Feb. 9, 2009

The George Mason men's basketball team found out last Monday that it would be taking on Creighton in the ESPNU BracketBusters on Saturday, February 21. Today, the Patriots found out that the game will be broadcast on ESPNU with a tip time of 9:30 p.m. EST.

The Patriots and Bluejays will meet for the third time in school history and the second straight time in Omaha, Neb. as part of the annual ESPN event. The two teams played in November of 2005 and November of 2006 with Creighton winning by 20 at Patriot Center in the first meeting and Mason losing by two in the second meeting.

The Patriots will host Creighton early in the 2009-2010 season in a return game for this year's contest.