George Mason fights Saint Louis Tuesday night in Show Me State

WHERE: Chafeitz Arena – St. Louis, Mo.
WHEN: Tuesday at. 20.00
POSTS: George Mason (19-5, 10-1), Saint Louis (14-10, 7-4)
SERIES: George Mason Trails, 5-11
TELEVISION: Fanduel Sports Network
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Fairfax, VA. And George Mason University Men’s Basketball Team (19-5, 10-1) travels to the western border of the Atlantic 10 for a Tuesday night Matchup at Saint Louis (14-10, 7-4).

Tip-off between the Patriots and Billikens is set to at 1 p.m. 20 (et). Tuesday’s game will be streamed nationally on ESPN+ and television regionally on Fanduel Sports Network. The broadcast contains comments from Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson and Tamar Sher. In addition, Voice of the Patriots Bill Rohland will call the game on Gomason Digital Network, with streaming coverage that begins at 1 p.m. 19.45 (et).

• The patriots currently own the country’s sixth longest victory. GM has won nine in a row and 17 of its last 19 games.

• Mason comes from an 82-67 win over Rhode Island on Saturday in Fairfax. The patriots shot 58.2 percent and marked the fourth best FG percentage part of the program’s A-10 story. GM also bundled a season high with 11 3-Pointers on 24 trials (.524).

• The patriots are in the only possession of first place in A-10 and are three matches ahead of the third in the league’s headbok.

• The Green & Gold is out of the best A-10 start in the program history (10-1). GM’s 19-5 record marks Patriots’ best overall start since 2010-11. This team began 26-5 and won 16 games in a row on the way to an NCAA tournament site.

• George Mason is 4-1 on the road in the A-10 game and has won his last four A-10 roads. GM has never won five-like away matches in its A-10 story. GM is the first team to win on Dayton and St. Bonaventure in the same season since VCU in 2018-19.

• Darius Maddox Tied a career-best with 24 points (8-12 fg, 4-6 3pt) against Rams. Jalen Haynes Added 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Haynes average 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 stealing, 1.5 blocks and shooting 57.4 percent during the last four games.

• George Mason ranks third in the nation in FG Defense (.369), while also ranking high in effective FG defense (2nd, .433), 2pt -defense (4th, .431) and 3pt -defense (12. , .289). The Patriots are ninth in scoring defense (61.8 ppg allowed) and 13. In the total defensive efficiency (0.944 points/possession)

• The patriots are one of four programs this season that ranks in the top-10 nationally in the total FG defense, effective FG defense, 2PT defense and scoring defense. The others are #4/5 Duke, #5/4 Tennessee and #6/6 Houston.

• The patriots are 4-0 in their last four competitions decided by five points or less.

• GM held a +2 revenue margin on Saturday, which improved the patriots to 9-0 when they win the revenue match.

• The patriots are 16-1 when they shoot 30 percent or better from 3pt reach of the season. GM has made 43.6 percent (24-55) of its three points attempts during the last three games.

• George Mason’s Ni-Games A-10 Win Streak is its longest in the program history and the longest overall conference benefit since the patriots rattled out of 14-like in 2010-11.

• George Mason receives votes in this week’s AP Top-25 vote. The Patriots are ranked as 63. National in February 10th Network. GM is also 69. In the Ken Pomeroy locations. It marks the highest place of the patriots in the Kenpom headbook since December 2011.

History vs. Saint Louis
Tuesday’s game marks the 17th meeting all the time between George Mason and Saint Louis in Men’s Basketball. Billikens has an 11-5 advantage in the series for all the time. SLU has won nine of the last 11 competitions and has a 4-2 edge in St. Louis, including the last three inside the Chafeitz Arena. Last season, the Patriots caught a victory of 79-67 in Fairfax on January 6, 2024. Darius Maddox Pair 11 points (2-5 3pt FG) in 35 minutes in the win.

A Look at Billikens (14-10, 7-4 A-10; Netto #112, Kenpom #114)
Saint Louis was selected to end the fourth out of 15 teams in the A-10-Seasonal vote. Billikens went 7-6 in non-conference games before starting the A-10 game 5-1. SLU has dropped three of its last five games. In conference games, Billiken both # 1 has effective FG overgram (.552) and effective FG defense (.436) in A-10. SLU allows enemies to shoot only 25.2 percent from 3 in league games. Gibson Jimersson leads the team and is sixth in the A-10 in the scoring (17.4 ppg). He makes 2.88 triple/games (4th in A-10). Isaiah SWOPE is the third in the league in 3s per day. Match (2.91) and average 16.0 points/competition to go with a team-best 4.8 assists/games. Robbie Avila adds 16.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists/competition.

Up next
George Mason returns to a national TV match with Saint Joseph’s. Tip-off Saturday (February 15) Between the Patriots and Hawks are set to 1 p.m. 12.30pm, which the game is broadcast on the US Network.