Atlantic 10 Basketball: Top postseason awards for 2021-22 campaign
By Tyler Cronin
Game of the Year: SLU @ George Mason – 8 votes
SLU 92, George Mason 90 (2OT); Collins game-winner
Davidson @ Richmond – 4
Davidson 87, Richmond 84; Jones game-winner
Davidson @ Dayton – 4
Dayton 82, Davidson 76
Duquesne @ GW – 2
GW 98, Duquesne 93 (3OT)
Dayton vs Kansas – 2
Dayton 74, #4 Kansas 73; Amzil game-winner
VCU @ Dayton – 2
VCU 53, Dayton 52; Baldwin game-winner
Dayton @ Richmond – 2
Dayton 55, Richmond 53; Blakney game-winner
VCU @ Davidson – 2
VCU 70, #25 Davidson 68
Davidson @ VCU – 1
Davidson 63, VCU 61
SLU @ Dayton – 1
Dayton 68, SLU 63
Dayton @ La Salle – 1
La Salle 62, Dayton 60
Between all of the game winners, epic top of standings battles (and one great 2nd half from La Salle), SLU and George Mason’s duel stands out for the man to man battle between Yuri Collins (35 pts, 13 asts, 5 rebs, 5 stls) and Josh Oduro (32 pts, 6 rebs). Down 11 with four minutes left in regulation, the Patriots forced OT with a 14-3 closing run. But across both OTs, Collins scored 14 of SLU’s 16 points and beat the 2OT buzzer with a layup to win it.
The most thrilling moment of the year may have come a few weeks earlier when Davidson beat Richmond on an NBA depth three by Michael Jones, his eighth make from deep that night.