Feb. 18, 2005

George Mason hosts Manhattan Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Patriot Center as part of an ESPN Bracket Buster event. The non-conference match up pits the Patriots (15-10), who have won eight of their last 10 games, against the Jaspers (13-11) for the first time on the hardwood.

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Manhattan, which plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, has won its last three games by an average margin of 21.6 points, all of which were at home. The Jaspers, however are 3-9 on the road and face a Patriot team that is 9-2 at home this season and 75-13 at the Patriot Center in the past seven seasons.

Manhattan has won back-to-back MAAC regular season and tournament championships, advancing to the NCAA Tournament both years.