Chaos in D.C. sparks important conversation before George Mason's loss to rival VCU Steven Goff, The Washington Post Jan. 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail George Mason's Xavier Johnson heads to the basket against Hason Ward, left, and Corey Douglas in at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.George Mason Athletics photo by Rafael Suanes Twenty-five miles west of the U.S. Capitol, in an arena limited to two college basketball rivals, support staffers, 250 scattered spectators and a masked mascot, Wednesday's events in Washington were not lost on the participants. After Virginia Commonwealth's 66-61 victory over George Mason at EagleBank Arena, the Rams' seventh in a row, both coaches expressed sadness and anger about the riot on Capitol Hill.