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George Mason Patriots (18-15)

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Bonnies top George Mason behind Welch's career high 20

NEW YORK (AP) Dominick Welch scored a career high 20 points to lead fourth seeded St. Bonaventure to a 68-57 win over fifth seed George Mason in the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.

Kyle Lofton added 20, and LaDarien Griffin had 10 for St. Bonaventure (17-15, which will meet eighth seeded Rhode Island in the semifinals on Saturday. Rhode Island upset top-seeded VCU 75-70 in the first game of the day at Barclays Center.

Rhode Island won the only regular season matchup with the Bonnies, taking a 75-63 decision on Jan. 16.

Leaders
Points:	J. Kier	14.5
Rebounds:	J. Kier	6.5
Assists:	O. Livingston II	4.0
FG%:	J. Kier	47.1%
FT%:	O. Livingston II	87.3%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	J. Kier	1.6
Blocks:	A. Wilson	1.3

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Atlantic 10 Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
VCU	16-2	25-8
Davidson	14-4	24-10
Dayton	13-5	21-12
St. Bonaventure	12-6	18-16
George Mason	11-7	18-15
Saint Louis	10-8	23-13
Duquesne	10-8	19-13
Rhode Island	9-9	18-15
La Salle	8-10	10-21
Saint Joseph's	6-12	14-19
Richmond	6-12	13-20
Massachusetts	4-14	11-21
George Washington	4-14	9-24
Fordham	3-15	12-20
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.1 (250)
Rebounds:	9.8 (190)
Assists:	12.1 (273)
FG%:	44.5% (169)
FT%:	71.6% (145)
3P%:	33.0% (251)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.4 (123)
Rebounds:	25.5 (156)
Assists:	12.5 (137)
FG%:	43.9% (194)
FT%:	66.9% (33)
3P%:	32.0% (63)