Dayton

Amaël L'EtangMVP33.7

PTS21REB6AST1STL1BLK1

9-11 FG, 2-3 3PT, 1-2 FT

Javon Bennett31.4

PTS22REB2AST2STL2

7-11 FG, 5-9 3PT, 3-3 FT

Jordan Derkack24.7

PTS9REB6AST5BLK2

2-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 4-7 FT

George Mason

Jahari Long25.0

PTS17REB5AST2STL1

6-11 FG, 4-6 3PT, 1-1 FT

Fatt Hill22.6

PTS15REB3AST2STL1BLK1

4-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 5-7 FT

Riley Allenspach19.5

PTS12REB5AST1

3-6 FG, 6-7 FT

Hot Players

Jaiun SimonDayton+78%

PTS

5.6 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

1.2 avg

50% FG 1-2

Amaël L'EtangDayton+44%

PTS

11.9 avg

REB

5.9 avg

AST

1.6 avg

82% FG 9-11

Dola AdebayoGeorge Mason+43%

PTS

3.6 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

0.4 avg

67% FG 2-3

Fatt HillGeorge Mason+27%

PTS

10.3 avg

REB

3.6 avg

AST

1.9 avg

40% FG 4-10

Jahari LongGeorge Mason+26%

PTS

11.8 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

4.0 avg

55% FG 6-11

Javon BennettDayton+24%

PTS

15.8 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

2.9 avg

64% FG 7-11

Jordan DerkackDayton+21%

PTS

9.2 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

2.5 avg

29% FG 2-7

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Dayton82

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Javon Bennett	32	22	7-11	5-9	3-3	2	2	2	0	0
Amaël L'Etang	32	21	9-11	2-3	1-2	6	1	1	1	0
Jordan Derkack	28	9	2-7	1-2	4-7	6	5	0	2	2
Jaiun Simon	28	7	1-2	1-1	4-4	7	4	0	0	1
De'Shayne Montgomery	24	10	4-9	1-3	1-2	4	4	2	0	1
Keonte Jones	23	8	4-6	0-0	0-2	2	2	1	0	0
Bryce Heard	18	2	1-4	0-1	0-1	2	1	1	0	0
Malcolm Thomas	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Pouedet	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2
Jacob Conner	3	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Makai Grant		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Damon Friery		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Maxwell		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaron McKie	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Dickey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Njie	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	82	29-52	11-21	13-21	29	20	7	4	7

George Mason67

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jahari Long	38	17	6-11	4-6	1-1	5	2	1	0	2
Fatt Hill	28	15	4-10	2-3	5-7	3	2	1	1	2
Kory Mincy	27	4	2-10	0-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	2
Riley Allenspach	24	12	3-6	0-0	6-7	5	1	0	0	0
Dola Adebayo	22	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	2	1	1
Malik Presley	20	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
Masai Troutman	18	7	2-5	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	2	0
Emmanuel Kanga	17	4	1-1	0-0	2-3	5	0	0	1	1
Nick Ellington	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0
T.J. Prosise	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Woodward	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brayden O'Connor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan-Preston Mendy	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Stas Sivka	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Booker	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Skinn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	67	21-48	7-14	18-22	23	9	4	6	9