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VIDEO: Buzzer-beater carries Mason over Richmond in Governor’s Classic

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George Mason"s Sherrod Wright (C) is mobbed by teammates after hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer to lead George Mason to a 67-64 victory in an NCAA college basketball game in the 2012 Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic at The Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA.,Saturday, Dec.,22,2012. At left dejected Richmond players are Derrick Williams (34) and Alonzo Nelson-Ododa (33). (AP Photo/The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Joe Mahoney)

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With the score knotted at 64-all, Sherrod Wright of George Mason rose and fired, dropping in a buzzer-beating three-pointer that led the CAA contender over an A-10 team playing in its hometown. Wright led all scorers with 22 points, and the Patriots as a team shot an incredible 61.5% from deep in the close win.

Darien Brothers and Derrick Williams combined for 34 points for the Spiders in the loss.

The game was the opening stanza of the Governor’s Holiday Classic, which pitted four Virginia-based schools from different leagues against one another in Richmond. The nightcap features Virginia and Old Dominion.